What is operation Kayla Mueller? All you need to know
5 years, 2 months ago

What is operation Kayla Mueller? All you need to know

India Today  

After the death of ISIS leader Baghdadi, the transnational terrorist group that brutalized and killed civilians still poses a threat in Syria and Iraq. Operation Kayla Mueller The stealth US military operation which resulted in the death of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named after Kayla Mueller. Brief history of ISIS Islamic state previously known as the Islamic state of Iraq and Syria, has declared its aim to establish an "Islamic state based on Sharia law or Islamic Caliphate". Baghdadi's death was a major blow against ISIS but the fight continues to finally defeat this terrorist organisation and to bring an end to the murderous, barbaric activities once and for all.

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Russia terrorist attack: Why ISIS-K hates Putin—and went after Moscow.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia terrorist attack: Why ISIS-K hates Putin—and went after Moscow.

Slate  

It should have been no surprise that the terrorist group known as ISIS was behind Friday night’s massive attack on a concert hall in Moscow, killing 137 people and injuring at least 100. For that reason, even Putin, for a while anyway, was keen to help the United States after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks—sharing intelligence about al-Qaida and urging …

Syria's Kurds launch offensive against IS militants
2 years ago

Syria's Kurds launch offensive against IS militants

The Hindu  

Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Thursday they had launched an offensive against Islamic State group fighters, days after jihadist gunmen launched a deadly prison attack. Six Kurdish fighters were killed Monday when IS militants attacked a complex in Raqa, the jihadist group's former de facto capital in Syria, in a bid to free fellow militants imprisoned there. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic …

US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader
2 years, 11 months ago

US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader

Al Jazeera  

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an ‘unwitting family’, US official says. The ISIL leader killed in a United States raid in Syria lived on the third floor of a compound above an “unwitting family” that was not associated with the group, US officials have said. ‘Hands-on’ leader Later on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said …

What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming the Kabul airport attack?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming the Kabul airport attack?

CNN  

CNN — In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of the region’s most feared terror groups. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, which targeted a frantic Western evacuation operation and killed 13 US troops and more than …

Parents of ISIS victim Kayla Mueller unveil 'Into the Breach' painting in her honor
4 years, 3 months ago

Parents of ISIS victim Kayla Mueller unveil 'Into the Breach' painting in her honor

Daily Mail  

The parents of ISIS victim Kayla Mueller have unveiled a painting in her honor showing the U.S. military raid that killed terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Her parents joined Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Senator Martha McSally and Army National Guard members on stage at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base where they unveiled the painting on Thursday. 'Into the Breach' …

Al-Baghdadi operation was named after US aid worker Kayla Mueller who was tortured by the IS leader
5 years, 2 months ago

Al-Baghdadi operation was named after US aid worker Kayla Mueller who was tortured by the IS leader

Daily Mail  

Kayla Mueller, 26, was taken prisoner in 2013 after she crossed over the Turkish border to visit a hospital in war-ravaged Syria. As the world reacted to Baghdadi's death today: Security was tightened at Syrian prison camps amid fears of riots or revenge attacks following the ISIS leader's death; Donald Trump said he was considering releasing footage of the special …

Family of slain ISIL hostage ‘touched’ by US operation
5 years, 2 months ago

Family of slain ISIL hostage ‘touched’ by US operation

Al Jazeera  

The parents of an American hostage killed in the custody of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant said it brought them solace to know the US military dedicated to her the special forces operation that killed its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. US President Donald Trump confirmed the death of al-Baghdadi in Syria‘s northwest Idlib province on Sunday, announcing from …

Trump Describes in Lurid Terms How ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in U.S. Raid
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump Describes in Lurid Terms How ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in U.S. Raid

Slate  

President Trump confirmed during a national address Sunday morning that U.S. special forces killed what they say is ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwest Syria late Saturday night. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump proclaimed, saying the mission had been accomplished in “grand style” before providing a descriptive, lurid, and typically hyperbolic account of the several-hour …

Donald Trump confirms ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US operation
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump confirms ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US operation

Live Mint  

The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a US military raid in Syria, President Donald Trump said Sunday. "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead," Trump announced at the White House, saying the US had "brought the world's number one terrorist …

Who was leader of ISIS Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
5 years, 2 months ago

Who was leader of ISIS Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Daily Mail  

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the world's most wanted man until his death in a huge US attack of his Syrian lair in the early hours of this morning. Caliphate leader: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is thought to have detonated his own suicide vest during the targeted raid on his lair in Syria's Idlib province Shifting away from the airline hijackings and …

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces
5 years, 2 months ago

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces

The Hindu  

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, sources in Syria, Iraq and Iran said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to make a “major statement” at the White House. Many critics of Mr. Trump's Syria pullout have expressed worries that it would lead the Islamic State …

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US special ops
5 years, 2 months ago

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US special ops

India TV News  

ISIS leader and most wanted terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a special ops raid conducted by US troops in Syria, international media is reporting. US Army officials told Newsweek that Baghdadi was the target of a top-secret raid carried out in Syria's Idlib province. Another Pentagon source told the American weekly that the department has "High Confidence" …

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: inside the dramatic US military raid that killed the ISIS leader
5 years, 2 months ago

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: inside the dramatic US military raid that killed the ISIS leader

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump announced Sunday morning in a televised address at the White House that the “world’s number one terrorist leader” is dead. ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “blew himself up” when cornered by US forces who conducted a daring, two-hour nighttime raid on his compound in northern Syria, Trump said, providing a detailed account of the …

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi believed dead in U.S. military assault
5 years, 2 months ago

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi believed dead in U.S. military assault

LA Times  

Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. The strike came amid concerns that a recent American pullback from northeastern Syria could infuse new strength into the militant group, which …

Pentagon report says ISIS is ‘re-surging in Syria’
5 years, 5 months ago

Pentagon report says ISIS is ‘re-surging in Syria’

CNN  

Washington CNN — ISIS is “re-surging” in Syria less than five months after President Donald Trump declared the terror group’s caliphate there had been 100% defeated, according to a new Pentagon inspector general’s report on the fight against ISIS. We have 100% of the caliphate, and we’re rapidly pulling out of Syria.” But the new report said the partial withdrawal …

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