Jihadis

Terror groups groom and recruit children online, exploiting Roblox, Discord, and Minecraft - NYT

Counterterrorism experts say the speed of online recruitment is outpacing government response, as some minors shift between ideologies, from white supremacism to jihadist content.

In this photo illustration, young children hold an iPhone while using the online game platform Roblox on November 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Shahid Butt, a former jihadi convicted of terrorism offences in Yemen, has announced he will run as an independent candidate in Birmingham’s upcoming local elections.

Ex jihadi fighter Shahid Butt launches bid for Birmingham council seat

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis

Afghan citizens wait to register as they attempt to return to their country, with trucks loaded with their belongings seen in the background, after Pakistan closed border crossings for trade with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the two nations' forces, at the Chaman border crossing i

Why are tensions flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan? - explainer


Salafi jihadi group: 'Gangs of Hamas regime destroyed Gaza mosque'

The mosque had been frequented by supporters of the salafi jihadi group, which is called Ansar al-Dawleh al-Islamiyeh (Supporters of the Islamic State).

Clearing the rubble east of Gaza City

Son of British politician among nine detained in UK on suspicion of joining ISIS

British security services estimate some 600 Britons have gone to Syria or Iraq to join militant groups, including the man known as "Jihadi John," who has appeared in several Islamic State beheading videos.

An Islamic State fighter carries the group’s flag in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi'ites seek help from old enemies

The unusual pact is a window into deepening anxiety in Afghanistan over reports of the Islamic State group radicals gaining a foothold in a country already weary of more than a decade of war with the Taliban.

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashoura procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2014.

Gunmen attack Tunisian parliament, 8 killed

8 tourist were killed in an apparent terrorist attack in Tunisia, two assailants surrounded in nearby museum.

Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province.

Turkish FM: Spy from anti-Islamic State coalition helped UK girls enter Syria

Mevlut Cavusoglu says individual was caught who allegedly helped London schoolgirls who fled Britain to join Islamic State last month.

Muslim woman (illustrative).

'Jihadi John' apologizes to family, but not for beheadings

Since his identity was revealed on February 26, his family has had to go into hiding, as well as move out of their government-provided London home.

"Jihadi John," the Briton named Mohammed Emwazi

Another Tack: Gee, Officer Obama!

Wittingly or not, Obama had cast himself in the role of the ineffectual Officer Krupke whom the street-wise juvenile delinquents seek to impress with their hard-luck spoof.

Telling Officer Krupke “a touching good story” in the 1961 film version 'West Side Story'

Who was 'Jihadi John?'

Childhood friends describe Mohammed Emwazi, better known as the British-accented ISIS executioner, as ordinary "boy next door."

"Jihadi John," the Briton named Mohammed Emwazi

France seizes passports of suspected jihadists headed for Syria

Anti-terrorism measure allows authorities to seize passports, keep French jihadis from joining IS.

An ISIS terrorist believed to be Hayat Boumeddiene, who is wanted by French authorities‏.

Terreur au Sinaï : l’Egypte cherche la réplique

Quand l’Occident – et surtout l’Amérique – comprendront-ils enfin que la prolongation d’un conflit sanglant au Sinaï ne peut qu’avoir un effet déstabilisateur sur tous les pays de la région ?

Bâtiment détruit par une attaque djihadiste dans le Sinaï le 29 janvier