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Hate preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for life over directing a terror organisation

Anjem Choudary, 57, was found guilty of directing the banned organisation Al-Muhajiroun

Evening Standard

Notorious UK Islamist Preacher To Be Sentenced

Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, will be sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of directing a banned organisation and encouraging support for it online.

International Business Times

Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

The Independent UK

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Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

The Independent UK

Foreign interference, terrorism, cyber-attacks: Paris Olympics face unprecedented security risks

The Paris Olympic Games officially get underway on Friday, at a period of high geopolitical tensions. An impressive security operation has been put in place, but the Games also face unprecedented security challenges.

France 24

French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony

On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France's interior minister thanked Belgium for a string of raids that led to the detention of seven people for questioning over suspected terrorist activities

The Independent UK

Biden Brags That 'the United States Is Not at War' As He Bombs Yemen

The wars aren’t over. America is still fighting—directly and indirectly—in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.

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The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper

On the morning of Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State group launched a ruthless and swift campaign in Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq. The target was Yezidis: a monotheistic religious group whose members have long been persecuted.

The Conversation

Gaza conflict could fuel IS and al-Qaida revival, security experts warn

Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East

The Guardian - UK

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

This week's attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence

The Independent UK

Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria compared to last year, US military says

The U.S. Central Command says that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous year

The Independent UK

Refugee doctors revive careers cut short by conflict

With their homes torn apart by war and conflict, refugee doctors in Queensland are getting an opportunity to be back in hospitals until they qualify to work.

AAP

Iraq Sentences Wife Of IS Leader To Death

Iraqi court sentences al-Baghdadi's wife to death for crimes against Yazidis. Concerns over due process and accountability persist.

Top News

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

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'Barbaric': terrorist renounces Islamic State in court

A Melbourne man who planned to die by police shooting in an act of terrorism says he has renounced Islamic State, which he previously pledged his allegiance to.

The Independent UK

Verdict expected for Iranian-born Norwegian man charged in deadly 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack

A verdict is expected Thursday in the case of an Iranian-born Norwegian man who is charged with terrorism in a 2002 attack at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo, Norway, in which two people were killed and nine seriously wounded at three locations

The Independent UK

Lebanese authorities charge US Embassy shooter with affiliation to militant Islamic State group

A judge at Lebanon’s military court has charged the gunman who opened fire at the U.S. embassy near Beirut with being affiliated to the militant Islamic State group

The Independent UK

UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS

The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq

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International Business Times

Five IS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency

A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.

The Independent UK

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago

AAP

Teen released on strict probation after terrorism links

A teen will be subject to a strict probation order after being charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation and spending 251 days in custody.

The Independent UK

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies

Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics, they could attack the U.S. or Western allies

France 24

'Sinjar, the Birth of Phantoms': Director Alexe Liebert on trauma of Yazidis

Almost 10 years after the Islamic State group launched its conquest of the Mount Sinjar region in Iraq as part of its takeover of the country, a new film tells the stories of the Yazidi people, who suffered a genocide under the extremists' rule. Several thousand Yazidis were killed or…

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Islamic Militants Attack In Dagestan Leaves 21 Dead

Islamic militants' attack in Dagestan, Russia, results in 21 deaths, including a police officer. The incident is the deadliest since a 2022 Moscow concert ...

The Independent UK

Death toll from attack in Russia's Dagestan reaches 21

Russian authorities say that the death toll in the attack by Islamic militants in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has risen to 21 after a wounded police officer died in a hospital

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