But Washington now sees its military presence as a hedge against further instability, even as it remains unclear how Syria’s new rulers will view US presence. Washington still designates as a terrorist organisation the Sunni Muslim militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which was chief among the rebel forces that ended 50 years of brutal dynastic … Read more
Second, effective laws can help. In Singapore, the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act and Online Criminal Harms Act empower the authorities to block access to violent extremist sites online. However, it is technically impossible to block all extremist content online, as new sites and accounts can readily be created. In addition, while it is … Read more
Aydin Hadid Talal thought his whole family had been killed in Islamic State’s ferocious assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority a decade ago. Then last year, the 20-year-old started receiving messages from a Facebook account he didn’t recognize, asking about his missing brother, Rojin. “Can you give me a call?” the person asked. “No, … Read more
The Nuri mosque in Mosul was constructed in the 12th century. “Since its construction in the second half of the 12th century CE, Al-Nouri Mosque was invested as Mosul’s Great Mosque. It has been a core site in the urban life and development of the Old City of Mosul,” UNESCO says. Central to the … Read more
Representational Image Baghdad: The Iraqi military said on Thursday, October 24 that nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a military operation in a desert in the Anbar province. The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service carried out an airdrop of troops and engaged in clashes with IS militants in a desert area north of the town … Read more
German police officers stand guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Berlin on Sunday, Oct. 20. 2024. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images A Libyan man with alleged ties to the Islamic State extremist group was arrested by German police on suspicion of planning a terror attack against the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. The 28-year-old man, identified … Read more
Kurdish forces released 50 Syrian detainees with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) on Monday as part of an amnesty deal that could result in the release of between 1,000 and 1,500 prisoners, a regional security official confirmed. The agreement, which exclusively applies to Syrian nationals, was reached between the Kurdish-led Autonomous … Read more
The US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq that killed 15 Islamic State operatives is an important development because it illustrates that ISIS is still a threat. It also shows the importance of the US-led coalition against ISIS and the continued US role in Iraq. Washington has … Read more
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other senior government officials will be in the hot seat later this morning as MPs begin their investigation into the circumstances surrounding an alleged foiled terrorist attack planned for Toronto — a case that’s raised questions about Canada’s security screening process. Last month, police charged Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, … Read more
Days after a deadly Islamic State attack on a Russian concert hall in March, a man clad in military fatigues and a helmet appeared in an online video, celebrating the assault in which more than 140 people were killed. “The Islamic State delivered a strong blow to Russia with a bloody attack, the fiercest … Read more
