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Judge orders extradition of alleged Islamic State terrorist Neil Prakash from Darwin to Melbourne

A judge approves the extradition of alleged Islamic State fighter Neil Prakash from Darwin to Melbourne, where he will face six terrorism-related charges.

ABC News

Islamic State names new leader after Quraishi blew himself up when surrounded -sources

The Islamic State (IS) militant group has appointed a previously unknown figure as its head after its leader blew himself up in October while being besieged by former anti-government rebels in southern Syria, those involved in the clash told Reuters.

Reuters

Islamic State leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed in battle, terror group says

The extremist group has been trying to rise again

Evening Standard

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IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

The spokesman for the Islamic State group says its leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in battle recently

The Independent UK

Islamic State leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is the second IS leader to be killed this year

The Independent UK

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

Islamic State leader killed in Free Syrian Army operation in mid-October- U.S

Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed in an operation carried out by the rebel Free Syrian Army in mid-October in Syria's Daraa province, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, another heavy blow to a group that once struck fear across the Middle East.

Reuters

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Taliban: 10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school

A Taliban official says that at least 10 students were killed when a bomb blast hit a religious school in northern Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Jury selected ahead of the Brussels 2016 terror attacks trial

The arduous process of jury selection began today ahead the trial of nine alleged jihadists suspected of involvement in the 2016 terrorist attacks in Belgium, in which 32 people died. Five of the accused have already been sentenced by a Paris court for their roles in the terrorist attacks in…

Radio France Internationale

Commentary: Turkey has put the US in a tough spot by threatening another Syria incursion

Syria’s civil war, which entered its 11th year this March, may at first look like a clear-cut case of good versus evil, in which a bloodthirsty dictator, Bashar Assad, tries to snuff out any semblance of opposition to his rule. Yet, the conflict is far more complicated than that. Far…

Chicago Tribune

Australia reduces national terrorism threat to 'possible'

The head of Australia’s main domestic spy agency says the country has downgraded its terrorism threat level from “probable” to “possible” for the first time since 2014

The Independent UK

Australia's terror threat level lowered for first time in almost a decade

Australia's national terrorism threat level is being lowered from "probable" to "possible", but authorities are warning a deadly attack could still happen here in the next 12 months.

ABC News

Syrian Kurds say they have stopped operations against IS

The commander of the main U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria says they have stopped their operations against the Islamic State group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week

The Independent UK

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.

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France 24

How pro-terrorism accounts are circumventing moderation on social media

Activity from terrorist organisations operating on Twitter has increased by at least 69% since multibillionaire Elon Musk took over the social network, according to researchers focused on online extremism. But these accounts have had to get creative to circumvent content moderation. From "sock puppet" accounts to coded messages and "broken"…

ABC News

Minister holds 'robust' meeting with mayors over repatriation of IS families to Western Sydney

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says national security concerns are behind the repatriation of the families of Islamic State fighters from Syria to Western Sydney.

The Guardian - UK

London barber who received Covid grants sent £25k to IS fighter, court told

Tarek Namouz accused of making at least seven money transfers to Islamic State fighter last year

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.

Reuters

Turkish strikes hit oil installations in northern Syria, sources say

Turkish drones are targeting key oil installations run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria, three local sources said, in air strikes which drew strong condemnation from the United States overnight.

Daily Mirror

Shamima Begum’s mother says ‘world fell apart’ after daughter fled to join ISIS

Shamima Begum, now 23, was 15 when she went to Turkey from east London to join members of the so-called Islamic State before being found nine months pregnant in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019

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

Reuters

Turkish air strikes in Syria threatened safety of U.S. personnel - Pentagon

Recent Turkish air strikes in northern Syria threatened the safety of U.S. military personnel and the escalating situation jeopardized years of progress against Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Stateless’ Shamima Begum would face death in Bangladesh, court hears

Lawyer says home secretary failed to consider ‘serious consequences’ of removing 23-year-old’s citizenship

The Independent UK

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

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