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What is the Islamic State, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?

Police say they recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter

The Independent UK

France strikes IS positions in Syria as diplomacy drive continues in Lebanon

In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon are ongoing and a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.

Radio France Internationale

‘Left at the mercy of jihadists’: Niger’s junta fails to curb surge in violence

Islamic State affiliate expands control since 2023 coup, killing hundreds of civilians and enslaving women, as media ban allows regime to cover up attacks

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'Foreign Jihadists' In Syria Leader's Pick For Army Officers: Monitor, Experts

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has tapped dozens of former rebels for high-ranking army positions, several of whom are foreign fighters, a war monitor and experts said on Monday.

International Business Times

Children of French jihadists found in Syrian orphanage

Three French children living in an orphanage in Damascus could be repatriated to France now that the regime has changed in Syria. An RFI investigation has identified the children as orphans of jihadists who were killed during the international coalition’s bombing of the Islamic State armed group.

Radio France Internationale

US lifts $10m bounty on HTS leader after talks in Syrian capital

In face-to-face meeting, Ahmed al-Sharaa gave assurances IS would not be allowed to operate in Syria, US official says

The Guardian - UK

US airstrike kills Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in eastern Syria

US Central Command Forces (Centcom) confirmed they targeted Yusif, also known as Mahmud, in the eastern province of Deir ez Zor

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Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

The Pentagon says the United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government

The Independent UK

Assad's Fall Clears Way For Expanded US Strikes On IS Jihadists

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses -- but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall.

International Business Times

Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot

Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots

The Guardian - UK

Virginia man convicted of funneling money to Islamic State group

A northern Virginia man targeted by an FBI sting operation has been convicted on terrorism charges for collecting funds on behalf of the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians, not outside powers

The Assad family’s brutal half-century reign has just ended and the US, Israel and Turkey are already vying for influence

The Guardian - US

Blinken Meets Iraq PM In Unannounced Stop On Syria Crisis Tour: AFP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq's prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

International Business Times

'Imperative' To Work Against IS In Syria, Blinken Tells Turkey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria

International Business Times

Thousands Attend Funeral Of Afghan Minister

Thousands of Afghans on Thursday attended the funeral of the refugees minister, AFP journalists saw, after he was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul the day before in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

The Independent UK

Thousands attend the funeral of a Taliban minister killed by an Islamic State suicide bomber

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a Taliban government minister killed in an Islamic State suicide bombing the previous day

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Taliban Minister Killed In Kabul Suicide Bombing Funeral

Funeral of Khalil Haqqani, Afghan minister killed in ISIS bombing, mourned by officials in Garda Serai.

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The Conversation

Syria’s self-governing democratic north-east comes under attack with country in flux

After more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The offensive, which has been driven by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has forced many residents in…

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum and 65 other IS-linked Britons detained in Syria face uncertain future

US voices concern over continuing offensive by Turkish-backed rebel groups against Kurdish groups guarding prisons and camps

The Independent UK

America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country

Reason

Syria's Rojava Revolution Is in Grave Danger

Turkey is taking advantage of the power vacuum in Syria to crush the Kurdish-led anti-authoritarian uprising. And it's not clear what the U.S. wants.

International Business Times

Afghan Refugees Minister Killed By Suicide Blast

The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State group for the attack which has not been claimed.

International Business Times

Assad Exit Puts US At Perilous Crossroads In Syria

For more than a decade, the United States has sought to keep out of Syria's political debacle, seeing no viable partner.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian rebels name new PM as outside powers move to shore up interests

Israel plans to create ‘sterile defensive zone’ inside southern border, and Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in north Syria

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