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Accused joined Islamic State, court told

A Melbourne man charged with terrorism offences had joined Islamic State and was a threat to the community, a court has been told.

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Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals

A deadly prison attack last month sharpened the focus on the tens of thousands of foreign nationals held in camps and detention centers in northeastern Syria — many of them affiliated with the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Confusion and contradictions as Ali El Haddad Asufi takes the stand

Four weeks of testimony from and about the Paris attacks accused ended on Friday with evidence concerning Ali El Haddad Asufi, suspected of having provided weapons for the terrorists who killed 130 people in Paris on the night of 13 November 2015.

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U.S.-allied Kurdish commander warns of growing IS threat

The chief commander for the U.S.-allied Kurdish-led force known as the Syrian Democratic Forces says the Islamic State is a growing threat

The Independent UK

Children are being used as 'human shields' in Syria – what is the world doing about it?

Islamic State recently staged their most sophisticated attack since 2019 – a prison break to release former IS fighters in an effort to refill their ranks once again.

The Conversation

US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought

U.S. military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the U.S. raid that killed the top Islamic State leader in Syria last week

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for sharing Islamic State propaganda encouraging terror acts

Aaminah Amatullah distributed videos urging extremists to 'target' people on the streets

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Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can't go home

Many Yazidi women who were abducted and enslaved by the Islamic State group as children have come of age during wartime

The Independent UK

‘Failed suicide bomber’ accused of being key member of ISIS Paris massacre tells court he had ‘changed his mind’ about attack

A suspected suicide bomber accused of being a key member of an ISIS attack on Paris that killed 130 people claimed he backed out of detonating his explosive vest after ‘changing his mind’.

Evening Standard

UN: Build on Islamic State chief's death to thwart recruits

The U.N. counterterrorism chief says it’s crucial to build on the momentum following last week’s death of the leader of the Islamic State extremist group and address the grievances that terrorist groups exploit to attract new followers

The Independent UK

Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader - officials, analysts

The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, two Iraqi security officials and three independent analysts said.

Reuters

Two suspected British Islamic State recruits seized by Taliban at border

Exclusive: first reported case of attempted international recruitment to IS since US left Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

US and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions

The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the U.N. Security Council over the usefulness and impact of U.N. sanctions, currently imposed on countries from North Korea to Yemen and Congo as well the al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups and their affiliates and supporters

The Independent UK

IS women in Syria camp clash with police, 1 child killed

An opposition war monitor says women held in a camp housing families of Islamic State group militants in northeast Syria tried to kidnap their Kurdish guards

The Independent UK

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'Dad, look what I've done now': The hunt for the people who poisoned the mind of the Manchester Arena bomber

His parents, brothers and Islamist associates - at least six of whom are convicted terrorists - are alleged to have been potential radicalisers

The Independent UK

UNICEF team visits children in Syria prison after IS attack

The U.N. children's agency says officials from the group have visited a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days of fighting between U.S.-backed fighters and Islamic State group militants

The Independent UK

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ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom

The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State's leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden after the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan while he tries to project an image of strength in a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, analysts said.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for freeing about 20 prisoners during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province this week, according to a statement published on Friday by the SITE Intelligence Group.

Reuters

Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says

The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on hand.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are still shocked’: the Syrians who discovered Islamic State’s leader was their neighbour

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been an unseen phantom in a safehouse in the town of Atme until his violent end on Thursday

The Independent UK

Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS

The battle with Islamic State group militants over a prison in Syria is finished, but the impact continues to reverberate

Reuters

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Reuters

Islamic State leader and family blended in among Syrians uprooted by war

In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.

Daily Mirror

Who was Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi? Islamic State leader killed in raid

The leader of the ISIS group has been killed during an overnight raid of north-western Syria by US special forces. Here’s what we know about Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

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