ISIS Recruits Only Had ‘Basic’ Knowledge Of Islam
As the Islamic State group continues to lose ground in Syria and Iraq, new details about its recruits and their knowledge of Islam emerged late Sunday. Those interested in joining the group also known as ISIS were asked to rank their knowledge of the Islamic faith on a scale of one to three, with many […]
The strategic logic of the Islamic State
The so-called Islamic State (IS) continues to pose a serious challenge not just to the Middle East but to the entire world. While the efforts of a US-led coalition have weakened IS, destroying it has proved difficult-and it has continued to inspire attacks in faraway places, from Brussels to Bangladesh. To understand how to defeat […]
Thousands return after IS militants flee Manbij
Civilians back in the conflict-torn city after US-backed fighters clear around 13,000 mines Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Saturday after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said. The Syria Democratic Forces announced on Friday they had […]
Libya Warns Italy of ISIS Cell in Milan
Libyan authorities have alerted Italy to the existence of an Islamic State militant group (ISIS) cell in Milan with links to a prominent extremist commander in the North African country. After forces allied to the U.N.-backed unity government in Libya, the country’s agents seized documents that revealed the existence of the cell near the northern […]
Report: Europol to hunt for Islamic State members in Greek camps
Athens (dpa) – The European Union’s police force is teaming up with the Greek authorities to search for Islamic State members in the country’s migrant camps, according to a newspaper report on Saturday. The Europol initiative is to begin at the end of August and involves rigorous checks intended to root out potential terrorists from […]
Economists, businesses fear adverse economic impact
Economists and business leaders on Friday expressed the view that terrorist attacks in Dhaka and Sholakia might erode investors’ confidence leading to an adverse impact on Bangladesh’s foreign direct foreign investment (FDI) and export trade. They said that such adverse impact on FDI and export could be detrimental to the country’s gross domestic products (GDP) […]
Syria war: Manbij celebrates liberation from ISIL
Celebrations have erupted in the Syrian city of Manbij, with civilians pouring onto the streets and rebel fighters claiming they have “liberated” all of the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Scenes of jubilation could be seen in many neighbourhoods of the city over the weekend, with men clipping […]
Iraqi Kurds claim advances against Islamic State near Mosul
Erbil, Iraq (dpa) – Iraqi Kurdish forces Sunday said they have recaptured six villages from Islamic State, some 40 kilometres south-west of the extremist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The Kurdish Peshmerga military said their forces were continuing to advance in an offensive launched early Sunday morning from the Khazir and Makhmour areas. The Peshmerga announcement […]
Iraqi forces gain ground near Islamic State stronghold
Baghdad (dpa) – Iraqi forces on Saturday recaptured four villages from Islamic State near the extremist militia’s northern stronghold of Mosul, a government official said. The villages located to the south of Mosul were regained in a dawn attack, the head of the town of Qayyara, Saleh Hassan, told dpa. He said that government troops […]
Afghan officials confirm death of Islamic State leader
Kabul (dpa) – Afghan officials on Saturday confirmed that Hafiz Sayed Khan, the leader of the Islamic State movement’s Afghanistan branch, was killed in a US airstrike. The Pentagon on Friday said Khan was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province. “We can confirm that Hafiz Sayed [Khan] was killed on July […]