Omar Bakri Mohammed
"For several years Bakri was one of the best-known, high-profile Islamists based in London, and was frequently quoted and interviewed in the UK media. In...
Year: 2017
Suicide bombing, gunfire and hostage-taking rock Mogadishu restaurant
A suicide bombing and gun attack on a popular restaurant of the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Thursday killed at least 17 people, including foreigners....
Leaders try to squelch Dar al-Hijrah Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) debate
One mosque leader says it's time for unity. An international Islamist activist says such discussions shouldn't be aired publicly. Two weeks after the senior imam...
Radical Islamist arrested on Bosnia-Serbia border for attempting to illegally cross the border and rejoin ISIS
The border police in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina have arrested Enes Mesic, a radical Islamist and a former member of Islamic State. Mesic was arrested while attempti
Sydney man is arrested for attempting to travel in Syria and fight with ISIS
A 22-year-old Australian-born man has been arrested at Sydney Airport for allegedly attempting to fly to Syria and fight with the Islamic State. He was...
Islamic State terrorist group blows up electricity pylons and cuts power west of Ramadi
The Islamic State has blown up three electricity pylons, which led to power cut in Baghdadi city, west of Ramadi, an Iraqi official said on...
Kosovo charges nine men for plotting terrorist attacks
Kosovo prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged nine Kosovar men with planning attacks at a World Cup soccer match in Albania against the visiting...
Syrian Defence Forces repel several ISIS attacks west of Raqqa
YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are making further advances in their ongoing operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS. ISIS gangs launched an attack on Sabahiya
Maute Group
The Maute group also known as the Islamic State of Lanao, is a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and...
At least 100 bodies on streets of ISIS-occupied Marawi city in the Philippines
A Philippine politician claims that residents fleeing Marawi City have seen at least 100 bodies “scattered” in the streets following weeks of intense fighting betwe
Philippines arrests senior member of ISIS-backed group
The Philippines military said it arrested one of the Maute brothers on Thursday, a senior member of the ISIS-backed militants it is fighting in a...
Turkish authorities detain 5 foreign ISIS suspects
A court in southern Turkey remanded Thursday five foreign suspected Daesh members for being members of a terrorist organization. The four Azeri nationals, and one...