Islamic State
New Islamic State leader is brother of slain caliph Baghdadi
The new leader of Islamic State, whose appointment the group announced on Thursday, is the brother of slain former caliph Abu Bakr…
Islamic State names new chief after confirming death of its leader
Islamic State confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan…
Islamic State’s status in Iraq and Syria after the loss of second leader in two years
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death of its second leader in just over two years has dealt another blow to Islamic State, the…
Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break
AMMAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing…
Italy arrests four suspected of sending funds to Islamic State
Italian police said on Monday they had arrested four men accused of sending funds to people across Europe and the Middle East…
Italy calls for African task force to tackle Islamic State threat
ROME, June 28 (Reuters) - Alarmed by the spread of Islamic State across Africa, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on…
Three suspected militants killed in Tunisia near Algerian border, official says
Three suspected militants, including an Asian woman and local leader in Islamic State, were killed in Tunisian mountains near the Algerian border…
Islamic State claims deadly attack on northern Mozambique gas town
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Islamic State on Monday formally claimed an attack on the northern Mozambique gas town of Palma, the SITE intelligence…
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Iraq, PM says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Tunisia attack
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Tunisia which yesterday killed one National Guard officer and…
Islamic State claims responsibility behind explosion in Southern Libyan town
The Islamic State said on Monday it was behind a blast in a small town in southern Libya on Saturday, the militant…
Islamic State beheads 11 Christians in Nigeria
Islamic State released a video purporting to show it killing 11 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign…