The Latest Breaking News from Islamic State

More than 100 civilians have perished in a spate of attacks by Islamic State-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2025. The Islamic State’s Central African Province – known locally as Allied Democratic Forces – claimed an attack on Christian worshippers in late July which killed at least…

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IS terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as "Jihadi Ringo", is currently serving eight consecutive life sentences in the US. The families of the victims oppose the move.

Mohammad A, 16, given 18-month suspended sentence for helping plan foiled attack in Vienna

The man, identified only as TPD for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey.

In a joint press conference, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Iran orchestrated two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil: the October 2024 attack on Sydney’s Lewis Continental Kitchen and the firebombing of the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024.

Orlando officials have denounced the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub by Florida transportation workers

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe

Prosecutors say the man also intended to join the so-called Islamic State group in Pakistan to receive military training after pledging allegiance to the terrorist organisation.

The IS jihadist group broke away from al-Qaeda more than a decade ago and attracted supporters from around the world after it declared a so-called caliphate in 2014 in large parts of Syria and Iraq.

Iraqi officials have begun excavating a suspected mass grave left by the Islamic State extremist group