Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Salafi jihadist terrorist and militant group

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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, officially known as the Islamic State (IS) and also known by its Arabic-language acronym Daesh, is a militant group and a former unrecognised proto-state that follows a fundamentalist, Salafi jihadist doctrine of Sunni Islam. ISIL gained global prominence in early 2014 when it drove Iraqi government forces out of key cities in its Western Iraq offensive, followed by its capture of Mosul and the Sinjar massacre.

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Donald Trump’s Most Memorable Campaign Rally Moments From personal attacks to Democrats and journalists to throwing out protesters, “is there any place more fun to be than a Trump rally?” As the US President prepares for his rally in Tulsa, the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 03:45Published on June 21, 2020


Kurdish women volunteer to protect crops from ISIL Kurdish women in Syria take up guns against ISIL fighters targeting their farms. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:10Published on June 16, 2020

Iraqi orphans adapt to life under lockdown The outbreak has changed the lives of orphans at a Baghdad orphanage. Not only are they not able to go to school, visits and outdoor activities have been cancelled. Francis Maguire reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:33Published on June 14, 2020

Earlier, flags of Pakistan, ISIS were seen in Kashmir, now it's only Indian flag: Rajnath Singh Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh said on June 14 that earlier flags of Pakistan and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) were seen in Kashmir but now only Indian flag is seen in there... Credit: ANI Duration: 01:49Published on June 14, 2020

Caring for the dead: Christian, Muslim, and COVID Bodies often arrive at night in Iraq's only cemetery specifically for those who have died of COVID-19, in the southern Shi'ite holy city of Najaf. Volunteers, in full protective suits, wash and wrap.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:33Published on June 4, 2020

RAF carries out four air strikes against IS in Iraq in May The Royal Air Force has carried four sets of air strikes against so-called Islamic State this month, as the UK armed forces continue to support the Iraq government’s fight against the terror group... Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:01Published on May 29, 2020

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Ishak Mostefaoui: London student who joined Isis 'dies in Syrian jail' Captured jihadi previously told The Independent he was ready to serve prison time in UK for terror offences Independent - Published 4 days ago
Safiyya Shaikh: How tech-savvy London mother ran an international Isis propaganda network Muslim convert boasted of how media outlets 'promoted' her calls for attacks around the world. Lizzie Dearden reports Independent - Published 2 weeks ago

Safiyya Shaikh: Female Isis supporter jailed for life over plot to bomb St Paul's Cathedral A female Isis supporter who plotted to bomb St Paul's Cathedral and other London targets has been jailed for life. Independent - Published 2 weeks ago
Daniel Burke: Terror charges dropped against British ex-soldier who fought against Isis in Syria Prosecutors have dropped terror charges against a former British Army soldier who volunteered with Kudish fighters in Syria. Independent - Published 2 weeks ago
Children held in Islamic State group camps 'are a time bomb' The Islamic State group says it will try to free women and children from detention camps in Syria. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago

Python escapes apartment in French city of Rennes The snake, named Isis, got loose in an apartment block in Rennes, terrifying residents. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Shamima Begum: British citizenship of former Isis bride should be restored, court of appeal told 'The only things that are clear are that Shamima Begum was a child when she left the UK and had been influenced to do so,' says her lawyer Independent - Published on June 11, 2020
Special Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees Three years ago, the world rejoiced when Iraqi forces backed by the United States and Iran liberated this ancient city from the brutal rule of Islamic State. The people of Mosul hoped to rebuild their.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims Iraqi paramedic Sarmad Ibrahim cut his teeth treating fellow Shi'ite Muslim militiamen in the war against Islamic State. Now, he buries COVID-19 victims - an exhausting task where he must also get to.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020

Islamic State kills Afghan journalist, technician in bus blast Islamic State claimed responsibility for Saturday's bomb explosion that killed an Afghan journalist and a technician in minibus carrying employees of a local television station in Kabul. Reuters - Published on May 30, 2020
Islamic State calls COVID-19 God's punishment for foes: tape Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday, where the jihadists also vowed more attacks. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Islamic State says it was behind blast in southern town Islamic State said on Monday it was behind a blast in a small town in southern Libya on Saturday, the militant group's first attack in the country for at least a year. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020	Southern Africa bloc backs Mozambique in fight against insurgents Southern Africa's regional bloc urged member states to support Mozambique in fighting militias with suspected links to Islamic State in the natural gas-rich north of the country. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
Afghans say Taliban behind bloodshed, reject U.S. blame of Islamic State Afghan officials on Friday blamed the Taliban for a bloody attack on a maternity hospital in the capital, Kabul, this week, rejecting a U.S. assertion that it was carried out by Islamic State.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Afghanistan arrests regional Islamic State leader Afghan security forces arrested three senior South Asia Islamic State members including the group's regional leader, the government said on Monday. Reuters - Published on May 11, 2020
Police detain suspected Islamic State follower in Barcelona Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man in Barcelona with suspected links to Islamic State who they believe was planning a militant attack. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020	Members of Islamic State-Haqqani network arrested over Kabul attacks Afghan security forces arrested eight members of a network grouping Islamic State and Haqqani militants responsible for bloody attacks in the capital including on Sikh worshippers, the country's.. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
Mozambique: Is Cabo Delgado the latest Islamic State outpost? Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in the north, raising fears of greater instability. BBC News - Published on May 4, 2020	Islamic State militants kill ten Iraqis in 'fierce clashes' The country's prime minister-designate vows to pursue those responsible for the ten deaths. BBC News - Published on May 2, 2020
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt's Sinai attack Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian military vehicle in North Sinai province that killed and wounded several military personnel, the group's Amaq news agency.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020	Militants, fringe groups exploiting COVID-19, warns EU anti-terrorism chief The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling extremism on the far-right and far-left in Europe and giving Islamic State and other militants cover to regain influence, the European Union's counter-terrorism.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020
Driver who rammed Paris police pledged allegiance to Islamic State: prosecutor The driver who rammed his car into two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020	Suspect behind attack on police near Paris pledged allegiance to Islamic State The individual suspected of carrying out an attack on police forces in a Paris suburb earlier this week had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terror prosecutor's department said on.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020
Man jailed for Blackburn Town Hall 'Isis' bomb hoax Craig Slee left a taped up laptop and a box with the terror group's name written on it on a bench. BBC News - Published on April 28, 2020	Isis supporters jailed for sending terrorists £2,700 via man connected to 'central figures' Court hears men had wanted to fight for Isis themselves before sending money to support 'brothers' Independent - Published on April 25, 2020
Spain catches rapper who became Islamic State fighter Spanish police have captured a former British rapper who was on the run after fighting for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist movement in Iraq and Syria, officials and media said. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020	Spain says one of Europe's most-wanted Islamic State fighters arrested Spanish police detained one of Europe's most wanted fugitive Islamic State (IS) fighters in the southern town of Almeria, the government said. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020
British Isis fighter Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary 'arrested in Spain while hiding during coronavirus lockdown' Man arrested in rented apartment with two other terror suspects after travelling to Spain from North Africa Independent - Published on April 21, 2020	Germany arrests four men from Tajikistan suspected of planning attack German police arrested on Wednesday four suspected members of Islamic State, all from Tajikistan, believed to have been planning deadly attacks in Germany, prosecutors said. Reuters - Published on April 15, 2020
Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan's NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Reuters - Published on April 9, 2020	U.S.-backed Kurdish-led group says militants riot in jail in northeast Syria Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with some of the militants managing.. Reuters - Published on March 29, 2020
U.S.-led forces depart Iraqi military base near Mosul in drawdown Troops with the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State began departing an air base in northern Iraq on Thursday, handing it over fully to the Iraqi military as part of a reduction of foreign forces.. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020	Kazakhstan says foils Islamic State bomb attack Kazakhstan's National Security Committee has detained a man suspected of planning a bomb attack in the capital, Nur-Sultan, on behalf of Islamic State, the security body said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020
Gunmen in Afghanistan kill 25 at Sikh complex, Islamic State claims responsibility Gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces killed all of the attackers, the government said. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020	UK gave US information on Isis suspects without death penalty assurances unlawfully, Supreme Court rules The British government acted unlawfully by handing the US information on two suspected Isis terrorists without assurances that the death penalty would not be used, the Supreme Court has ruled. Independent - Published on March 25, 2020
Islamic State claims Mozambique attack close to gas projects Militant group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Mozambique just south of the site of gas projects worth $60 billion being developed by the likes of Exxon Mobil and.. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020	U.S. coalition suspends Iraq training over coronavirus The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State has suspended training of Iraqi forces over coronavirus fears, a senior coalition military official said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on March 19, 2020
Pompeo to Iraq PM: U.S. will take action in self-defense if attacked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi the United States would take measures in self-defense if attacked, according to a statement on Monday, after a second rocket.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020	Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali Sweden's government on Monday said it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces that are fighting militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel region of North.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
Bosnia charges two men with fighting for Islamic State Two Bosnian Muslim men were charged with terrorism offences on Friday, over accusations they fought for Islamic State in Syria, the Bosnian state prosecutor's office said. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020	U.S.-led coalition confirms three personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State confirmed on Wednesday that three personnel had been killed in a rocket attack on a military camp in Iraq and that about a dozen additional personnel were.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
Two U.S. service members killed in Iraq during counter-ISIS mission Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting Islamic State, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday attributing.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020	Islamic State claims rocket attack targeting Afghan inauguration: statement Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack targeting the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as Afghan president in Kabul on Monday, the group said in a statement on an affiliated Telegram.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020
Two U.S. service members killed in north central Iraq: Pentagon Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq on Sunday while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting the Islamic State, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020	U.S. creates new envoy position to counter rising terrorism in Sahel The United States has created a special envoy for Africa's Sahel region, a State Department spokesman said on Friday, to counter rising violence from groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are.. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020
Islamic State attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32 Islamic State gunmen opened fire at a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the first major attack in the city since the United States reached an agreement with the Afghan Taliban.. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Salafi jihadist terrorist and militant group

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ISIS 'still evading detection on Facebook', report says

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Safiyya Shaikh: Female Isis supporter jailed for life over plot to bomb St Paul's Cathedral

Daniel Burke: Terror charges dropped against British ex-soldier who fought against Isis in Syria

Children held in Islamic State group camps 'are a time bomb'

Python escapes apartment in French city of Rennes

Shamima Begum: British citizenship of former Isis bride should be restored, court of appeal told

Special Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees

Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims

Islamic State kills Afghan journalist, technician in bus blast

Islamic State calls COVID-19 God's punishment for foes: tape

Islamic State says it was behind blast in southern town

Southern Africa bloc backs Mozambique in fight against insurgents

Afghans say Taliban behind bloodshed, reject U.S. blame of Islamic State

Afghanistan arrests regional Islamic State leader

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Members of Islamic State-Haqqani network arrested over Kabul attacks

Mozambique: Is Cabo Delgado the latest Islamic State outpost?

Islamic State militants kill ten Iraqis in 'fierce clashes'

Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt's Sinai attack

Militants, fringe groups exploiting COVID-19, warns EU anti-terrorism chief

Driver who rammed Paris police pledged allegiance to Islamic State: prosecutor

Suspect behind attack on police near Paris pledged allegiance to Islamic State

Man jailed for Blackburn Town Hall 'Isis' bomb hoax

Isis supporters jailed for sending terrorists £2,700 via man connected to 'central figures'

Spain catches rapper who became Islamic State fighter

Spain says one of Europe's most-wanted Islamic State fighters arrested

British Isis fighter Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary 'arrested in Spain while hiding during coronavirus lockdown'

Germany arrests four men from Tajikistan suspected of planning attack

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led group says militants riot in jail in northeast Syria

U.S.-led forces depart Iraqi military base near Mosul in drawdown

Kazakhstan says foils Islamic State bomb attack

Gunmen in Afghanistan kill 25 at Sikh complex, Islamic State claims responsibility

UK gave US information on Isis suspects without death penalty assurances unlawfully, Supreme Court rules

Islamic State claims Mozambique attack close to gas projects

U.S. coalition suspends Iraq training over coronavirus

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Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali

Bosnia charges two men with fighting for Islamic State

U.S.-led coalition confirms three personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack

Two U.S. service members killed in Iraq during counter-ISIS mission

Islamic State claims rocket attack targeting Afghan inauguration: statement

Two U.S. service members killed in north central Iraq: Pentagon

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Islamic State attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32