Why do women join the Islamic State terrorist group?
After three teenage girls from East London—including Shamima Begum, now stripped of her UK citizenship—left to join Islamic State (IS) in 2015, analysts were in...
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Islamic State attack in Iraq’s disputed Khanaqin city results with 11 casualties
Islamic State militants targeted Iraqi military forces in the disputed Khanaqin district on Monday, killing four Iraqi soldiers and injuring seven more. A local official...
At least 13 Iraqi soldiers are killed in the latest Islamic State ambush in Qara Tapa
At least 13 Iraqi soldiers were killed or wounded in an Islamic State (IS) ambush in disputed town of Qara Tapa on Monday afternoon, an...
Al-Qaeda is gaining strength as world’s focus remains on the Islamic State
Despite major setbacks in recent years, the al-Qaida terror group seems to remain resilient and is slowly rebuilding its capabilities in many conflict-ridden countries around...
The Islamic State will work on a global-local model of terror operations
After the death of its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi late last month, the Islamic State (IS) plans to work on a global-local model where the...
Who is the new leader of the Islamic State terrorist group?
The so-called caliph of the Islamic State (ISIS), Ibrahim al-Badri (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi), was killed in an American raid in Syria on 27 October, and...
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...