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Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader

Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the country’s northwest saying it would have otherwise claimed responsibility

The Independent UK

'In the fight against jihadist groups, Niger has no better allies than France and the US'

The military junta that took control of Niger at the end of July said on Thursday it would be cutting military ties with the United States and France, both former allies. The move could redefine the fight against Islamist groups in the Sahel region. FRANCE 24's expert on jihadist groups,…

France 24

The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor

The Islamic State group has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November

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Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab ‘alive’ in Syrian prison months after reports he was killed in IS strike

Family ‘overwhelmed with joy’ after video emerges of teenager, believed to be Zahab, looking healthy and speaking into a camera

The Guardian - AU

Islamic State says it carried out Pakistan suicide bombing that killed 54

Blast took place at political rally for a pro-Taliban party as country faces a rising tide of militant attacks

The Guardian - UK

British rapper turned Islamic State fighter found dead inside Spanish prison cell

He was found dead on Wednesday in Puerto III prison in Cádiz where he was awaiting the trial verdict

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UK rapper turned Islamic State fighter dies in Spanish jail

Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary had been on trial in Madrid and was awaiting the verdict

The Guardian - UK

Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing

Kuwait says it executed five prisoners including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Belgium court finds six guilty of murder for 2016 Brussels bombings

A court in Brussels has convicted six men of murder and two others on terrorism charges for the 2016 jihadist bombings in the capital that killed 35 people, concluding Belgium’s largest-ever criminal trial.

Radio France Internationale

Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32 people

Both the Brussels and Paris attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group

The Independent UK

Six convicted over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32

Islamic State terrorists found guilty of attacks at airport and on metro

Evening Standard

Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016

Islamic State bombers killed 32 and injured more than 300 in attacks at subway station and airport

The Guardian - UK

Jury to deliver verdict over Brussels terrorist attacks that killed 32

A jury is expected to render its verdict Tuesday over Belgium’s deadliest peacetime attack

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UN expert decries the practice of taking boys from their mothers at detention camps in Syria

A U.N.-backed human rights advocate says hundreds of boys held in detention camps run by U.S.-backed forces in opposition-controlled northeastern Syria have been wrongly separated from their mothers on the “unproven” belief that they pose a security risk

AAP

Man 'absolutely radicalised' before 2020 fatal shooting

A terrorism expert has told an inquest that he can't think of anything that may have avoided 22-year-old Raghe Abdi's fatal 2020 confrontation with police.

The Independent UK

German woman voices remorse over enslaved Yazidi girl's death at new court hearing

A German woman convicted on charges that she and her husband allowed the death by thirst of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq has expressed remorse at the start of a new sentencing…

The Independent UK

Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to US warplane over Syria

U.S. officials say that a Russian fighter jet flew very close to a U.S. surveillance aircraft over Syria, forcing it to go through the turbulent wake and putting the lives of the four American crew members in danger

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The Independent UK

Iraqi premier in Syria to discuss boosting cooperation during the first visit in over a decade

Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began

France 24

US to send F-16 fighter jets to Strait of Hormuz after Iran fires on oil tanker

The U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior defense official said Friday, adding that the U.S. is increasingly concerned about the growing ties between Iran, Russia and Syria across the Middle East.

The Independent UK

US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region

A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures

The Guardian - UK

Former UK rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary goes on trial in Madrid for joining IS

The 32-year-old allegedly posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter while visiting Syria

The Independent UK

Brothers plead guilty to terror offences after filling out IS application forms

The pair had bought clothing and equipment in order to travel to Afghanistan to join a regional branch of Islamic State.

France 24

From militia leader to refugee: The backstory of the man who burned a Koran in Sweden

Soon after a Chrisitan Iraqi man named Salwan Momika burned a Koran in front of Sweden’s largest mosque on June 28, 2023, it was reported that he was a member of a Swedish ultra-nationalist party. Then videos from Momika’s past in Iraq started to surface. This footage showed him wearing…

The Conversation

The Islamic State flag hijacks Muslim words of faith. Banning it could cause confusion and unfair targeting of Muslims

The Australian government may make the Muslim community a target through an ill-informed proposal.

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