ISIS

UK quietly repatriates 'ISIS brides,' children from Syria's Al-Roj detention camp - report

Reports of the returns, which have not been addressed by government officials, came amid turmoil over control of detention sites as the SDF and Damascus battle for territory and custody arrangements.

Women and children queue in the rain during a joint security operation by Syria's Kurdish Internal Security Police Force, and the Kurdish-led SDF at Camp Roj where foreign relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held, April 5, 2025.
Newspapers with articles reporting US President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025.

US confirms troops on ground in Nigeria amid ISIS counterterror push

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Trump’s strategic unpredictability is designed to keep Iran off-balance - opinion

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Iran's Khamenei labels protesters 'seditionists' akin to Islamic State as regime kills thousands


Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time? - comment

The terrorists don't need to show up again. The inhibition is already installed, running quietly in the background like software that updates itself.

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie

'The system is in crisis': Kurdish leader tells 'Post' Iran is nearing a Soviet-style break point

“What we are seeing in Iran is not simply an economic crisis. These are primarily symptoms of a deep political crisis,” said Yazdanpana. “The state, the political system, is in crisis."

Protests in Iran, which started on December 28, reach day 10.

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

FBI thwarts potential terrorist attack inspired by ISIS on New Year's Eve, DOJ releases

The FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack planned for New Year's Eve, the US Justice Department released on Friday.

 The FBI logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2016.

Iraq moves to reclaim Ain al-Assad as US-led coalition ends mission

Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands by a destroyed vehicle that was carrying rockets amdist sacks of flour, in the district of al-Baghdadi in al-Anbar province on July 8, 2021.

Somaliland denies trading recognition with Israel for accepting Gazans

Last week, Israel became the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, angering international powers who bemoaned the move at the United Nations Security Council.

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Facebook lagging on removing posts celebrating Bondi Beach massacre, CST claims

The social media site was also accused of allowing content praising the Islamic State terror group to remain online. 

Naveed Akram, one of the suspects in the Bondi Beach terrorist shooting, conducting firearms training at a location suspected to be in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

US, partner forces kill or capture 25 ISIS operatives in Syria during December ops

At least seven ISIS members were killed, while the rest were captured. The operations also led to the destruction of four ISIS weapons caches.

A US Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter prepares to support Operation Hawkeye Strike in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec 19, 2025.

Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects nationwide after three police officers killed

Eight police officers and another security force member were wounded in the raid on the property, which was one of more than 100 addresses targeted by authorities on Monday.

Turkish gendarmerie special forces team leaves the site where Turkish security forces launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected Islamic State terrorists, in Yalova province, Turkey, December 29, 2025

Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says

The Australian Federal Police Commissioner added that the findings were from an initial assessment, and authorities in Australia and the Philippines were continuing their investigation.

Alleged Bondi Beach shooter Naveed Akram.