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Alleged ISIS Recruiter Extradited from Türkiye to Australia

An ISIS militant who featured heavily in the terrorist group's recruiting propaganda will be charged with "serious terror offences" after being extradited to Australia from Türkiye, federal police said Friday. Neil Christopher Prakash, 31, was arrested in Türkiye in 2016 after crossing into the country from Syria, AFP reported.

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Accused jihadist Prakash silent in court

Melbourne-born Neil Prakash, who is accused of travelling to Syria to fight with Islamic State, has faced a Darwin court over terrorism charges.

AAP

Friday essay: how the West betrayed Syria

“Assad, or we burn the country,” Syrian government loyalists chanted in 2011. It was a statement of intent that proved to be prophetic.

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ISIL announces death of its leader

A spokesman for the armed group said its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, killed ‘in combat’.

Al Jazeera

ISIS Says Leader Abu Al-Hassan Al-Qurayshi Killed in Battle

The leader of the ISIS group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday without giving further details. Little had been known about al-Qurayshi, who took over the group’s leadership following the death of his predecessor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi,…

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Islamic State jihadist group declares death of its leader

The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement to head up its remaining sleeper cells.

France 24

ISIS leader 'killed in action' as murderous group names its new caliph

The announcement was made in a speech from ISIS spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir, however, the news contradicts reports of Abu al-Hasan's capture in Turkey

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Afghanistan bombing: At least 10 children killed after huge explosion hits school

A horrifying unverified video circulating on social media shows Taliban fighters picking their way through bodies strewn among prayer mats and shattered glass at a religious school in northern Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

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Sudani to Raisi: Iraqi Territories Will Not Become Platform to Threaten Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday Baghdad will not allow its territories to be used as a platform to threaten Iran’s security. Sudani was speaking from Tehran where he met with President Ebrahim Raisi. Speaking at a joint press conference, he said his visit came at an…

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Australia downgrades threat level for terrorist attack for first time in eight years

Agency warns against complacency as it points to increase in radical nationalism

The Independent UK

London Bridge attack hero 'feared for life' after being put on 'ISIS kill list'

Roy Larner was told to keep a low profile as ISIS may have been out for revenge

Wales Online

Syrian Kurds Say They Have Stopped Operations against ISIS

The commander of the main US-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the ISIS group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern…

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US Official Urges ‘De-escalation’ as Türkiye Strikes Syria

A US official in Syria on Friday called for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Türkiye border, saying the actions destabilize the region and undermine the fight against the ISIS group. Türkiye this week launched a wave of airstrikes on suspected Kurdish rebels hiding…

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ISIS terrorist to return to Aust: report

Melbourne-born ISIS fighter and recruiter Neil Prakash will be returned home to face trial, according to a newspaper report.

The Guardian - UK

‘Desensitised’ ex-IS followers remain threats, Shamima Begum hearing told

Home Office argues people trafficked to Syria were exposed to extreme violence which poses ‘almighty problem’

AAP

Sydney mayors reassured after ISIS talks

The Home Affairs Minister has emerged from a meeting with a group of Sydney mayors saying there has been a lot of misinformation about ISIS-linked returnees.

Evening Standard

Shamima Begum: People can ‘still be threats to national security even when brainwashed’, Home Office says

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State

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The Independent UK

People can ‘still be threats to national security even if they were brainwashed’

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State.

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Turkish Drones Target Security Guards at Al-Hol Camp, ISIS Families Try to Escape

Two Turkish strikes Wednesday targeted forces guarding the exterior of Syria's Al-Hol detention camp, amid a state of chaos and fear among ISIS families and attempts by some of them to flee, a war monitor said. The camp is home to over 50,000 people including relatives of suspected ISIS militants.…

Daily Mirror

Turkey says it will launch land invasion of Syria with 'far-reaching consequences'

Local counter-terror operations against Islamic State - who continue to plot attacks against the West - are now on hold as Kurdish militants prepare to fight a ground war with Turkey

Al Jazeera

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing.

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Pentagon: Turkish Air Strikes in Syria Threaten Safety of US Personnel

The Turkish air strikes in northern Syria threatened the safety of US military personnel and the escalating situation jeopardized years of progress against ISIS militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. “Recent air strikes in Syria directly threatened the safety of US personnel who are working in Syria with local partners…

Axios

U.S. has "moral duty" to prevent Turkish incursion in Syria, Kurdish commander says

Gen. Mazloum says the U.S. has not done enough to protect its Kurdish partners.

The New Daily

Watch: Gas plant shutdown, Queensland baby murder, WA nurses strike

Watch: AGL to close its South Australia power station almost a decade earlier, the Torrens Island B Plant will close in 2026. A couple have charged with

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