Tag: Islamic State
French jihadist who claimed Nice attack to be tried in Iraq: source close to probe
Adrien Guihal, who claimed the 2016 Nice attack for the Islamic State group, will be tried in Iraq…
Accused French Islamic State members held in Syria sent to Iraq for trial, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — Forty-seven French citizens who had been held in detention in northeast Syria on suspicion of…
Pope praises forgiveness as mother of slain US journalist James Foley speaks of healing at Vatican
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the willingness to forgive after the mother of slain…
Three French women accused of IS links go on trial
Three French women including a niece of notorious jihadist propagandists went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused…
Trump’s purge of State Dept. staff leaves US exposed to another 9/11
As we remember the thousands of lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Trump administration has been…
Syrian jailed for life over deadly knife attack at German festival
A Syrian man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for killing three people in an Islamist-motivated…
Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says
DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in…
Islamic State affiliate claims killing nearly 100 in eastern Congo attack, SITE reports
DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) has claimed responsibility for an attack in eastern Congo that…
Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant…
Iraq starts excavation of suspected Islamic State mass grave
Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by…
Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by Islamic State
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass…