Islamic state
Twenty people arrested on suspicion of collaborating in Uganda school massacre
World
June 20, 2023
Twenty people arrested on suspicion of collaborating in Uganda school massacre
CNN — Twenty people accused of helping an ISIS-linked rebel group suspected of killing dozens, mostly students at a school…
British woman who joined ISIS as a teen loses UK citizenship appeal
Middle East
February 27, 2023
British woman who joined ISIS as a teen loses UK citizenship appeal
London CNN — Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost…
Australia repatriates families of ISIS fighters from Syria
Middle East
October 29, 2022
Australia repatriates families of ISIS fighters from Syria
Sydney, Australia CNN —Australia has repatriated a group of women and children who were left stranded in refugee camps in…
Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia
Archaeology
October 25, 2022
Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered some extraordinary Assyrian rock carvings dating back around 2,700 years. The discovery was made…
ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, US says
Middle East
July 13, 2022
ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, US says
(CNN) – The US carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday that killed Maher al-Agal, the leader…
Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a ‘false sect’
Middle East
July 4, 2022
Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a ‘false sect’
(CNN) – The Taliban has declared the Islamic State affiliate ISIS-K a corrupt “sect” and forbidden Afghans from contact with…
Islamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults
Middle East
June 19, 2022
Islamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults
(CNN) – An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul…
ISIS claims responsibility for blast killing dozens at Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar
World
March 5, 2022
ISIS claims responsibility for blast killing dozens at Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) – The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s…
Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals
World
February 19, 2022
Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals
ROJ CAMP, Syria (AP) — It was night when Zakia Kachar heard the sounds of footsteps approach her tent in…
As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy
Middle East
February 6, 2022
As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy
WADI NAHLEH, Lebanon (AP) — Two weeks before he was supposed to get married, Bakr Seif told his mother he…