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Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation

In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group declared a caliphate, a form of Islamic government headed by a caliph, considered to be a successor to the prophet Muhammad. This correlated with a global campaign of terror and 53,000 foreigners from 80 countries travelling to support IS (sometimes also referred…

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Manchester synagogue terrorist 'was being investigated for two alleged rapes' before carrying out atrocity

Jihad al-Shamie was reported to police in December 2024 and September 2025 for allegedly raping two woman

Evening Standard

Man who shared Islamic State propaganda on social media is jailed for six years

Abdullah Bellil, 29, shared videos supporting IS and showed others how to join a terror group

Evening Standard

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A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years

Houses of worship have faced various types of attacks throughout history, but such assaults are not relics of the past

The Independent UK

Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify across the world

In Germany, many synagogues have been surrounded by barriers and guarded by heavily armed police

The Independent UK

Vigil held at Manchester synagogue one week after terror attack

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, rang 999 during his deadly rampage, pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State terror group.

Evening Standard

Teen denied bail after allegedly sharing terror video

An 18-year-old charged with publishing terrorism videos and sending threatening emails has lost his bid for freedom.

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Wife of synagogue attacker says he showed no signs of extremism

Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalised

The Guardian - UK

No evidence of police misconduct in Manchester synagogue attack response – IOPC

Adrian Daulby, 53, is believed to have been inadvertently shot by police and suffered a ‘single but fatal gunshot wound’.

Evening Standard

Synagogue killer rang 999 pledging Islamic State allegiance during attack

Police also said Jihad Al-Shamie was not known to either the Government’s anti-radicalisation programme Prevent or to counter-terror police.

Evening Standard

Man who stabbed Syrian refugee, 16, was ‘cool as a cucumber’ before fatal blow

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, died after being stabbed by Alfie Franco, 20, whose girlfriend he had just brushed past in the street.

Evening Standard

Manchester synagogue terrorist pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 999 call

Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippers

The Guardian - UK

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

More Australians linked to the Islamic State are expected return home as the federal police monitor two women and six children who recently arrived.

AAP

UK synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to so-called Islamic State group, police say

Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue after he rammed a car into pedestrians and attacked them with a knife.

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Evening Standard

Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 to declare allegiance to IS during attack

Jihad Al-Shamie is understood to have told a 999 caller ‘I have killed Jews in the name of the Islamic State,’ reports say

The Independent UK

Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to Islamic State group, police say

Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had claimed allegiance to Islamic State

Evening Standard

Synagogue terrorist ‘called 999 to claim allegiance to Islamic State’

Counter-terrorism chiefs say killer Jihad Al-Shamie was an Islamist extremist.

The Independent UK

Manchester synagogue attacker called 999 to pledge allegiance to Islamic State

Jihad al-Shamie, 35, called police in the initial stages of the attack last Thursday

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The Independent UK

Desperate search for fuel in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked group enforces blockade

Residents in Mali's capital, Bamako, are struggling with a fuel shortage due to a blockade by a militant group linked to al-Qaida

The Conversation

Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it

Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), steadily rose.

Evening Standard

Synagogue terrorist was ‘university dropout with interest in Islamic State’

Jihad Al-Shamie was born in Syria before moving to the UK as a young child.

Evening Standard

Convicted terrorist sent back to jail for consorting with Syrian asylum seekers

The man, identified only as TPD for legal reasons, admitted four breaches of a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpim) notice.

The Independent UK

Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State group

Evening Standard

ISIS bride Shamima Begum 'living on £100-a-week donations from London relatives' while stuck in Syrian camp

The former Bethnal Green schoolgirl, who joined Islamic State as a teenager a decade ago, is fighting to restore her British citizenship from ‘volatile’ camp

The Guardian - UK

Brides review – teenage girls head to Syria for IS and marriage in powerful and poignant drama

Two friends leave the UK and head to Turkey on their way to marry Islamic State jihadis in this spirited drama directed by Nadia Fall

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