War on ISIS

Australia's 'Dr. Jihad' found in Iraqi prison 10 years after declared dead in ISIS siege - report

Tareq Kamleh was presumed to have been killed in Syria over a decade ago, but was actually being held in a high-security Baghdad prison, according to a report by The Australian.

Dr Jihad, or Tareq Kamleh, calls for jihad to be waged in the West in an Islamic State propaganda video.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani looks on during a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan August 12, 2025.

Syrian officials attend anti-ISIS coalition talks in Saudi Arabia

Relatives mourn their kin who was killed in his farm following an attack by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, in Mbimbi location of Oicha in Beni territory, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 10, 2025.

Islamic State-linked rebels kill 89 civilians in east Congo attacks, UN force says

U.S. military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024.

Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says


ISIS not yet vanquished, not by a long shot, top intel experts say

Report says terror group may have lost ground in Middle East but “it did not cease to exist, but, rather, changed the pattern of its activities.”

AN ISIS member rides on a rocket launcher in Raqqa in Syria two months ago

Syria declares victory over Islamic State

As ISIS was pushed from Syrian territory in recent months, there were pictures of women pulling off face veils and smoking previously banned cigarettes.

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces make the V-sign as their convoy passes in Ain Issa, Syria.

Fresh losses as Syria and Iraq push IS 'caliphate' to the brink

Iraqi and Syrian forces are closing in on Islamic State territory.

Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) advance towards the city of Al-Qaim, Iraq November 3, 2017

Analysis: How much is left in ISIS's arsenal?

After Raqqa's fall, the jihadists will have to look elsewhere for income and influence.

A flag of Islamic State militants is pictured above a destroyed house near the Clock Square in Raqqa

ISIS cleared from Syria's Raqqa

The fall of Raqqa city, where ISIS staged euphoric parades after its string of lightning victories in 2014, is a potent symbol of the jihadist movement's collapsing fortunes.

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces gesture the "V" sign at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017.

Libyan forces attack Islamic State near former stronghold

Islamic State exploited the turmoil to establish a foothold in Libya, taking complete control of Sirte in 2015 and using it as a base for hundreds of foreign fighters.

A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul June 23, 2014.

Iran cracks down on Islamic State suspects as group intensifies threats

In response to Iran’s crackdown, Islamic State militants have renewed calls for more bloodshed against Iran’s Shiite majority.

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

The US’s Catch-22: Defeat ISIS, don’t empower Iran

The US fears confronting Iran could destabilize Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

A US soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017

Former Jerusalem resident arrested by police for supporting ISIS

“This kind of incitement can cost people’s lives.”

Youth walk under an Islamic State flag in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon January 19, 2016.

Lebanese army, Hezbollah launch operations against Islamic State

The Lebanese security source said the two offensives were not coordinated.

A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. Picture taken September 21, 2016.