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Islamic State claims attack on Pakistani envoy in Kabul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 07:43 AM

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in Kabul, which Islamabad decried as an "assassination attempt." Read more »

Death of IS leader 'not a fatal blow' to group: analyst

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 06:19 PM

The death of the leader of Islamic State was not a fatal blow to the militant network that has terrorized many countries, a security analyst said. Read more »

Islamic State group announces death of leader

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 01 06:01 AM

Speaking in an audio message, the spokesman identified the group's new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. Read more »

IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

Maher Al Mounes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 02:44 PM

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie. Read more »

Ex-US teacher pleads guilty to leading Islamic State battalion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 02:42 AM

Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted to engaging in "terrorism-related activities" in Syria, Libya, and Iraq between 2011 and 2019. Read more »

Mataas na opisyal ng Dawlah Islamiyah, napatay ng militar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:43 PM

Napatay ng militar nitong Lunes ng hapon si Abdulfatah Oma Alimuden, alyas "Abu Huzaifah," sa Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. Read more »

Islamic State group claims attack on Kabul mosque

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 07:53 AM

The so-called Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital that killed at least 10 worshippers. Read more »

UK court jails IS follower for life over MP murder

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 14 10:00 AM

A British judge on Wednesday sentenced Islamic State group follower Ali Harbi Ali to a whole-life prison term for murdering lawmaker David Amess in a knife attack last year. Read more »

Israel arrests 5 suspects after deadly IS attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 08:30 PM

Israeli authorities have arrested five suspects following an attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed two policemen, the police said on Monday. Read more »

Islamic State group names new leader, confirms death of predecessor

Hashem Osseiran with Didier Lauras in Paris, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 06:33 AM

The Islamic State group Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, more than a month after his demise. Read more »

397 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 03:15 AM

The period indicated on the United Nations report runs from August 2021 to the end of February. Read more »

8 suspected ISIS members killed in Lanao del Sur clash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 06:59 PM

Authorities also recovered 7 kilos of suspected 'shabu' and a kilo of marijuana in a house occupied by ISIS members. Read more »

US offers $10-M reward to help track IS leader in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 12:54 PM

The US offered a $10-million reward for information leading to the 'identification or location' of the leader of the Afghanistan regional chapter of the Islamic State group. Read more »

Inside US raid on ISIS leader: Months of preparation, then a deadly blast

Phil Stewart and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 10:48 AM

President Joe Biden, who monitored the raid from the White House's Situation Room, called Quraishi's suicide a "final act of desperate cowardice." Read more »

Islamic State leader killed in Syria: Biden

Sebastian Smith with Aaref Watad, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 09:11 AM

The leader of the Islamic State was killed in a U.S. military counterterrorism operation in Syria, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Read more »

IS plot in Morocco foiled with US help: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 07:30 AM

Moroccan security forces with US support have foiled a suspected bomb plot by the so-called Islamic State group and arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization Read more »

Islamic State member sentenced to life imprisonment over genocide

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 12:12 AM

The court in Frankfurt found Taha al-Jumailly, 29, an Iraqi national, guilty of involvement in the slaughter of more than 3,000 Yazidis and enslavement of 7,000 women and girls by IS jihadists in 2014-15. Read more »

Pag-atake ng suicide bombers, huli sa camera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 07:31 PM

Dalawang magkasunod na pagsabog ang tumama sa kapitolyo ng Uganda. Kabilang sa mga nasawi ang tatlong hinihinalang suicide bombers. Read more »

5 youths suspected of terror attack plan in Germany

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 28 05:11 PM

German anti-terrorism forces on Thursday raided the homes of five young people west of the city of Bonn who were suspected of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said. Read more »

Russia expects Taliban to 'cope' with Islamic State

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 05:24 PM

Russia said Thursday it expects the Taliban to deal with the Islamic State group in Afghanistan without external support. Read more »