Islamic State

Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack

The suspect, who had planned to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.
US CENTCOM attacks ISIS targets.

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

Walid Saadaoui, Bilel Saadaoui, and Amar Hussein were arrested and jailed for involvement in and knowledge of a terror plot to target the UK’s Jewish population.

Three men jailed in UK over Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

US pulls out of Syria’s al-Tanf base after 15-day equipment removal, relocating to Jordan - report


Germany charges Syrian juvenile who assisted in planned terror attack on Taylor Swift concert

The juvenile allegedly assisted the would-be Austrian terrorist by translating Arabic bomb-building instructions and putting him in contact with a member of the Islamic State militia online.

 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Taylor Swift performs at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, May 17, 2024.

'Most important Jihadist in Sydney': Australian Jewish body takes antisemitic, IS preacher to court

Haddad, was said to be the spiritual leader of Australia's ISIS network, and 'the most important jihadist, extremist preacher in Sydney.'

 Wissam Haddad, also known as Abu Oysayd.

Islamic State claims its first attacks on new Syrian gov’t as bombs allegedly kill soldiers

While the Syrian government said it conducted two raids in Damascus earlier this week, to arrest ISIS operatives, it has not yet acknowledged any attack by the terror group.

Islamic State billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the worldwide jihadist group, October 29, 2014. The billboard (R) reads: "We will win despite the global coalition."

Stockholm court indicts Swedish Islamic State member for serious war, terrorism crimes in Syria

Footage shows the suspect participating in a brutal execution, which included forcing a Jordanian pilot into a cage that was set on fire.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Israeli Arabs joining Islamic state, Hamas factions in West Bank, defense officials warn

Officials identified a growing trend in recent weeks involving terror-linked activity, outlining several patterns and contributing factors behind its spread.

 IDF, Magen David Adom, and police at the scene of a terror attack in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.

Syrian government forces raid Islamic State hideouts in Aleppo

A security source said the raids had targeted sleeper cells in four locations. One Islamic State terrorist had blown himself up, and another had been killed in clashes, the source said.

 Syrian army personnel travel in a military vehicle as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

Qataris search for bodies of Americans killed by Islamic State in Syria ahead of Trump visit

While the sources did tell Reuters whose remains the Qataris were searching for, it is believed that the bodies of two journalists and one aid worker are being recovered.

 Iraqi Shiite militia fighters hold the Islamic State flag as they celebrate after breaking the siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants, September 1, 2014.

Trump must flip the script at Iran talks and demand concrete actions – opinion

Global players want Trump to make a deal with Iran, but he must resist their efforts and push for real outcomes.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025.

German police on alert after Islamic State calls for carnival attacks

The Festival of Love planned in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in early March was listed as a target on the collage featuring a bloody knife and the hashtag #LetsSlaughter.

 A fighter from the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), mans an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the rear of a vehicle in Mosul July 16, 2014.

Morocco foils attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State

The group, which branded itself 'the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa (Morocco),' was allegedly planning remotely controlled bomb attacks.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.