US launches cyberattack on Kata’ib Hezbollah communications
The United States has launched a cyberattack on Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah militia in an attempt to cripple its communications and limit its military capabilities....
Month: June 2019
Iraqi authorities sentenced to 15 years in jail Indonesian woman for ISIS membership
An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced an Indonesian woman convicted of membership in the Islamic State to 15 years in prison. The Central Criminal Court...
Syrian Defence Forces arrested five ISIS sleeper cell members in Manbij and Raqqaa
Counterterrorism units linked to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested five members of the so-called Islamic State among sleeper cells in Raqqa and Manbij,...
At least 11 men on trial over attack on girl that was gang raped
Eleven men, most of them from Syria, have gone on trial in Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman last October. The defendants,...
Khalid bin Salman: The capture of ISIS leader shows commitment to eradicate the terror threat
The capture of ISIS’ leader, Abu Osama al-Muhajir, in Yemen is just the latest example of our commitment to eradicating the scourge of terrorism, Saudi...
Detained Islamic State supporter in Singapore
A Singaporean was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after investigations showed that he was "radicalised and harboured the intention" to travel to Syria...
Bomb targets Iraqi police forces in Kirkuk after arrest of ISIS leader in the area
An improvised explosive device (IED) targeted an Iraqi Federal Police patrol unit in western Kirkuk Province on Tuesday, killing one officer and injuring four others...
Egyptian authorities say that seven policemen are killed in Sinai attack
Seven Egyptian policemen were killed in an attack claimed by the ISIL armed group in restive north Sinai. Egypt's interior ministry said the attack late...
Israel used cyber intelligence to thwart around 50 Islamic State terror attacks
Israel has used its cyber intelligence capabilities to thwart around 50 ISIS terror attacks worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the Cyber Week Tel...
West Africa coastal countries and the threat from jihadists
Since the collapse of the “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State (IS) has been looking for other places to raise its black flag. Africa,...
Four ISIS members attempting to cross into the US via Mexico arrested in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan military arrested two Egyptians and two Iraqis, who they suspect are members of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), attempting to cross into Mexico...
Islamic State terrorist who plotted attack on crowded urban area neutralized in Russia
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has eliminated a member of the Islamic State terrorist organization, who set up a laboratory to produce explosives, and...