ISIS

News and updates about ISIS

'Explosive sent to CNN featured parody of ISIS flag'
Explosive package sent to CNN offices also included a parody of the ISIS flag and pictures of women.

US citizen charged with support for ISIS
US citizen of Iraqi descent charged in Chicago with online coordination with ISIS to recruit and encourage attacks.

Radical Islamist preacher released from British prison
Anjem Choudary, who was jailed for inviting support for ISIS, released after serving less than half of his sentence.

Two Jaffa residents accused of trying to join fighters in Syria
Following instructions received from Syrian source they set out for Turkey to move to Syria, returning to Israel after losing connection.

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ANALYSIS: ISIS is back
Islamic State is working hard to establish a new Caliphate in Asia by planting new sleeper cells and invigorating existing ones.

Egypt sentences 17 to death over attacks on churches
Egyptian military court sentences 17 people to death over suicide bombings of Coptic churches.

Nobel Committee announces winners of 2018 Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize honors 'courageous' laureates who put personal security at risk to help victims of war crimes.

ISIS threatens Iran with more attacks
Jihadist group threatens to carry out new attacks in Iran after claiming shooting attack in Ahvaz.

ISIS has been 'wiped out', says Trump
President Trump says Islamic terror group all but annihilated in Syria, lauds Egypt's role in combating terror.

ISIS releases video of alleged Iran attackers
ISIS posts video of three men who allegedly carried out attack on Iranian military parade.

French far-right leader ordered to undergo psychiatric test
Marine Le Pen outraged after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by ISIS.

Report: Israel secretly armed, funded Syrian rebels
12 anti-Assad rebel groups in south Syria reportedly received money and weapons from Israel to combat ISIS, Iran-linked forces.

Jordan: ISIS member sentenced to hard labor
Jordanian court sentences alleged member of Islamic State to 20 years of hard labor for 2016 attack on security forces.

ISIS supporter who plotted to kill British PM jailed
Judge sentences man who plotted to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May to at least 30 years in prison.

Moral relativism:
Optimistic cyclist couple meets bitter end
Couple dedicated to liberal views on cycling trip through Muslim countries eliminated by ISIS. Whose philosophy informed their faith?

U.S. soldier pleads guilty to helping ISIS
Soldier based in Hawaii pleads guilty to trying to help jihadist group.

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ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed
Leader of Islamic State jihadist group in Afghanistan killed in airstrikes near the border with Pakistan.

ISIS leader calls on Muslims to wage jihad
ISIS releases new recording of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for the first time since last September.

Suspected Islamist neutralized in Saudi Arabia
Saudi security forces neutralize man with "Islamic State" ideologist who was wearing what looked like an explosive vest.

ANALYSIS: Iran and ISIS profiting from turmoil in Iraq
The resurge of ISIS is taking place against the backdrop of a continuing popular uprising in the south of Iraq.

Busted Jordanian terror cell was made up of ISIS supporters
Jordan says terrorist cell targeted in weekend raid was made up of supporters of ISIS.

UN: 20,000-30,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria
New UN report says between 20,000 and 30,000 ISIS jihadists remain in Iraq and Syria despite the jihadist group's defeat last year.

Report:
ISIS executes hostage
Muhannad Touqan Abu Amar, 19, was kidnapped from Sweida last week in ISIS attack on city held by Assad forces.

Watch: IDF observes ISIS terrorists on Golan
IDF publishes documentation of the surveillance of the terrorist squad that was liquidated in Syrian Golan Heights.

Terrorists eliminated in Golan belonged to ISIS
Searches of the area after air strike revealed 7 bodies surrounded by vests, 5 Kalashnikovs and grenades.

Report: Barcelona terrorists planned attack at Eiffel Tower
Barcelona terrorists planned to blow up truck of explosives at Eiffel Tower, report says.

ISIS claims attack on Westerners in Tajikistan
Islamic State claims attack in which four Western cyclists were killed when a car plowed into them in Tajikistan.

Russia thanks IDF leaders for killing terrorists
Russian Defense Ministry thanks Israel for attacking ISIS terrorists in Syria.

ISIS takes responsibility for terror attack in Toronto
ISIS claims responsibility for Toronto shooting attack which left 2 dead.

Palestinian ISIS member eliminated in Sinai
Security sources in Egypt confirm that senior Palestinian from ISIS and a former Islamic Jihad operative was eliminated in northern Sinai.

Report: Toronto shooter visited ISIS websites
Investigators reportedly have indications that man who opened fire on restaurants and cafes in downtown Toronto visited ISIS websites.

The IDF soldier who fought ISIS
American Jew who fought in the IDF tells of the time he spent fighting ISIS in Syria, and how he arrived there in the first place.

Israeli Arab paraglides into Syria, joins ISIS
Court indicts Israeli Arab who crossed into Syria and joined ISIS.

Suicide bomber kills 128 in Pakistan
Suicide bomber targets political rally in the town of Mastung of Pakistan. ISIS claims responsibility.

Syria: 35 killed, 15 injured in ISIS attack
ISIS claims responsibility for suicide attack carried out less than 9 miles from Israel's border.

Iraqi intelligence: Russian forces killed ISIS leader's son
Iraqi intelligence says Russian forces fired three missiles at a cave in Homs, killing son of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

ISIS leader's son killed in Syria
Islamic State announces that son of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a battle in the Syrian city of Homs.

British ISIS supporter plotted to 'take May's head off'
Court hears details of plot by ISIS fanatic to kill British PM.

Military Intelligence head: 'We're in one of the safest periods'
IDF Intelligence Directorate head speaks to closed meeting of world internal security ministers, claims terror significantly weakened.

Israeli national who recruited for ISIS arrested in Wisconsin
Waheba Issa Dais, 45, charged with aiding ISIS, after her arrest in Cudahy, Wisconsin on Wednesday.

ISIS supporter sent to life in prison over Sweden attack
Uzbek man who carried out a ramming attack in Stockholm last year sentenced to life for terrorist crimes.

ISIS supporter admits encouraging attacks on Prince George
Alleged ISIS supporter changes plea, admits to string of terror offenses.

ISIS claims stabbing attack in Belgium
Jihadist group says one of its "soldiers" killed two policewomen and a student in Belgian city of Liege.

ISIS claims Israel attacking in the Sinai
ISIS releases a video claiming that Israel carried out attacks in the Sinai Peninsula.

Turkey bans Wikipedia for noting it supported ISIS in Syria
Turkish Minister: 'As long as Wikipedia shows Turkey as a supporter of ISIS, it will not be allowed to operate in Turkey.'

MI5 chief: ISIS planning more attacks
Head of Britain’s domestic spy agency calls for cooperation between Britain and EU in foiling ISIS attacks.

ISIS claims Paris stabbing attack
Islamic State group claims one of its "soldiers" was behind stabbing attack in central Paris in which one person was killed.

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Iraq captures five senior ISIS officials
Iraq captures five senior ISIS officials, including a top aide to the group's leader.

'Russia must not allow Iran to establish itself in Syria'
Trump admin. envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS says Iran's attack on Israeli bases from Syria unacceptable.

Egypt refers terror suspects to military court
555 terror suspects referred to military court on charges of joining the local ISIS affiliate.

ANALYSIS: ISIS announces new strategy in Middle East
Resurgent ISIS is gaining a foothold in Iraq, Egypt and Southeast Asia, and putting Israel on hold for now.

20 civilians killed in 'Palestinian refugee camp' in Syria
20 civilians killed in week-long regime airstrikes on Damascus neighborhood of Yarmouk.

Facebook continues to crack down on terrorism-related content
Facebook removed 1.9 million pieces of extremist content related to ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the first three months of the year.

ISIS suicide bombing kills 31 in Kabul
Islamic State terror groups strikes Afghanistan with suicide bombing, killing dozens.

Jaffa Arab charged with joining ISIS, planning Tel Aviv attack
Israeli Arab accused of being in contact with terrorist organization, planning attack near IDF headquarters.

Report: US seeking Arab force to replace its troops in Syria
White House reportedly aiming to bring regional Arab troops to Syria instead of US forces, preventing ISIS comeback and Iranian foothold.
