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ISIS claims responsibility for new attack in Syria targeting official near Damascus

ISIS has claimed a series of attacks in Syria, including an IED strike near Damascus and a reported assault on security forces in Raqqa.

A rebel fighter takes away a flag that belonged to Islamic State militants in Akhtarin village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, October 7, 2016

One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa

Security forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, Syria's largest by area and production, near the Euphrates River east of al-Shuhail and approximately 10 kilometers east of al-Mayadin in Deir ez-Zor Governorate on January 22, 2026 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

Syria arrests 235 ISIS operatives in three months, foils seven terror plots

A Syrian army soldier stands guard next to an armoured vehicle positioned along the SyrianLebanese border in the rural area of Al Qusayr on April 1, 2026; Illustrative.

'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons

The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Six years since Kurds stopped ISIS at Kobani

Yesterday, January 26, marked the six-year anniversary of “Kobani Liberation Day, when the Kurdish fighters stopped ISIS and pushed it back.

JANUARY 27, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A Memorial in Kobani, Syria marks the site where an ISIS tank was destroyed in 2015

‘Mosul’ movie finally brings Iraq’s war on ISIS to the screen

How does the movie compare to a real life war experience?

DECEMBER 2, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A view of a part of western Mosul, Iraq, May 29, 2017

Simon Wiesenthal Center asks EU to focus on ISIS, not Israel

The letter, sent by The Simon Wiesenthal Center, asks the EU to stop focusing on Israel and instead focus on ISIS jihadists.

JULY 3, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A MEMBER of ISIS waves the group’s flag in Raqqa

Afghanistan arrests regional ISIS leader

The ongoing violence underscored the challenges to securing lasting peace in Afghanistan even after the United States signed a troop withdrawal agreement with the militant Taliban in February.

MAY 11, 2020ByREUTERS

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

ISIS is on track to double its attacks in Iraq and Syria

With US-Iran tensions rising and the US-led Coalition withdrawing from around six military posts in Iraq, ISIS appears to be on the offensive.

MAY 2, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A BURNED vehicle is seen during clashes between Iraqi security forces and ISIS in Mosul in 2014.

ISIS and coronavirus: Will terrorists exploit COVID-19?

BEHIND THE LINES: ‘Ghost caliphate’ stirs in Syria and Iraq.

APRIL 17, 2020ByJONATHAN SPYER

Turkish and Russian soldiers wearing face masks are pictured during a joint patrol in the northern Idlib province in Syria, Wednesday.

ISIS reportedly calls for attacks on Miss Universe pageant

A string of threatening posts allegedly offered an online video tutorial on how to assemble a suicide belt.

AUGUST 9, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (L) stands by as Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vegas transfers the crown to winner Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (R) during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 20, 2015

Iraqi forces resume last push of offensive towards ISIS-held Mosul

The army's counter-terrorism unit had paused its advance last week after it made ground quicker than forces on other fronts, to allow them to close the gap and get nearer to the city.

OCTOBER 31, 2016ByREUTERS