Category: Islamic State

Australians Woman Sentenced for Recruiting Terrorist

Hadashah Sa’adat Khan was an isolated and withdrawn teen when she began seeking out online relationships with people who support the terrorist organisation Islamic State. The Melbourne woman, who was 18 at the time, was trying to “impress” another teenager in the U.S. when she helped arrange for him to join Islamic State in Syria,…


Calgary Man Admits to Terrorism Charges Related to Islamic State

CALGARY—A man who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State has told a judge he didn’t know better. Hussein Borhot, 36, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of participating in terrorism group activity between May 9 and June 7, 2014, and the commission of the offence of kidnapping for a terrorist…


Running Bandit Battles Displacing Thousands in Nigeria’s Kebbi State

Running battles between heavily armed bandits and Nigerian security forces have claimed more than 80 lives since March 6, The Epoch Times has learned. The firefights between motorcycle-riding bandits armed with assault rifles and small landowners using homemade single-shot rifles have been frequent since early January and fit into the emerging picture of lawlessness spreading…


Biden Counterterror: Over the Horizon, Over the Rainbow?

Commentary Calling the Aug. 29 mistaken counterterror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, a wartime error—or an “endless war” withdrawal blunder—understates the inhumane effects and geostrategic significance of the tragedy. On the other hand, labeling the incident a war crime absurdly overstates the case. Prior to the strike, an Islamic State group-sponsored terror bombing had killed 13…


Egyptian President Announces End of Emergency in Country

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Monday that the country will be coming out of a state of emergency declared back in 2017 after deadly church bombings. Owing to “great people and loyal men, an oasis of security and stability in the region,” the president said on Facebook that “the state of emergency has…


Nigerian Military Says Air Strike Hit ISIS, Playing Down Alleged Civilian Deaths

ABUJA—The Nigerian military said on Thursday a deadly air strike hit an ISIS terrorist camp and that casualties could not be determined, after witnesses said the attack had killed dozens of civilians in the northeast, where the country is waging a 12-year war against jihadist insurgents. Two Nigerian Air Force planes bombed and killed dozens…


ISIS Bomb Attacks on Taliban Raise Specter of Wider Conflict

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly roadside bombs targeting Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, raising the specter of wider conflict between the country’s new Taliban rulers and their long-time rivals. A string of explosions struck Taliban vehicles in Afghanistan’s provincial city of Jalalabad over the weekend,…


Russian Agency Says It Exposed Terror Plot, Killed 1 Suspect

MOSCOW—Russia’s domestic security agency said Thursday it has discovered a plot by followers of the ISIS terrorist group to conduct terror attacks in Moscow and southern Russia, and killed one suspected conspirator. The Federal Security Service, the main KGB successor agency known by its Russian acronym FSB, said that two Russian nationals were plotting the…


At Least 10 Killed in Overnight Attack on Eastern Congo City of Beni

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of Beni in eastern Congo, witnesses said, and a civil society group and a monitoring body said Islamist terrorists were suspected of being behind the attack. Residents said a group of attackers had set several houses on fire…


Sydney Man Held Over ‘Extremist Material’

Police have charged a Sydney man with terrorist organisation membership after he allegedly pledged allegiance in online posts to Islamic State and sourced explosive recipes. The 24-year-old was taken into custody on Friday after search warrants were executed in Chester Hill and Sefton. He has been charged with membership of a terrorist organisation, Australian Federal…