The Latest Breaking News from Islamic State

Taliban: 2 senior IS members killed in Afghanistan

Two senior regional members of the Islamic State group have been killed in Afghanistan in recent weeks during separate raids in Kabul

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Here's what we know about the Ukrainian soldier accused of wearing an IS group badge

Images of a Ukrainian soldier on the frontline wearing what seems to be an Islamic State (IS) group badge on his arm have taken the internet by storm. Some users and media outlets claim this is evidence of links between the terrorist group and Ukraine. The soldier himself says differently.…

France 24 · Feb 27, 2023

Let Shamima Begum come back to the UK, terror watchdog says

Jonathan Hall KC, the reviewer of terrorism legislation, is expected to say Britain should match allies such as the United States

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2023

Florida man pleads guilty to supporting IS extremist group

A Florida man accused in 2020 of plotting terror attacks in the U.S. has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Shamima Begum loses UK citizenship appeal

Shamima Begum has lost her legal challenge over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship. Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) in February 2015. Her British citizenship was revoked on national security…

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

Mass killings linked to extremism in US spiked over last decade

The Anti-Defamation League report being shared publicly Thursday finds a handful of extremism-related mass slayings every decade from the 1970s to the 2000s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Supreme Court unlikely to 'break the internet' over Google, Twitter cases -- rather, it is approaching with caution

“These are not, like, the nine greatest experts on the internet,” noted Justice Elena Kagan – a reference to herself and fellow colleagues on the Supreme Court.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

IS attacks on Syria truffle hunters are deadliest in a year

In recent days, the Islamic State group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than year, killing dozens of civilians and security officers in the deserts of central Syria

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade

The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism was at least three times higher in the last decade than the total from any 10-year period since the 1970s

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023