World June 10, 2019 ISIS sleeper cells burn, blow up and slaughter hundreds in uptick of attacks across Iraq and Syria It has been months since ISIS was expelled from its territorial control in Iraq and Syria, but the brutal terrorist outfit continues to wreak havoc in the lands it once deemed its “caliphate.”
isis June 7, 2019 Iraq handing out thousands of death sentences in hasty trials for ISIS fighters As the dust from the years of ISIS occupation settles in a still damaged and bleeding Iraq, Baghdad has sentenced thousands of convicted Iraqi nationals and foreign fighters accused of membership to the brutal terrorist group to the gallows. But swift trials and shadowy evidence has many international watchdogs concerned that the quest for swift justice is not only in violation of human rights law and due process, but will serve as a precursor to further violence among factions in the near future.
isis June 6, 2019 ISIS plotted to send westerners to US through Mexico border: report The notion of terrorists infiltrating the United States either through the burgeoning migrant flows from Mexico, or via porous smuggling routes, has long been a cause for concern – and the harbinger of political debate – among U.S. officials. But a new report sheds light on a new ISIS plot exploiting the U.S border.
isis May 31, 2019 ISIS supporter admits beheading Scandinavian hiker in Morocco: 'I regret it' An ISIS supporter suspected of leading a jihadist cell has told a court he regrets beheading one of two Scandinavian backpackers found murdered in their tent in Morocco.
Middle East May 30, 2019 Northern Iraq oil city targeted by 6 blasts; at least 4 killed, 23 wounded, officials say Iraqi security officials say a series of explosions in the northern city of Kirkuk has killed at least four people and wounded 23.
isis May 17, 2019 'Jihadi John' was droned by US after his walk, beard gave him away in Raqqa, new doc claims British ISIS terrorist dubbed Jihadi John was killed by U.S. drone after his beard and the way he walked gave him away, a new documentary claims.
World May 13, 2019 Hunting Ayman Al Zawahiri: Where has the Al Qaeda leader been hiding for 18 years? Nestled alongside ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in the deepest ranks of the depraved, Al Qaeda’s chief Ayman Al Zawahiri is one of the two most wanted men in the world – both have a $25 million U.S. bounty on their heads.
Africa May 2, 2019 Trial opens for 24 accused in killing, beheading of Scandinavian hikers in Morocco The trial of the 24 men accused of killing a Scandinavian hiker and beheading her friend late last year in Morocco is now underway.
Australia May 1, 2019 Man guilty of trying to blow up Etihad flight with bomb hidden in meat grinder, Australian court rules A man faces life in prison after an Australian court convicted him Wednesday of plotting to blow up a flight out of Sydney on behalf of the Islamic State using a bomb hidden inside a meat grinder.
isis May 1, 2019 ISIS makes inroads with militant groups in Congo The caliphate may be gone in Iraq and Syria but ISIS is rebranding and finding new places to terrorize, this time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
isis April 30, 2019 Trump accuses European nations of ‘refusing’ to take back ISIS prisoners from their countries President Trump on Tuesday accused European nations of “refusing” to take back ISIS prisoners who originally were from their countries, as he said decisions are “being made” as to what to do with the nearly 2,000 ISIS fighters captured in the final assault on their now-destroyed caliphate.