The Taliban’s secretive war against IS
By Secunder KermaniBBC News, Jalalabad bbc.com Every few days, bodies are dumped on the outskirts of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Some have been shot or hanged, some beheaded. […]
IS-land: Has the age of southern African terrorism properly begun?
TRAINSPOTTER By Richard Poplak• 4 May 2021 Illustrative image | Sources: EPA-EFE / YURI KOCHETKOV / AARON UFUMELI JOAO RELVAS FAROOQ KHAN | Gallo Images / Foto24 / Lizane Louw Lesshttps://btn.createsend1.com/subscribebutton/subscribe#listid=d%2FBE%2FC0E%2FA06%2FC5E4BC258DE26083 The […]
Why Islamic State involvement in Mozambique is exaggerated
© EPA Residents of Palma, northern Mozambique, are trying to get back to normality in the wake of the attack The recent insurgent raid on the Mozambican town of Palma made […]
Nations warned of consequences of abandoning citizens in Syrian camps
The experts reminded the 57 states with nationals in the camps that the repatriation process must be carried out in accordance with international human-rights law. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/n7z33 Human-rights […]
The Turks say: US sends additional $400M to YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA WAR ON TERROR OCT 03, 2020 In this file photo, a U.S. military officer speaks with a YPG terrorist at the site of Turkish airstrikes […]
Russia repatriates orphans of suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria
Russia repatriates 26 children held at Syria’s al-Hawl refugee camp, as Kremlin official says plans are to bring dozens more home By MEE and agencies Published date: 7 February 2020 […]
Islamic State Baghdadi raid video released as US general warns of Isis reprisal attacks
General Kenneth McKenzie says Isis will remain a threat as he shows footage of raid on leader’s Syria hideout Julian Borger in Washington Wed 30 Oct 2019 Pentagon […]
Back from jihad: The citizens that Switzerland would like to disown
. By Samuel Jaberg Aug 31, 2016 Switzerland is considering several options against jihadis, including the application of a law stripping them of their Swiss nationality (AFP) Should a young […]
Trump may have claimed to kill al-Baghdadi, but he has brought Isis back to life
As for claiming that the world ‘is now a much safer place’, well let’s wait and see. These Islamist cults usually have a chrysalis leader waiting to take the place […]
Syrian Kurds say spy stole Baghdadi’s underpants for DNA test
Syrian Democratic Forces also claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern Syria Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut Mon […]
A former top US counterterrorism official explains what Baghdadi’s death means for ISIS
Michael Leiter, who led the National Counterterrorism Center during the Osama bin Laden raid, offers his thoughts on the Baghdadi operation. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Oct 27, 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, […]
Berlin Worried about IS Fighters Coming Home
The German government long shied away from bringing German Islamic State fighters and their families back from Syria. But with the Turkish invasion of northern Syria, that hesitancy is coming […]
Kosovo returns families of jihadists from Syria
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 20, 2019 PRISTINA AIRPORT, Kosovo (Reuters) – An airplane has returned women and children who are relatives to Kosovo jihadists in Syria to […]
Teenage brides trapped between Islamic State and its victors
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 12, 2019 Children look through holes in a tent at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. Picture taken April […]
Syria Kurds announce deal for return of 31,000 displaced Iraqis
By AFP – Apr 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES People walk amidst the debris following a reported air strike on a plastic factory in Sanaa’s Jeraf district on Wednesday (AFP photo) […]
The Caliphate’s Kids: Sick Children Bear the Brunt of Post-IS Chaos
The last pocket of Islamic State may have been dislodged over the weekend, but the extremist group has left behind hundreds of children. They are the group’s weakest and most […]
Germany to strip IS fighters of citizenship under certain criteria – report
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 3, 2019 FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Elysee […]
Syrian nightmare: Detained Islamic State woman and child seek return to Switzerland
This content was published on July 14, 2018 The Swiss Muslim woman being interviewed by SRF at the Kurdish camp in northeast Syria. (SRF-SWI) A Swiss Muslim woman, captured […]
US and Saudi Arabia arms significantly enhanced Isis’ military capabilities, report reveals
Number of US and Saudi supplied weapons in Isis’ hands goes ‘far beyond those that would have been available through battle capture alone’ Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Friday 15 December […]
Hope among the ruins of Aleppo’s cultural heritage
Experts say a third of ancient Syrian city destroyed, but much can be restored Fri, Mar 17, 2017, Michael Jansen in Aleppo The ancient Aleppo Citadel was only lightly damaged. […]