The Maldives: Are the beautiful beaches new place for growing jihadists?
"They’re fighting really well, aren’t they?" says my taxi-driver with pride when I tell him I’ve flown in from the Middle East and that I’m...
Month: March 2017
Syrian army thwarts ISIS attack from several axes in Deir Ezzor
Syrian army units, aided by the Syrian air force and in cooperation with the supporting forces, thwarted an ISIL terrorist attack on the axes of...
ISIS sets Badush Cement Factory on fire in western Mosul
An officer in the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) informed on Tuesday, that members of the Islamic State group burned Badush Cement Factory, in western Mosul....
Iraqi forces find grave holding some 600 Shiite inmates executed by Islamic State terrorists
The remains of hundreds of mainly Shiite inmates killed by Islamic State militants when they overran a prison in northern Iraq more than two years...
Indonesian police warn of new Daesh-linked group
A new group that has pledged allegiance to Daesh is responsible for a plot to carry out attacks on Indonesian security forces, authorities said Monday....
Gulmurod Salimovich Khalimov
Khalimov is former Tajikistan special operations colonel, police commander and military expert. Now he is a Syria-based ISIL member and recruiter. Khalimov was the commander...
ISIS threat: Seven suspected ISIS jihadis planned attack in holiday hotspot popular with Britons
The Southeast Asian nation has been on high alert since armed gunmen linked to the Islamic State launched multiple attacks in Jakarta, the capital of...
Peter Cherif
He is a foreign fighter and member of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Cherif converted to Islam in 2003. His mentor was Farid Benyettou....
ISIS behind planned terror attack on German mall
Terror group ISIS was behind a plot targeting a shopping centre in the western German city of Essen, which was placed on lockdown, according to...
Kosovo citizen planned to join Islamic State in Syria
Prosecutors in Kosovo say they have charged a citizen with being part of the Islamic State group in Syria. A statement Monday said that the...
Emilie Konigh
She traveled to Syria in 2012 to join and fight for ISIL. While in Syria, Konig directed individuals in France to attack French government institutions...
Sally-Anne Frances Jones
Jones traveled from the UK to Syria in 2013 to join ISIL and fight alongside her husband, deceased ISIL hacker Junaid Hussain. Jones and Hussain...