Tag: Islamic State
U.S. sanctions 4 South Africans over Islamic State links
The four South Africans were accused of helping raise funds for Islamic State by running kidnap-for-ransom or extortion operations, recruiting…
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader: Analysts
The death of Quraishi, 45, was another crushing blow to IS two years after the violent Sunni Muslim group lost…
Islamic State claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break
The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which follows militant websites, republished an IS communique on Friday that claimed fighters had stormed…
Uganda charges 15 with terrorism
Islamic State (IS), which is allied with the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), claimed responsibility for the Nov. 16 attack…
Ex-British rapper turned IS terrorist arrested
Former British rapper, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group has been arrested in…
Islamic State claims deadly attacks against Nigerien soldiers
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army camp in Niger which left 71 military…
London knife attacker was one of us – Islamic State
The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for the stabbing attack in central London that left two people dead before…
Islamic state announces Qurayshi as new leader
Terror group, the Islamic State has announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as its new leader. The appointment of al-Qurayshi as…
Islamic State appoints Baghdadi’s successor
The terror group, Islamic State 'already has a new leader' barely a day after former chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew…
Lebanon attack: Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in north Lebanon in June, which killed two policemen and two…
3 Islamic State supporters arrested by police in Sydney
Australian police on Tuesday said three men suspected of supporting or being members of Islamic State were arrested in Sydney…
Islamic State claims Pakistan attack that killed 20 people
The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in south-western Pakistan that left 20 people dead…
US-backed Syrian forces declare victory over Islamic State
US-backed forces in Syria announced Saturday they have liberated the last area held by the Islamic State in the eastern…
IS leader al-Baghdadi urges followers to keep fighting
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his followers to keep fighting, in his first message in about a…
Islamic state claims responsibility for Toronto shooting
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a shooting in Toronto on Sunday that killed two people and wounded 13, the…