The Latest Breaking News from IS

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement

A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil has been sentenced to 18 years in prison

In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy in the north-east.

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 20 government soldiers and wounded others

Syrian opposition activists say gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others

A fire has broken out in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group

The independent review into changes made to wire stories at RNZ found they were the result of faulty decision making by a journalist and not a propaganda attempt. Mark Jennings looks at whether the panel came to the right conclusions.

Ex-cabinet minister calls on foreign secretary to reveal how many British minors are being held in camps

A total of 75 witnesses, pen drives, mobile phones, laptops, surveillance data and digital evidence were considered by the court as evidence which established that the duo planned terrorist activities before fleeing to Syria.