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Suicide Bomb Rips Through Damascus Church, Killing 20, ISIS Blamed

23 Jun 2025

At least 20 individuals were slain and dozens more were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted Mar Elias Church in the Dweila district of Damascus on Sunday, Syria's Interior Ministry said. The attacker, who was affiliated with the Islamic State, stormed into the Greek Orthodox church, started shooting, and then...

ISIS Launches First Attack On Syrian Army Since Assad’s Ouster, Raising Fears Of Resurgence

31 May 2025

ISIS took responsibility for a fatal strike on Syrian regime troops in what analysts attribute to be the group's first direct attack on the Syrian army since President Bashar al-Assad's ouster. In a statement issued on Thursday, ISIS announced that its fighters had left behind an explosive device that hit...

2 ISIS Sleeper Cell Operatives Nabbed at Mumbai Airport

17 May 2025

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a significant breakthrough in its crackdown on ISIS-linked operations in India by arresting two key absconders allegedly associated with a sleeper cell of the terrorist group. Officials reported that the arrests took place late Friday night at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport....

France Strikes ISIS Strongholds In Syria As Post-Assad Uncertainty Deepens

31 Dec 2024

France has carried out targeted airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) sites in Syria last weekend, according to French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu. The strikes were confirmed on Tuesday through a post on social media platform X. "On Sunday, French air forces carried out targeted strikes against Islamic State sites...

“Bloody Civil War”: Kurdish Leader Warns Of Civil War Amid Turkish Aggression

13 Dec 2024

"Bloody Civil War" Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Mazloum Abdi, has raised alarm over escalating violence in northern and eastern parts of Syria. While speaking to Fox News, Abdi warned of the alarming threat of another “bloody civil war” if Turkey and its allied Islamist groups persist with attacks...

Dutch Court Sentences Woman to 10 Years for ISIS Involvement, Sexually Abused Yazidi Slave In Syria

11 Dec 2024

A Dutch court sentenced Hasna Aarab, a 33-year-old woman, to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for her involvement with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave. The District Court in The Hague deemed the gravity of slavery as a crime against...

Uncertain times in West Asia as Golani rises

10 Dec 2024

It’s complete chaos in Syria. The end of the Assad dynasty that ruled Syria for five decades, came suddenly—out of the blue. The army of Bashar Al Assad—who had been at the helm of Syria for 24 years, taking over from his father Hafez Al Assad in 2000—just melted away...

UK Faces Growing Terror Threat From ISIS And Al Qaeda, Warns MI5 Chief

10 Oct 2024

In a rare public address, Ken McCallum, the Director General of MI5, warned that the UK is facing a “resurgent” threat from ISIS and Al Qaeda. He noted that more than one in eight individuals currently under investigation for terrorism are minors, marking a three-fold increase since 2021. McCallum highlighted...

Four Prison Officers Killed In ISIS-Linked Hostage Crisis In Russia

24 Aug 2024

In a dramatic hostage situation at a maximum-security prison in Surovikino, Russia, four prison officers were killed after inmates, reportedly affiliated with ISIS, seized several staff members. The incident unfolded at a disciplinary commission meeting within the penal colony, where eight officers and four inmates were taken hostage. Special...

Radical Preacher Anjem Choudary Sentenced To Life For Terrorism

31 Jul 2024

Anjem Choudary, a notorious radical Islamist preacher, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Woolwich Crown Court. Choudary, 57, was convicted of directing a terrorist group and will serve a minimum of 28 years in prison, with the possibility of parole only after he turns 85. This follows his previous...

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