Latest in Tag: IS Highlight
Latest in Tag: IS

UN Security Council calls for more active engagement against terrorism
UN Security Council adopted a resolution encouraging member states to engage with committee overseeing sanctions on individuals linked to IS and Al-Qaida.

Russia prevents IS terror attack attempt in city of Makhachkala
IS suspects planned to detonate an explosive device near an administrative building of law enforcement agencies and launch an armed attack on police

28 killed including 5 civilians as insurgency in Afghanistan hikes
Earlier in the day, a blast targeted a car on the western edge of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing five including four doctors and injuring two others

At least 25 Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan raid: military
ANDSF also destroyed 6 Taliban militants’ hideouts and 25 defense positions during the raid in the region 555 km southwest of Afghanistan capital Kabul.

France at knifepoint as IS, Al-Qaeda incite new terrorist wave
Current wave of Islamist terrorism in France is reminiscent of recent attacks when IS had caliphate in Syria and Iraq, says professor Max Abrahms

Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria
On July 7, IS militants launched attacks on Syrian army positions in countryside areas of Aleppo, Hama, and Raqqa provinces in northern Syria

5 IS suicide bombers, 2 security members killed near Baghdad
Iraqi force affiliated with the intelligence service surrounded an IS hideout housing five suicide bombers in a village located in the southwest of Baghda

Turkey detains at least 90 IS suspects in nationwide raids
The raids were initiated in the capital Ankara to capture 50 foreign nationals over alleged ties to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, the agency said.

Terrorism trial of 555 members of IS affiliated ‘Sinai Province’ postponed
Group unveils identity of 3 Palestinian militants in new video

IS claims responsibility for killing 6 separatists in Aden
UAE strikes Aden, Yemeni government condemns

IS in Afghanistan: The fall of ISIL and the rise of the Khorasan Province
After last week’s violent attack against Shia wedding, does IS only attack civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

IS claims responsibility for suicide bombing killing 63 in Afghan wedding
Taliban denied responsibility for the attack and condemned it

Two Somalis arrested in US for attempting to join IS in North Sinai: FBI
Suspects were communicating with undercover agent posing as supporter of IS

Achieved militant victories against IS not enough: Egypt’s FM
Hafez’s words came during Egypt’s participation in meetings of The International Alliance’s Communication Strategy Working Group that is affiliated with the International alliance against the IS. The meetings took place on July 11 and 12 in Washington.

Remembering 103 battalion’s brave battle against IS in Sinai
The 103 army battalion members of the checkpoint faced a violent and unprecedented attack that depended on suicide bombers and car bombs, and despite this, they kept engaging the militants till the last breath and with unique courage.

US-backed SDF starts final assault against IS militants
Baghouz is last remnant of ‘caliphate’, says US-backed Syrian forces

Hundreds of IS fighters surrender in group’s last enclave in Syria
SDF made remarkable progress in fighting group

Army keeps doors of hell closed to eliminate new IS branch
We monitor the attempt to create another IS on Western borders

State’s efforts to improve conditions of North Sinai residents in 2018
Military opened several schools, ministries allocated millions of pounds to build houses, create new jobs

IS suicide bomber targets US patrol in Manbij, leaving 16 dead
The IS-affiliated web site, Amaq, announced that a suicide attacker with an explosive vest had targeted a foreign military patrol.

We strongly support President Al-Sisi’s steps for ensuring religious freedoms: Pompeo
When America retreats, chaos follows, says US Secretary of State from Cairo

Probe: US military exit to embolden Iran, Russia in Syria, change game rules
“Problem with current US approach to Syria is like building an aeroplane while it is flying,” analyst says

IS claims responsibility for Al-Arish attack
Security forces killed four militants: MENA

Egypt condemns IS suicide blasts in Syria
More than 200 people killed in a series of suicide blasts, raids in southern Syria

IS leaves last pocket of Damascus
For first time in seven years, all of wider Damascus is now under government control

Iraqis vote in first parliamentary elections since defeat of IS
Results will be announced within 48 hours of polls’ close

Al-Qaeda restores ideological dominance as IS threat diminishes
As the Islamic State group (IS) suffers a downfall after its defeat in Syria and Iraq, a new challenge is rising: a revived Al-Qaeda, and its affiliates, which has started to regain its previous status as the world’s top terrorist threat. While the world focused on the self-proclaimed Islamic State, as it dominated the headlines …

Leader of IS in central Sinai killed in shootout with security forces
‘Sinai Province’ declared affiliation with Islamic State group in 2014

Dar Al-Ifta: IS using Rohingya crisis to gain new ground
Dar Al-Ifta, the highest religious institution in the country, warned that the Islamic State militant group (IS) might use the Rohingya crisis to gain more ground and recruit more members. The institution explained in a statement on Tuesday that the crisis is being “abused” by the militant group in order to “gather up its members …

Interviewing extremists: a journalistic dilemma and responsibility
Over time, more focus became on their personalities. Journalists see value in such interviews