The quiet financier: Daesh’s elusive strongman
His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has remained elusive. The...
Month: January 2025
New Orleans attack: Terror suspect used bomb materials never seen in US as police probe how he got them
The terror suspect in the New Orleans rampage that killed 14 people and injured dozens reportedly used materials to make explosives that have never been...
New Orleans attack highlights rising threat of homegrown US extremism
Following months of warnings about escalating global threats, the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans has raised alarms about the ongoing and unpredictable nature...
Mali’s army claims arrest of Daesh group leader
Mali’s army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Daesh group. The...
Hamas said to okay list of 34 hostages to be freed, but refuses to detail who’s alive
Hamas was said Sunday evening to have agreed with Israel on a list of 34 hostages to be released in the first phase of a...
Daesh terror group, ‘literally defeated’ by Türkiye, tried to be relaunched: President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said that the country “literally defeated” the Daesh terror group, which was “recently attempted to be relaunched as...
15 suspects detained in anti-Daesh operation in Gaziantep, 3 arrested
Turkish authorities detained 15 suspects during a coordinated operation against the Daesh terrorist organization in Gaziantep, with three individuals formally arrested following judicial proceedings. Coordinated
Lebanon seizes alleged Iranian cash transfer to Hezbollah from diplomat
Lebanese authorities searched an Iranian commercial aircraft at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport on January 2 following intelligence about an alleged attempt to transfer funds...
Türkiye seeks prison terms for suspects linked to Moscow Daesh attack
Five members of the terrorist group Daesh face prison terms in Türkiye for their links to perpetrators of a terrorist attack in Moscow last March....
Russia Loses Over 1,000 Troops on First Day of 2025
Russian forces have begun 2025 with another day of high losses, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims Israeli hostage tried to kill himself
An Israeli hostage held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip tried to end his life, the spokesperson for the armed branch of...
New Orleans truck attacker acted alone, was inspired by Daesh: FBI
The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, FBI said on Thursday, reversing its stance...