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‘Signal of command and control’: New ISIS audio shows consolidation, not comeback, analysts say

BY GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:24:30 GMT

Leadership messaging points to internal discipline and network survival rather than renewed territorial expansion.

US continues gradual withdrawal from Syria as major ISIS family camp closes

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:02:58 GMT

“The United States on Monday began withdrawing from Qasrak Base in Hasaka, northeastern Syria (Rojava), transferring equipment to Iraq,” Rudaw Kurdish media reported.

Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks

BY REUTERS — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:26:30 GMT

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.

Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS relatives nearly empty, former director says

BY REUTERS — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:27:38 GMT

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.

US strikes 30 Islamic State targets in Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND REUTERS — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:30:55 GMT

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the forces used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.

Syrian officials attend anti-ISIS coalition talks in Saudi Arabia

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:30:22 GMT

Syrian officials attended meetings of the International Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Riyadh on February 8 to 9, marking Syria’s growing role in the US led alliance.

ISIS numbers grow as Syrian instability continues, Iraq warns

BY ASHER SMITH — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:37:33 GMT

In the rare interview, al-Shatri said Iraqi intelligence estimates suggest that ISIS’s presence in Syria has grown from roughly 2,000 fighters a year ago to as many as 10,000 terrorists today.

SDF reports clashes near ISIS detention sites in Hasaka and Raqqa

BY REUTERS AND JAMES GENN — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:52:24 GMT

The SDF reported armed group attacks on ISIS prisons in Syria's northeast as clashes with Syrian government forces raise fears of renewed instability and terrorism.

What happens to ISIS detainees as Syria moves to take over SDF prisons - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:34 GMT

Amid fighting there are concerns ISIS detainees held in Syria could escape, while a deal foresees them being handed over to Damascus

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

BY JAMES GENN — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:11:57 GMT

Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.

Syria announces arrest of Damascus' ISIS leader, Taha al Zoubi, in international coalition op.

BY SHOSHANA BAKER — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:53:31 GMT

Syria arrests ISIS leader Taha al Zoubi in Moadamiya after a joint security operation, seizing a suicide belt and military weapons during the raid.

Palmyra attack a 'blow' to US, Syrian forces, Islamic State says without claiming responsibility

BY REUTERS — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:38:06 GMT

Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Saturday when an attacker targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces in Palmyra before being shot dead, the US military said.

US, Syria partner against ISIS: CENTCOM destroys caches near Damascus in first major joint op.

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:02:42 GMT

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a recently secured Syria's official entry into the US-led Coalition Against ISIS, formalizing the new military cooperation on counter-terrorism.

Syrian forces kill two, arrest several terrorists in anti-ISIS operation

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:43:53 GMT

Syrian forces foiled the cell's plot to carry out multiple terror attacks on the Syrian coast and seized a cache of various weapons and ammunition during the operation.

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

BY JAMES GENN — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:29:36 GMT

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

US CENTCOM says five Islamic state members killed, 19 captured in operations in Syria

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND REUTERS — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:30:49 GMT

CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.

Syrian Democratic Forces arrest five ISIS cell members in Raqqa raid

BY JAMES GENN — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:45:47 GMT

The raid was supported by the US-led coalition against ISIS, who provided air cover and intelligence, leading to the arrest of the terror cell which had planned attacks in northeast Syria.

ISIS terrorists kill five, wound one US-backed SDF soldiers in northeast Syria

BY JAMES GENN — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:32:35 GMT

ISIS terrorists targeted Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers in northeast Syria, killing five and wounding one. The SDF claims they thwarted the attack and vowed to avenge the "martyrs."

US forces kill key senior ISIS commander in Syria

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:07:15 GMT

The terrorist, known as "Abdul Rahman Al-Halabi," was the group's head of external operations and security, the Iraqi service said.

Iraq to re-open the restored Nuri Mosque in Mosul

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:22:25 GMT

Symbol of ISIS defeat and the disaster of the war, the Al-Nuri Mosque has been restored along with Mosul city.

Iraq to deport 50,000 Turkish, Russian, Azeri nationals linked to ISIS

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:44:43 GMT

The foreigners appear to be mostly arrested on charges of being affiliated with ISIS or being members of families of ISIS members.

ISIS massacres continue to haunt region, must be remembered - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:55:41 GMT

European governments' refusal to take back citizens from refugee camps, while providing little economic support, plays a role in preventing the region from healing.

Confusion over fate of ISIS commander after US-led raid in Iraq

BY RIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:39:23 GMT

While Syrian officials report one senior leader was captured alive and another killed, uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the high-profile mission.

CENTCOM's ISIS leader strike indicates laser focus trying to remove ISIS from Syria - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:23:08 GMT

ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.

Congo massacre of Christians spotlights rising ISIS influence in central Africa - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:46:09 GMT

The group's ultimate goal is to establish a “caliphate” in Central Africa, similar to ISIS’s vision in Iraq and Syria.

US-backed Kurds strike deal with Syrian gov't to clear ISIS camps

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 26 May 2025 21:28:40 GMT

Syria’s new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support.

ISIS activity may return in southern Syria amid Israeli incursions - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 24 May 2025 14:44:35 GMT

Other Syrian opposition groups will reportedly take action against the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the report added, noting feelings of discontent rising among residents in the area.

US kills ISIS leader Abu Yusif in precision strike in Syria

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:24:58 GMT

The area where the strike happened was previously controlled by the Assad regime and Russia, according to CENTCOM.

US-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025

BY REUTERS — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:48:01 GMT

The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.

In the shadow of genocide: Remembering 10 years of Yazidi struggle

BY ANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:30:31 GMT

A decade after ISIS’s genocidal campaign, the Yazidi community remains deeply scarred, struggling with displacement, mental health issues, and ongoing sectarian conflict.