Tag: Islamic State
IS urges new attacks after Charlie Hebdo killings
The Islamic State jihadist group Monday urged Muslims to carry out new attacks after the targeting of France’s Charlie Hebdo…
IS confirms execution of Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa
The Islamic State group confirmed Sunday its militants have executed Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese it has been holding…
Five Canadians fighting for IS killed in Syria
Five Canadians have died fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria, including a man who called for lone wolf attacks…
US teen who tried to join IS hit with terror charge
A US teen arrested at a Chicago airport while trying to join up with Islamic State fighters in Iraq and…
Morocco dismantles Islamic State recruiting cell
Moroccan authorities on Tuesday announced that they have dismantled a terror cell involved in recruiting women to join the Islamic…
IS claims beheading of US aid worker Kassig
The Islamic State group on Sunday released a video claiming the beheading of US aid worker Peter Kassig in a…
Who’s who in the Islamic State jihadist group
Top figures with the Islamic State group, including possibly its chief, have been targeted in air strikes by the US-led…
Moroccan held, with daughters, for trying to join IS
A Moroccan man, with his two young French daughters in tow, were arrested in Casablanca Wednesday as he sought to…
IS jihadists execute nine people in northern Iraq
Islamic State group fighters executed nine people on Friday in two northern Iraqi towns on suspicion of ties to anti-jihadist…
Bangladesh arrests Briton over ‘IS jihad recruitment’
Bangladesh police said Monday they have arrested a British citizen suspected of entering the country to recruit militants for jihadist…
Australia commits 600 troops to anti-IS campaign
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday Australia would deploy 600 troops to the United Arab Emirates to join the US-led…
Christians fear persecution from Boko Haram rampage
Christians in northeast Nigeria are paying a heavy price at the hands of Boko Haram, even if they are not…
Iraq strikes kill IS chief’s aide
Air strikes in northern Iraq on Thursday killed the top aide of jihadist Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,…
American among 18 jihadists killed in Syria raid
The death toll from a Syrian government raid on an Islamic State stronghold in eastern Syria has risen to 18,…
Americans among 12,000 foreign fighters in Syria
Some 12,000 foreign jihadists from 50 countries, including Americans, have gone to fight in Syria since the conflict began, the…