Teenage Girl From Germany Captured in Mosul Old City
Iraqi security forces have detained a 16-year-old German teenager in Mosul’s Old City who is under investigation in her home country for support of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), German newspaper Bild reported Tuesday. Images of the girl, identified only as Linda W., in accordance with German privacy laws, were widely shared on social […]
Islamic State conspirator pleads guilty to killing neighbor
A 21-year-old Morganton man already sentenced to life in prison for plotting to unleash a terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State, pleaded guilty Monday morning to the murder of his elderly neighbor. During a court hearing in Burke County held under unusually tight security, Justin Sullivan admitted he shot and killed…
Civilian Casualties Increased During Trump Rule In War Against ISIS, Report Says
Civilian casualties in the U.S.-led war against Islamic State group have risen under President Donald Trump’s administration. A recent report by news website Daily Beast claims more than 2,200 civilians died as of July 13 by coalitions raids since Trump took charge. While on an average around 80 civilians died per month in Iraq and […]
Mosul residents ‘lost everything’ in ISIL battle
Civilians who have fled fighting in Mosul face a dire humanitarian crisis even as the Iraqi prime minister has formally declared victory against the Islamic State of the Levant and Iraq (ISIL). The Norwegian Refugee Council said on Monday that civilians displaced by more than eight months of fighting are living in “incredible hardship” in […]
Iraqi army completely surrounds ISIL in Mosul
The Iraqi army says it has completely surrounded fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Mosul as it continues to make gains in its final push to retake the city. According to the military, federal police units recaptured the last bridge over the Tigris River on Saturday, effectively cutting […]
Is So-called Islamic State Gaining Strength in Pakistan?
Faced with a series of terror attacks, Pakistan is fighting back against Islamic State-affiliated militants after repeatedly claiming that Islamic State has been unable to establish a foothold in the country, analysts say. “Pakistan no longer denies IS’s presence as it used to,” Michael Kugelman, deputy director and senior associate for South Asia at Wilson […]
Airstrike kills 57 in IS-run jail in eastern Syria, monitor says
Beirut (dpa) – An airstrike on a jail run by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria has killed at least 57 prisoners, a monitoring group said Tuesday. The attack took place at dawn on Monday and targeted a prison in the al-Mayadeen area, in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
Watch: ISIS Destruction of Famous Mosul Mosque
Jaw-dropping footage of the moment the 12th century Grand al-Nuri Mosque is destroyed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul emerged on Thursday, appearing to confirm that the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) was responsible for its destruction. The complex, in the ISIS-controlled Old City of Mosul, is where the group’s caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi […]
A Brief History of Saudi Terror
Saudi authorities announced Friday that they foiled a planned suicide attack in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. The suicide bomber blew himself up when police surrounded the building he was in, security forces said. The kingdom has been accused by many, including U.S. President Donald Trump, of supporting terror, with Saudi nationals […]
Linking Lone Wolf Killers To ISIS Magnifies the Threat
While the magnitude of the attack on people enjoying a Saturday evening out in London on June 3 was not on the same scale as the carnage wrought on Manchester the previous month, terrorism and fear of terrorism is not just about the body…