What happened to Yusuf – and all children left behind after IS siege? Family of missing Australian boy share their doomed efforts to bring him home The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022
British ‘Beatle’ IS terror cell member to be sentenced in US El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of his role in a hostage-taking scheme which involved torturing, beating, and executing prisoners. The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022
Afghanistan: At least 20 dead, 40 injured in mosque explosion in Kabul The blast reportedly took place in a mosque in the Khair Khana area during evening prayers. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 18, 2022
Commentary: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule? One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. Los Angeles Times · Aug 17, 2022
EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout A year after America’s tumultuous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, assessments of its impact are divided — and largely along partisan lines The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
One year into Taliban control, Afghans face poverty and repression. Australia cannot turn a blind eye One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster… The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022
Taliban’s rule batters Afghanistan year after US departure A year after the Taliban swept across Afghanistan, sparking a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, the country’s dire economic and human rights outlook has only worsened. Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022
A year after the fall of Kabul, Taliban's false commitments on terrorism have been fully exposed When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, there were faint hopes that this time would be different. The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022
Top Taliban cleric killed in suicide bombing by man with explosives hidden in fake leg A Taliban official was killed by explosives hidden in an artificial leg. Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was a supporter of female education and was likely targeted by an Islamic State suicide bomber Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022
Islamic State: Aine Davis charged with terror offences after arrest in UK Man accused of being fourth member of cell known as ‘the Beatles’ appears in London court after being deported from Turkey The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022
Islamic State 'Beatle' appears in London court charged with terrorism offences A 38-year-old man who is accused of being a member of an Islamic State cell dubbed The Beatles and who was deported from Turkey this week appeared in a London court on Thursday after police charged him with terrorism offences. Reuters · Aug 10, 2022
Islamic State: Aine Davis arrested in UK on terrorism charges Davis was held at Luton airport following his release from prison in Ankara after seven-and-a-half-years The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022
Convicted terrorist back behind bars after ‘hiding finance accounts and car use’ Kristen Brekke, 26, was jailed for helping a teenage jihadi join so-called Islamic State fighters in Syria in 2014. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Militants kill 17 soldiers in Mali attack Militants killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, the Malian army said. Reuters · Aug 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022 Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda head who spread terror and violence around the world Al-Zawahiri pioneered a brand of terrorism that prized spectacular attacks and later took up leadership after the death of Osama Bin Laden
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022 Taliban say bomb kills 8 people in Shiite area of Kabul The Taliban say at least eight people have been killed after a bomb hidden in a cart went off near a mosque in a minority Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital
Reuters · Aug 5, 2022 Islamic State claims responsibility for blast in Afghanistan's capital The Islamic State militant group claimed on Friday responsibility for a blast in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the group said on its telegram channel.
Daily Mirror · Aug 5, 2022 Feared Taliban family dubbed 'The Sopranos of Terror' killed by US 'ninja' missile Members of the Taliban mafia have been killed alongside the Al-Qaeda boss in Afghanistan. Sources told the Mirror that Ayman al-Zawahiri was not the only person to die in the missile strike
WEKU · Aug 5, 2022 How 3 presidents announced the deaths of terrorist leaders and what it says about them The way Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden announced the deaths of terrorist chiefs revealed much about their own leadership.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Iran holds mass funeral for Guard officers killed in Syria Mourners have poured out in large numbers onto the streets of Tehran to pay their respects to several Iranian officers killed in Syria, a testament to the human cost of Iran’s involvement in the civil war and a public display of nationalist fervor as nuclear talks resume in Vienna
Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022 Mass graves still being discovered eight years on from horrific ISIS genocide Eight years to the day on Wednesday since blood-thirsty militants rounded up their relatives, Yazidis are desperate for identification to happen so they can finally mourn for the missing in Iraq
The Hindu · Aug 3, 2022 India evacuates 30 Afghan Sikhs from Kabul The evacuees were taken to Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in New Delhi
Reuters · Aug 3, 2022 Al Qaeda will pursue attacks undeterred by Zawahiri loss, experts say The U.S. Hellfire missiles that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri dealt al Qaeda a powerful symbolic blow, but its far-flung branches are tactically independent and will not be deterred from plotting more attacks on local and Western targets, experts say
Reuters · Aug 3, 2022 Former Iraqi activists dismayed as powerful groups use protest tactics Iraqi activists who demonstrated three years ago against powerful parties and militias that run the country have watched with resentment as those same groups now use street protests to exert political pressure on each other, with impunity.
WEKU · Aug 2, 2022 Opinion: What Ayman al-Zawahiri's death means for al-Qaida's future Zawahiri's death places al-Qaida in a precarious position, argues Colin P. Clarke of the Soufan Center. The question of succession will help shape al-Qaida now — and it may prove divisive.