Islamic State
A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says
A new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did not identify the hostage or say who had made the payment, but three sources identified the country that made the payment as the UAE.
American missionary kidnapped in Niger released, in US custody
Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone
Berlin Pride attacker recorded masked pledge of allegiance to ISIS on phone, prosecutors say
Al Qaeda, Islamic State ramp up violence in West Africa’s tri-border region, report shows
The findings underscore the accelerating spread of jihadist groups in West Africa, where governments and foreign militaries have struggled for more than a decade to contain their advance.
‘Signal of command and control’: New ISIS audio shows consolidation, not comeback, analysts say
Leadership messaging points to internal discipline and network survival rather than renewed territorial expansion.
EU memo raises security concerns over mass escape from IS-linked Syria camp
The memo said the status of third-country national escapees remained unclear, with many in the camp being "highly radicalised."
Islamic State terrorists kill four Syrian government security personnel in northern Syria
The assault on a checkpoint west of Raqqa city underlined an escalation in attacks by the jihadist group against President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.
Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons that had housed IS suspects for nearly a decade.
Pakistan escalates tensions with Afghanistan, targets Taliban hideouts after bombings
Tensions escalate as Pakistan targets Afghan hideouts, accusing Kabul of harboring terrorists behind deadly bombings.
Australia denies it is working to repatriate Islamic State family members
The 34 women and children were released on Monday from the camp in northern Syria, but returned to the detention center due to technical reasons.
Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks
The terrorist group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian regime” in the city of Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province using a pistol.
Suspected Lakurawa militants kill 34 in coordinated attacks on Nigerian villages
The gunmen swept through villages in the remote border district, opening fire in what survivors described as highly organized, indiscriminate attacks.
Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS relatives nearly empty, former director says
Al-Hol, near the Iraqi border, was one of the main detention camps for relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters who were detained during the US-backed campaign against the jihadist group.
