Turkish authorities catch 13 of slain Islamic State leader’s inner circle
Turkey has captured 13 people from the slain Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s inner circle, Turkish news site Diken quoted President Recep Tayyip...
Year: 2019
Detained Islamic State members turn to the European courts to come home
Jessie Van Eetvelde was a Belgian supermarket cashier who heard the Muslim call to prayer on a vacation in Morocco 11 years ago and converted...
Islamic State terrorists pose bigger immediate threat than al-Qaeda
In late October, US President Donald Trump said that ISIS leader al-Baghdadi had been killed in a US operation in Idlib, Syria. The Daesh terrorist...
The Islamic State is setting up base in Afghanistan to target ex-Soviet countries
Russia says the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group is establishing a base in Afghanistan to target ex-Soviet countries, days after the group’s leader was declared dead...
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers are killed in Islamic State ambush near Damboa in Borno state
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers were killed and nine severely injured in an ambush near Damboa later claimed by Islamic State, military sources told AFP...
Kosovo charges man returned from Syria with fighting for the Islamic State
Kosovo prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against a man suspected of fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria. A statement Thursday from the prosecutors'...
Russian authorities fear return of at least 2000 Islamic State relatives that can pose terror threat
The Russian security service chief said on Thursday that there could be risks of attacks from the 2,000 women and children related to Russian fighters...
Egyptian court sentenced defendant to 15 years in jail over Islamic State cell
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced a defendant to 15 years in imprison over charges of forming an Islamic State (IS) cell, official news agency...
The wife of Al-Baghdadi gave up Islamic State secrets after capture
The wife of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed “a lot of information” about the jihadist group’s “inner workings” after she was captured...
At least 17 people detained in Ankara on suspicion of involvement in Islamic State activity
Turkish security forces have detained at least 17 foreign citizens on suspicion of involvement in the activity of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, outlawed...
Anas Al Kandari
Anas al-Kandari was a Kuwaiti citizen that died in a firefight on Faylaka Island, with United States Marines on October 8, 2002. A U.S. Marine...
Adel al Zamel
Adel al Zamel is a citizen of Kuwait who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Joint...