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Pakistan
Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise
In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.
16 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM
Middle East
Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says
15 Mar 2025 - 12:17PM
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Middle East
Syria’s government signs breakthrough deal with US-backed SDF
11 Mar 2025 - 3:19PM
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Middle East
Syria risks relapsing into chaos amid US sanctions, infighting
The transitional authorities in Syria are viewed with suspicion by the US and Israel, while various groups want a decentralised government.
4 Mar 2025 - 6:32PM
Germany
Driver rams car into crowd in German of Mannheim, killing 2
Security has been a key concern in Germany following a string of violent attacks in recent weeks.
4 Mar 2025 - 1:09PM
Crime
Austria foils railway station terror attack, arrests teen, 14
Investigators found material that suggested the teen, an Austrian with Turkish roots, supported the Islamic State group.
19 Feb 2025 - 11:49PM
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Austria
Austria calls stabbing that killed teen an ‘Islamist attack’
One killed, five injured in attack by a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker in the Austrian city of Villach.
17 Feb 2025 - 10:37AM
Crime
Sweden jails man for joining Islamic state, in first under new law
The case is the first conviction for the crime of ‘participation in a terrorist organisation’, under a law that was adopted in 2023.
14 Feb 2025 - 7:53PM
Singapore
Singapore detains teen ‘East Asian supremacist’ for planning attacks on Muslims
Ethnic Chinese Singaporean Nick Lee Xing Qui was radicalised online and aspired to carry out a Christchurch-style attack, investigators said.
12 Feb 2025 - 8:12AM
Syria
Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syria, deadliest attack since Assad toppled
No immediate claims of responsibility for ‘terror’ attack in Manbij, near the Turkish border. Victims were mostly women, officials said.
4 Feb 2025 - 2:56PM
Chinese overseas
China condemns killing of national in Afghanistan attack claimed by Isis
Islamic State said it targeted a vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen, which led to his death.
23 Jan 2025 - 4:55PM
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Middle East
‘New era’: Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani touts Iraq-UK ties in London visit, will sign security and strategic partnership deals.
14 Jan 2025 - 12:39PM
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History
Like a giant jigsaw puzzle, Iraq’s historic treasures become whole again
Archaeologists are painstakingly putting together artefacts at Nimrud shattered by Islamic State jihadists, undaunted by the colossal task.
12 Jan 2025 - 5:15PM
War and conflict
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China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce
An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.
7 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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Middle East
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Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future
The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.
7 Jan 2025 - 5:32AM
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United States
New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses for reconnaissance, FBI says
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who killed 14 people in the New Year’s Day attack, made two trips to New Orleans in October and November.
6 Jan 2025 - 10:24AM
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Prince William
Prince William ‘saddened’ at death of ex-nanny’s stepson in New Orleans attack
Edward Pettifer was stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, nanny to William and Harry. Pettifer is final victim to be identified in New Year attack.
5 Jan 2025 - 1:05AM
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United States
US truck carnage planned weeks ago, bomb materials found at attacker’s home
Shamsud-Din Jabbar also tried to burn his rented house down by setting a fire in a hallway and placing accelerants to help spread it.
4 Jan 2025 - 2:34PM
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United States
US warns of possible copycat attacks after New Orleans truck rampage
Law enforcement agencies cited the ease of acquiring vehicles and the ‘low skill threshold’ required for staging such attacks.
4 Jan 2025 - 2:21PM
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United States
From US Army to Isis: FBI seeks clues into New Orleans attacker’s radicalisation
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and US Army veteran, killed 14 in New Orleans after pledging support for Islamic State.
3 Jan 2025 - 2:46PM
Terrorism
FBI says New Orleans truck attacker acted alone, was ‘100% inspired’ by Isis
Investigators seek clues to Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s path to radicalisation following deadly New Orleans rampage.
3 Jan 2025 - 2:42PM
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United States
New Orleans attack, Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion raise US security fears
FBI investigates New Orleans truck-ramming that killed 15, Cybertruck explosion outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel that killed driver.
3 Jan 2025 - 12:14AM
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United States
Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, New Orleans truck attack suspect?
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, served in the US Army for 13 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan.
2 Jan 2025 - 2:39PM
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United States
Isis-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage
Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was killed in a firefight with police, but authorities do not think he was acting alone.
2 Jan 2025 - 2:39PM
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Middle East
Syria appoints foreign Islamist fighters, including Uygurs, to military: sources
Appointments include Uygur fighters from a group that China labels a terrorist organisation.
31 Dec 2024 - 1:21PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel targets Gaza City hospital with missile, killing 7: Palestinian officials
Israeli said Al-Wafaa Hospital was not being used at the time of the attack and was instead functioning as a Hamas command centre.
30 Dec 2024 - 4:36AM
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Middle East
Israel and Turkey seize the chance to shape Syria’s future post-Assad
While Turkey backs the HTS regime, Israel is destroying its military capacity and claiming territory – fuelling fears of fragmentation.
21 Dec 2024 - 5:30PM
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Middle East
US says it doubled number of its troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
Washington has for years said it has some 900 military personnel in Syria as part of international efforts against Isis.
20 Dec 2024 - 2:45PM
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