Islamic State

'He's a good boy': Mother of alleged Bondi shooter says she believes he is innocent

“He doesn’t have a firearm. He doesn’t even go out. He doesn’t mix around with friends. He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t go to bad places…"

Ahmed al-Ahmad tackles a shooter during the Bondi Beach shooting attack. December 14, 2025.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Australian politicians consider tighter gun laws as Bondi Hanukkah massacre terrorists had license

A helicopter flies above military personnel performing during a military parade, as Syrians mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2025.

Syria at crossroads as it scrambles to hunt down terrorists behind attack on US forces - analysis

A Syrian national flag flutters next to the Islamic State's slogan at a roundabout where executions were carried out by ISIS militants in the city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria April 1, 2016.

Syria arrests five ISIS-affiliated suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra


Attack on US troops shows ISIS threat in Syria is still deadly despite waning influence - analysis

There are many ISIS detainees in eastern Syria, including many families of ISIS fighters. These detainees will need to be addressed, and the families de-radicalized. 

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage facilities, US military says

"The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building improvised explosive devices," CENTCOM said.

Syrian security forces in Syria's southern Daraa province on July 22, 2025.

Syrian forces kill two, arrest several terrorists in anti-ISIS operation

Syrian forces foiled the cell's plot to carry out multiple terror attacks on the Syrian coast and seized a cache of various weapons and ammunition during the operation.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014

What's behind Nigeria's latest school abductions, church attack? - explainer

Here’s what to know about the recent wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in Nigeria, who is behind them, and how the government is responding to the worsening security crisis.

An interior view of the Christ Apostolic Church, the day after an attack by gunmen in which people were killed and the pastor and some worshippers kidnapped, in the town of Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, November 19, 2025.

Islamic State-linked rebels kill 89 civilians in east Congo attacks, UN force says

Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked several localities of Congo's North Kivu province and killed at least 20 women and an undetermined number of children.

Relatives mourn their kin who was killed in his farm following an attack by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, in Mbimbi location of Oicha in Beni territory, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 10, 2025.

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

ISWAP insurgents say they executed captured Nigerian military commander, army denies capture

A Nigerian military spokesperson described the claim as "fake news" and urged the public to disregard unverified claims circulating online.

A Nigerian soldier stands on a military truck, during the tour of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, November 7, 2025

Germany charges Syrian man with ISIS membership, war crimes, crimes against humanity

“The accused is sufficiently suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization,” the Public Prosecutor General stated.

A member of the Syrian pro-government forces holds an Islamic State (IS) group flag after they entered the village of Dibsiafnan on the western outskirts of the Islamist's Syrian bastion of Raqa on June 11, 2017.

France marks 10th anniversary of deadly Paris shooting, bombing attacks

France commemorates the 10th anniversary of the ISIS attacks in Paris, honoring victims and survivors still scarred by the deadliest assault since WWII.

A woman lights a candle during a gathering at the Place de la Republique, marking the tenth anniversary of the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in Paris, France November 12, 2025.

US CENTCOM says five Islamic state members killed, 19 captured in operations in Syria

CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.

US military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024; illustrative.

Ahmed al-Sharaa's recognition as statesman shows Western policy's shortsightedness - opinion

Political Islam is not a sudden flare-up of religious fanaticism, but a powerful instrument that has evolved over centuries.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025.