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US Ex-teacher Pleads Guilty to Leading ISIS Women's Brigade

A former US schoolteacher who became a high-ranking ISIS official and organized an all-female military battalion, pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting a foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department said. Kansas-born Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted to engaging in "terrorism-related activities" in Syria, Libya, and Iraq between 2011 and 2019. "Fluke-Ekren ultimately…

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Kansas woman who led all-female Isis brigade pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges

Experts say Allison Fluke-Ekren is the first American woman to be prosecuted for having a role with Isis

The Independent UK

US woman accused of leading all-female ISIL unit pleads guilty

US Justice Department says more than ‘100 women and young girls’ received military training from Allison Fluke-Ekren.

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Unidentified Persons Burn Khomeini Poster in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

A group that goes by “Ashbal al-Qadisiyah” burned a Khomeini poster hanging on a lamppost in the Euphrates Basin area in the east Syria city of Deir Ezzor. They later fled the scene to an unknown destination. Earlier, activists speaking to a UK-based war monitor reported that an IED explosion…

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Saudi State Security Designates 13 Individuals, 3 Entities as Terrorist

The Saudi State Security designated on Monday 13 individuals and three entities as terrorist. A Lebanese national and two Iranians were blacklisted for ties to Iran's Quds Force and the Iran-backed terrorist Hezbollah party in Lebanon. Four people, including an Afghan and a Syrian national, and a company were blacklisted…

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Terrorist Musa, who planned ISIS-style killings in Kolkata, sentenced to life imprisonment

The NIA in its charge sheet claimed that Musa was planning to stab and kill foreigners, a style frequently chosen by ISIS to eliminate its targets and had chosen Mother House, which is the headquarters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.

The Hindu

UN: Taliban Faces Threat from ISIS, New Resistance

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaeda as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the ISIS extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel, UN experts said in a new report. The experts said in the report…

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What Is behind Turkey’s Syria Incursion Threats?

In northern Syria, residents are bracing for a new fight. With the world’s attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkey's leader says he’s planning a major military operation to push back Syrian Kurdish fighters and create a long sought-after buffer zone in the border area. Tensions are high.

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Turkey Continues to Amass Forces ahead of Incursion in Northern Syria

Turkey and its allied Syrian National Army continued to amass forces in northern Syria on Thursday ahead of the imminent launch of a Turkish offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in Tal Rifaat and Manbij west of the Euphrates River. Turkey continued to send reinforcements to the frontlines in…

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Syrian Democratic Forces Warn Against New Turkish Attack

The commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday a new offensive threatened by Turkey in northern Syria would create a humanitarian crisis and undermine a campaign against ISIS. SDF general commander Mazloum Abdi called on all sides to "prevent any new tragedies and support de-escalation," Reuters…

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Erdogan Says Turkey to Rid Syria's Tal Rifaat, Manbij of 'Terrorists'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey will rid northern Syria's Tal Rifaat and Manbij areas of terrorists, confirming the targets of the new incursion for the first time and saying it will continue into other regions. His comments, in a speech to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party,…

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Loner bullied at school went on to become 'literal Nazi' who posted vile racist hate online and downloaded terrorist documents

Mason Yates, from Cheshire, was hauled before a judge

Manchester Evening News

Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says military operation will target two cities controlled by the SDF in northern Syria.

Al Jazeera

Rockets Fired at Iraq Military Base with Foreign Troops

Five rockets on Monday targeted an Iraqi military base hosting troops from an international anti-extremist coalition without causing deaths or damage, a military official said. A coalition source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said five rockets struck the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, according to initial reports. "Iraqi security…

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The Independent UK

Ex-Irish soldier guilty of being Isis member

Lisa Smith was earlier found not guilty of a separate charge of funding terrorism

Daily Mirror

ISIS bride Lisa Smith found not guilty of attempting to finance terrorists

Former Irish Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith, 39, accompanied an ex-president on foreign trips before travelling to war-torn Syria in 2015 after becoming radicalised

The Independent UK

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith not guilty of attempting to finance Isis

Lisa Smith sent 800 euros to member of the terror group

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Egyptian Army Kills 10 Terrorists in Sinai

The Egyptian army announced that at least 10 "extremely dangerous" terrorists were killed in a military raid in North Sinai province in northeastern Egypt. Over the past weeks, north Sinai witnessed several clashes between armed militants affiliated with ISIS and the Egyptian army and police. Egyptian military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez…

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4 Albanian Women, 9 Children to Be Repatriated from Syria

Four Albanian women and nine children, all related to Albanians who joined extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, are being repatriated from a Syrian camp, a Kurdish official from northeast Syria said Friday. Abdul-Karim Omar, an official who negotiates with countries on the return of their citizens, tweeted that,…

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New ISIS Leader Allegedly Arrested in Istanbul

The new leader of the ISIS terrorist group was allegedly arrested in the Turkish city of Istanbul, media reports said on Thursday. Zeid al-Iraqi, known as Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi, was detained days ago in the city. He assumed the leadership of the terror organization after his predecessor, Abu Ibrahim…

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Syrian Democratic Council Urges Int'l Community to Prevent Turkish Offensive

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) urged on Thursday member states of the international anti-ISIS coalition to intervene to prevent Turkey's planned offensive on regions in northeastern Syria. It called on the international community and Untied Nations to "seriously deal with the rising threats and to immediately intervene and take…

Foreign Affairs

The Child Victims of ISIS

Repatriating the Residents of Syria’s Detention Camps

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Turkey Prepares to Expand Safe Zones in Syria Despite US Warnings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement led to a dispute with the US concerning the safe zones in Syria. Erdogan on Monday said Ankara would soon launch new military operations along its southern borders to create safe zones 30 km (20 miles) deep to combat what he characterized as…

Tribune News Service

Islamic State operative charged with plotting to assassinate George W. Bush

DALLAS — An alleged ISIS operative based in Ohio was charged on Tuesday with plotting to murder former President George W. Bush and attempting to bring assassins into the country illegally, across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service

Islamic State planned to assassinate George W. Bush, FBI report says

DALLAS — An alleged Islamic State operative based in Ohio was plotting to assassinate former President George W. Bush and even traveled to Dallas late last year to survey his home, according to an exclusive Forbes report and recently unsealed court documents.

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