The Latest Breaking News from the Islamic State

Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding

After the Islamic State captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-2014, they unleashed a wave of devastating human suffering and unprecedented heritage destruction.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023

Gujarat anti-terror unit arrest 5, with links to Islamic State, from Porbandar

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Gujarat Police have arrested five persons, including a woman from Porbandar, with alleged links to proscribed international terror outfit the Islamic State - Khorasan Province (ISKP) an affiliate of the Islamic State. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 10, 2023

UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq

U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State extremists in Iraq after they seized about a third of the country in 2014

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

The Kerala Story an attempt to spread hate propaganda, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lashed out at the movie The Kerala Story in a Facebook post, calling it a product of the Sangh Parivar’s factory of lies.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Britain adds two designations under its Islamic State sanctions regime

The British government said on Thursday it had imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on two Afghan individuals under its Islamic State and Al Qaeda sanctions regime.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

Taliban kills ISIS chief who murdered 13 US troops and 170 Afghans in bombing

US officials said on Tuesday he was killed during a series of battles early this month in southern Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Islamic State group's affiliate

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

U.S. says its forces kill a senior Islamic State leader in Syria

The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group that was driven from its self-declared caliphate years ago but is still widely deemed a threat.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months

Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have struggled to contain the Islamic State Khorasan province, or ISIS-K – the official Islamic State group affiliate operating in Afghanistan.

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023

Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state

Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023