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Militants riding in a convoy wave an Isis flag. Photo: AP

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

Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says

15 Mar 2025 - 12:17PMvideocam

Syria’s government signs breakthrough deal with US-backed SDF

11 Mar 2025 - 3:19PMvideocam

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

Syrians protest against Israel in the southern city of Suwayda on February 25. Photo: AFP

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

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 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

People mourn at a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers in Villach, Austria. Photo: APA via AFP

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 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

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

Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers inspect the site of a car bomb attack on the outskirts of Manbij, Syria on Monday. Photo: Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP

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 - 4:55PMvideocam

The flags of the China and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. File photo: Reuters

‘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 - 12:39PMvideocam

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

Opinion | 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 - 8:30PMvideocam

A fighter holds the flag adopted by Syria’s new government, as he visits Mount Qasioun, which was off-limits during the civil war, after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on December 29. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | 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 - 5:32AMvideocam

Syrian leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani waits to welcome a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus, Syria, on December 30. The world has been beating a path to his door. Photo: Reuters

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 - 10:24AMvideocam

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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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 - 2:34PMvideocam

Shamsud-Din Jabbar was fatally shot in a firefight with police at the scene of the attack in New Orleans. File photo: Facebook via Reuters

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 - 2:21PMvideocam

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

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 - 2:42PMvideocam

A surveillance image shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck down Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Photo: FBI via AP

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 - 12:14AMvideocam

The FBI probing the deadly New Orleans truck-ramming and whether terrorism is behind Tesla truck explosion in Las Vegas. Photos: Reuters

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 - 2:39PMvideocam

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 - 2:39PMvideocam

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 - 1:21PMvideocam

Members of Syria’s new armed forces, former rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s government. Photo: AP

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 - 4:36AMvideocam

Damage is seen after an Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

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

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 - 2:45PMvideocam

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