Islamic State

US considering complete withdrawal of troops from Syria - WSJ

Around 1,000 US troops are stationed in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported, and are mainly co-stationed with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops.

Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.
Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Australia's Albanese: 'I am deeply and profoundly sorry' for Bondi Beach massacre

Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Eight Nigerian soldiers killed, up to 50 wounded, in Boko Haram attack


Four Islamic State members, including two leaders, killed in eastern Iraq

Iraqi airstrike in Hamrin Mountains kills four Islamic State militants, including two senior leaders.

 ISIS in Aleppo, Syria. 2017.

Syrian intelligence says it foiled Islamic State attempt to target Damascus shrine

The foiled attack will stoke fears that Islamic State is hoping to stage a comeback in Syria following the fall last month of President Bashar al-Assad.

ISIS fighters.

UK-based Islamist refugee found guilty of possessing ISIS propaganda

The 20-year-old Chechnyan refugee who wanted to teach at an Islamic Sunday School in Windsor has been released on bail and is due to be sentenced on March 7.

 Dzhamilya Timaeva, pictured in November 2024

Man who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert considered Israeli embassy as target - WSJ

According to the Washington Post, Aliji immersed himself in violent videos and IS chatrooms as a way of managing his depression.

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

Blinken, in Turkey, discusses Islamic State in Syria, Gaza ceasefire

Blinken's conversation with the Turkish diplomat comes in the midst of his Middle East tour to bolster a united front with Arab and Turkish allies in the region.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a US Air Force aircraft after his meetings in the Turkish capital Ankara on December 13, 2024.

Terrorist sporting ISIS insignia shot dead after firing at West Bank checkpoint

The terrorist reportedly arrived at the Qalandiya checkpoint armed with a knife and fired fireworks at security forces operating there.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

German authorities arrest Iraqi man suspected of planning ramming attack on Christmas market

The individual had allegedly shared videos promoting and praising Islamic State on his social media.

 Christmas Market, Munich

Iraq's missing Yazidis: Inside the long search for Islamic State captives

A decade after the Islamic State's categorical assault on the Yazidis, families are fighting to reunite with loved ones long thought dead.

 Rojin Hadid Talal (C), a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority who was captured by the Islamic State militant group as a child, sits with his brother Aydin Hadid Talal (L) and uncle Saeed Talal (R) at their home in Khanke, in Dohuk governorate, Iraq, June 8, 2024.

Destroyed by ISIS, a historic minaret in Mosul rises again - analysis

The repairs to this site which is in the old city of Mosul on the western bank of the Tigris river that runs through the city, is an important accomplishment.

 A general view of the Grand Al-Nuri Mosque after it was evacuated due to the discovery of explosive devices inside it dating back to the time of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, June 29, 2024.

Dutch woman on trial accused of enslaving Yazidi women while part of Islamic State

In earlier procedural hearings Aarab's lawyers said she was young and naive and was left in the house with the Yazidi by her then-husband, but did not command the women.

 A 16-year-old east Jerusalem resident is under investigation for attempting to recruit members to ISIS.