Man charged after 'attempting to travel to Syria to join IS' The Sutton man was allegedly planning to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025
US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946 The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025
Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital. What’s at stake A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaida have laid siege to landlocked Mali’s capital. For over a month, they have attacked convoys supplying Bamako with fuel, putting considerable pressure on the military junta that has been ruling the country for five years. The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025
In The Sahel, No Reprieve Under Jihadist Blockade Islamist militants still severely impact large swathes of Burkina Faso and Mali, imposing roadblocks, launching attacks and cutting off supply lines as they expand their decade-long presence, according to residents' testimonies. International Business Times · Oct 20, 2025
Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group declared a caliphate, a form of Islamic government headed by a caliph, considered to be a successor to the prophet Muhammad. This correlated with a global campaign of terror and 53,000 foreigners from 80 countries travelling to support IS (sometimes also referred… The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025
Trump news at a glance: a note, a whisper and the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal Trump announces ‘first steps’ to ‘durable peace’; Kristi Noem compares Antifa to MS-13. Key US politics stories from 8 October at a glance The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2025
Kristi Noem compares antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State Homeland security secretary calls loosely affiliated network of anti-fascist street activists ‘just as dangerous’ The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025
Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals More Australians linked to the Islamic State are expected return home as the federal police monitor two women and six children who recently arrived. AAP · Oct 8, 2025
Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 to declare allegiance to IS during attack Jihad Al-Shamie is understood to have told a 999 caller ‘I have killed Jews in the name of the Islamic State,’ reports say Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Return Of Millions Of Afghans Fuels Terror Potential A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear. International Business Times · Sep 25, 2025
French women of jihadist family on trial for joining IS, taking children to Syria Three French women - members of the Clain family who converted to fundamentalist Islam and travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State armed group - go on trial Monday in Paris on charges of terrorist criminal association. Radio France Internationale · Sep 15, 2025
U.S. Has Experienced Over 300 Politically Motivated Violent Acts Since Capitol Riots: Report Reuters noted at least 21 people have been killed in political violence this year alone, 14 of them in an attack in New Orleans by a jihadist claiming loyalty to the Islamic State Latin Times · Sep 12, 2025
Why the US new military operation against Latin American drug cartels stokes regional tensions The US president, Donald Trump, has signalled a new approach to tackling the “narco-terrorists” in Latin America, and particularly Venezuela, making it clear he is willing to use military force against them. A report in the New York Times that Trump had issued a “secret directive” to the Pentagon to… The Conversation · Sep 5, 2025
Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack On Pakistan Rally The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan. International Business Times · Sep 3, 2025
The Conversation · Aug 31, 2025 Islamic State massacres in eastern DRC: who are the insurgents and why are they killing civilians? 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…
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025 Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say 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
The Conversation · Aug 10, 2025 Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed Staff at the State Department’s Office of Countering Violent Extremism and Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which led U.S. anti-violent extremism efforts, were laid off, the units shuttered, on July 11, 2025.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N. experts said in a new report
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025 Iraq's prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025 An attack on a Congolese church killed nearly 40 worshippers. Here's what to know Islamic State-backed rebels have killed nearly 40 people during an attack on a church in eastern Congo
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025 At least 34 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says At least 34 people were killed in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025 UK special forces carry out secret 'kill' operation against top Isis bomb-maker in Syria The hit was arranged to protect UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy ahead of his visit to Syria
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025 Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities
Evening Standard · May 30, 2025 OPINION - Keir Starmer is planning the biggest shake-up of defence for fifty years — to Trump-proof Britain The government’s new defence review will be announced on Monday by Keir Starmer on low expectation – but it is likely to be the most far reaching reform of the way Britain manages its defences for half a century.
Radio France Internationale · May 11, 2025 Where do jihadist groups in the Sahel get their weapons? Jihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being supplied by foreign weapons pipelines such as France.