Jihad

Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin

"We are investigating this explosion," the spokesperson said. "The fire was immediately extinguished by security. We are reviewing footage and are calling on witnesses to contact the police."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Police arrest individuals who allegedly threw a red substance at an Israeli flag and red smoke bombs in the middle of a demonstration, on December 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Supporters and members of the Islamist party Hizb Ut-Tahrir carry their party's flags and shout slogans during a rally in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, in support of Palestinians, and against Russian and the U.S. intervention in Syria October 16, 2015.

Australia officially bans Hizb ut-Tahrir, supporters or members to face 15 years in jail

Under the ban, people who support, join, or associate with the group will now face up to 15 years in jail.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Bags of cocaine that were seized by Israel Police.

How Hezbollah’s narco-trafficking networks help finance Iran’s global strategy

While it is true that Iran provides most of Hezbollah's financing, crime, including drug trafficking, gun running, blood diamonds, illicit timber, and even human trafficking.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) raise their weapons when they gathered near their camp for a talk from visiting senior officers at Awdheegle, one of several towns recently liberated from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on November, 2025.

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.

|ByREUTERS

IDF reveals identities of two killed Islamic Jihad terrorists posing as journalists

The terrorists used the compound to plan and execute terror activities against IDF troops and Israeli civilians, the IDF noted.  

JUNE 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two Islamic Jihad terrorists killed by the IDF in Gaza who disguised themselves as journalists.

Israel's dilemma: How to end a war with a jihadist death cult? - opinion

Israel must end the current conflict with Hamas, free hostages, and prevent future attacks. Lasting peace depends on political will from both Israelis and Palestinians.

MAY 29, 2025ByALAN SHATTER
Hamas terrorists in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 22, 2025.

Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 34-years over Syria jihadist case

Larayedh, who served as prime minister from 2013 to 2014, is a senior figure in Ennahda, an Islamist party that has been a main opponent of President Kais Saied.

MAY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Ali Larayedh, senior official of Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda and former prime minister, gestures while surrounded by his supporters, upon his arrival for questioning by anti-terrorism police, in Tunis,Tunisia September 19, 2022.

Syrian forces detain two ‘Palestinian leaders in Damascus’ - report

This comes after the new Islamist leadership in Damascus cut ties with the Islamic Republic.

APRIL 22, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
SUPPORTERS OF Hamas and Islamic Jihad take part in a rally last year in the southern Gaza Strip to celebrate a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv.

Shifting sands in the Muslim world: More Arab countries rejecting jihad against Israel - opinion

Neither the Lebanese nor the Gazans have suddenly become Zionists, but like the mufti of Egypt, more and more of the Arab world is rejecting jihad against Israel as a way forward.

APRIL 22, 2025ByPESACH WOLICKI
PALESTINIANS DEMAND an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

International Union of Muslim Scholars platforms terrorism in religious guise - opinion

As posted on their official website, the Union calls for "armed jihad" as a religious requirement.

APRIL 13, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
EVIDENCE CLEARLY shows the IUMS directly threatens Western security by inciting Muslims, the writer says, so are America and Europe waiting for another 9/11 before taking action?

Minorities abandoned: Europe's double standard on Islamist oppression in the Middle East - opinion

Just weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Europeans rushed to meet with the new master of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa. They remain in favor of a Palestinian state, and rush to condem Israel.

MARCH 19, 2025ByFREDDY EYTAN
European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meet with foreign ministers of different Middle Eastern states, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to discuss developments in Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024.

There is no such thing as a good jihadist: Western media is downplaying HTS's brutality - opinion

Whether it is HTS in Syria or Hamas in Gaza, these groups are genocidal fundamentalists. There is no such thing as a good jihadist.

MARCH 14, 2025ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA, DAVID MAYOFIS
YASER FARHAN, spokesperson for a Syrian committee responsible for investigating the attacks in the Latakia area, holds a news conference in Damascus this week.

Al-Sharaa calls for a commission of inquiry into mass executions of Alawites – report

Syria’s new government launches inquiry after mass executions spark global condemnation.

MARCH 10, 2025ByJUDE TARAGIN
People protest against the killing of civilians and security forces linked to Syria's new rulers, following clashes between the forces loyal to the new administration and fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, at Marjeh Square, in Damascus, Syria, March 9, 2025.

Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time - opinion

Any catastrophic war between Israel and its Islamist adversaries would have little to do with Palestinian sovereignty or self-determination.

MARCH 4, 2025ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
SYRIA’S INTERIM President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman last week. Today, merely identifying adversaries has become more difficult because of the Assad regime collapse in Syria, says the writer.