Isis jihadi who recruited 'hundreds' of UK fighters 'killed in Syria'
8 years, 10 months ago

Isis jihadi who recruited 'hundreds' of UK fighters 'killed in Syria'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said Hostey was the last survivor of a hugely important group of Isis fighters from Manchester and Portsmouth who were responsible for the flow of Britons to Isis. Hostey was also heavily involved in Isis propaganda, he added, and probably helped produce the group's recruitment magazine Dabiq. Hostey used several methods in his recruitment attempts, including providing theological justification for Isis, appealing to video gamers and flirting with potential female recruits, according to the Counter Extremism Project. Last month, US President Barack Obama said Isis fighters were coming to "realise their cause is lost".

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Iraq and Donald Trump announce killing of senior ISIS leader in attack by coalition forces
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Iraq and Donald Trump announce killing of senior ISIS leader in attack by coalition forces

ABC  

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says security forces have killed a senior Islamic State group leader responsible for "foreign operations". Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rufayi, or "Abu Khadija," was "deputy caliph" of the militant group and as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world," Mr al-Sudani's statement said. The announcement of al-Rufayi's death came on the …

British ISIS jihadi from Leicester joins Shamima Begum in saying he wants to return to UK
2 years, 1 month ago

British ISIS jihadi from Leicester joins Shamima Begum in saying he wants to return to UK

Daily Mail  

A British former medical student who went to fight for Isis has revealed that just like Shamima Begum he hopes to return to the UK. He has been in prison for the last four years and wants to return to the UK Isis bride Shamima Begum, now 23, joined the terrorist group just like Ibrahim Ageed. The BBC has released …

UK-born ‘Beatle’ ISIL member sentenced to life by US court
2 years, 11 months ago

UK-born ‘Beatle’ ISIL member sentenced to life by US court

Al Jazeera  

A US judge has sentenced a British-born former member of the ISIL cell known as “the Beatles” to life in prison, months after the defendant pleaded guilty to several counts of lethal hostage-taking and other charges. In September 2021, Kotey pleaded guilty to “terrorism” charges and hostage-taking resulting in the death of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and …

Shamima Begum says she ‘did not hate Britain’ when she fled to Syria
3 years, 4 months ago

Shamima Begum says she ‘did not hate Britain’ when she fled to Syria

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has said she “did not hate Britain” when …

‘Isis member’ in UK charged with trying to help free jihadis from Syrian prisons
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Isis member’ in UK charged with trying to help free jihadis from Syrian prisons

The Independent  

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Who was leader of ISIS Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
5 years, 5 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 …

Who was ISIL’s self-proclaimed leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
5 years, 5 months ago

Who was ISIL’s self-proclaimed leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

Al Jazeera  

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant armed group, has been killed in a US raid, the US president announced on Sunday. Al-Baghdadi had long been a target for the US and regional security forces trying to eliminate ISIL even …

Will ISIL outlive its leader?
5 years, 5 months ago

Will ISIL outlive its leader?

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during raid by US Special Forces in Syria’s Idlib. The US President says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – the leader of one of the most feared armed groups, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – has been killed in northwest Syria. Under his watch, ISIL became one of the most brutal …

Who was ISIL’s self-proclaimed leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
5 years, 5 months ago

Who was ISIL’s self-proclaimed leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

Al Jazeera  

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant armed group, has been killed in a US raid, the US president announced on Sunday. Al-Baghdadi had long been a target for the US and regional security forces trying to eliminate ISIL even …

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

UK government does not know how many civilians killed in Syria and Iraq airstrikes, minister admits
5 years, 11 months ago

UK government does not know how many civilians killed in Syria and Iraq airstrikes, minister admits

The Independent  

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Inside Syria: With its enemies diverted or fighting each other, Isis is making a swift and deadly comeback
7 years ago

Inside Syria: With its enemies diverted or fighting each other, Isis is making a swift and deadly comeback

The Independent  

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14 ISIS fighters were recruited from west London streets
7 years, 1 month ago

14 ISIS fighters were recruited from west London streets

Daily Mail  

A leader of the British jihadis dubbed the 'Beatles' is suspected of radicalising at least 12 men in just over two square miles of the capital. Alexanda Kotey is believed to have radicalised men from a small pocket of West London including El Shafee Elsheikh Mahmoud Elsheikh and barber Yunis Benelbaida are two of the radicalised West Londoners The suspects …

Final two British ISIS jihadis of ‘The Beatles’ captured
7 years, 1 month ago

Final two British ISIS jihadis of ‘The Beatles’ captured

Daily Mail  

The last two British members of ISIS's evil 'Beatles' gang have been captured in Syria. Mohammed Emwazi, who was killed in a US air strike in 2015, appeared in a number of videos in which captives including British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning were beheaded Former child refugee Elsheikh was a Spice Girls fan from White City in …

British volunteer fighting Isis killed clearing mines in Syria, say sources
7 years, 4 months ago

British volunteer fighting Isis killed clearing mines in Syria, say sources

The Independent  

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Syrian Kurds ask UK to take back alleged British Isis fighter 'Jihadi Jack'
7 years, 4 months ago

Syrian Kurds ask UK to take back alleged British Isis fighter 'Jihadi Jack'

The Independent  

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British Isis fighter linked to Manchester attacker revealed as part of same cell as Jihadi John
7 years, 6 months ago

British Isis fighter linked to Manchester attacker revealed as part of same cell as Jihadi John

The Independent  

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British volunteer fighting against Isis in Raqqa says it is a 'matter of time' before Islamic State falls
7 years, 7 months ago

British volunteer fighting against Isis in Raqqa says it is a 'matter of time' before Islamic State falls

The Independent  

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Former British soldier fought against ISIS in Syria
7 years, 7 months ago

Former British soldier fought against ISIS in Syria

Daily Mail  

A former British soldier dubbed 'Tim the Cannibal' by his Kurdish comrades has revealed how he left his comfortable life in London to fight ISIS in their Syrian backyard. The ex-British soldier spent six months fighting ISIS with the YPG - he said a lot of his 'dear friends' had died fighting the terror group The married Londoner had previously …

Luke Rutter: British man killed fighting Isis in Syria
7 years, 8 months ago

Luke Rutter: British man killed fighting Isis in Syria

The Independent  

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Britain's time of tumult: A timeline of political turbulence, terror attacks and a fire tragedy
7 years, 9 months ago

Britain's time of tumult: A timeline of political turbulence, terror attacks and a fire tragedy

Firstpost  

Britain has endured a tumultuous period in recent months including four terror attacks, a catastrophic fire and a dramatic election that left Theresa May’s Conservative government badly weakened London: Britain has endured a tumultuous period in recent months including four terror attacks, a catastrophic fire and a dramatic election that left Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government badly weakened. The …

After major losses in Iraq and Syria, London terror attack is an attempt by Isis to prove it’s still a major force
7 years, 9 months ago

After major losses in Iraq and Syria, London terror attack is an attempt by Isis to prove it’s still a major force

The Independent  

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ISIS suspect 'Jihadi Jack' caught in Syria: Report
7 years, 9 months ago

ISIS suspect 'Jihadi Jack' caught in Syria: Report

India TV News  

A 21-year-old British man dubbed "Jihadi Jack" has been captured by Kurdish fighters in Syria where he was accused of joining the Islamic State terror group, media reports said today. Jack Letts, who emerged as the first from the UK to join ISIS in Syria, told the London-based television network Al- Araby that he was living in a prison controlled …

ISIS fighter and jihadi bride network active in Manchester
7 years, 10 months ago

ISIS fighter and jihadi bride network active in Manchester

Daily Mail  

A network of extremists including ISIS fighters, top recruiters and teenage jihadi brides has emerged from just a few square miles in Manchester in recent years, it has emerged. A network of extremists including ISIS fighters, top recruiters and teenage jihadi brides has emerged from just a few square miles in Manchester in recent years, it has emerged There are …

British anti-Isis fighters 'trolling' terrorists as they advance on Syrian stronghold of Raqqa
8 years ago

British anti-Isis fighters 'trolling' terrorists as they advance on Syrian stronghold of Raqqa

The Independent  

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Isis militants being killed 'at a rate they simply can't sustain', UK general says
8 years, 1 month ago

Isis militants being killed 'at a rate they simply can't sustain', UK general says

The Independent  

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Former student from Blackburn becomes first British woman to fight Isis in Syria
8 years, 1 month ago

Former student from Blackburn becomes first British woman to fight Isis in Syria

The Independent  

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Syrian war: British volunteers in socialist 'Bob Crow Brigade' prepared to die fighting Isis
8 years, 6 months ago

Syrian war: British volunteers in socialist 'Bob Crow Brigade' prepared to die fighting Isis

The Independent  

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War against Isis: Security services bracing for possible return of thousands of jihadists as group loses territory
8 years, 6 months ago

War against Isis: Security services bracing for possible return of thousands of jihadists as group loses territory

The Independent  

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British man killed while defusing Isis bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi
8 years, 7 months ago

British man killed while defusing Isis bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi

The Independent  

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Isis 'jihadi brides' trying to radicalise girls and encourage UK terror attacks online as they remain trapped in Syria
8 years, 7 months ago

Isis 'jihadi brides' trying to radicalise girls and encourage UK terror attacks online as they remain trapped in Syria

The Independent  

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Isis' British brides: What we know about the girls and women still in Syria after the death of Kadiza Sultana
8 years, 7 months ago

Isis' British brides: What we know about the girls and women still in Syria after the death of Kadiza Sultana

The Independent  

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Dean Carl Evans: British man killed fighting with Kurdish forces against Isis in Syria
8 years, 7 months ago

Dean Carl Evans: British man killed fighting with Kurdish forces against Isis in Syria

The Independent  

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How Jihadi John evaded security forces as he travelled to join ISIS in Syria
8 years, 11 months ago

How Jihadi John evaded security forces as he travelled to join ISIS in Syria

Daily Mail  

An ISIS militant who claims to have travelled to Syria from Britain with killer Jihadi John has released a detailed account of the journey revealing just how easily they evaded authorities. Scroll down for video A detailed account of how Mohammed Emwazi got from Britain has been published in an ISIS magazine, believed to have been written by known friend …

Be warned 'Jihadi Jack', white Brits in Syria are valuable to Isis whatever side they're on
9 years, 2 months ago

Be warned 'Jihadi Jack', white Brits in Syria are valuable to Isis whatever side they're on

The Independent  

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RAF kills 30 ISIS terrorists as David Cameron prepares dossier for Syria airstrikes
9 years, 4 months ago

RAF kills 30 ISIS terrorists as David Cameron prepares dossier for Syria airstrikes

Daily Mail  

But MPs have so far refused to support Britain bombing Syrian stronghold Kurdish fighters said the attack in Sinjar, Iraq had been 'highly effective' PM says the case for bombing ISIS in Syria is 'stronger' after Paris attacks Britain could join airstrikes against ISIS in Syria within weeks after David Cameron revealed plans to push for a vote on attacking …

Jihadi John 'dead': David Cameron says targeting Isis executioner was 'act of self-defence'
9 years, 4 months ago

Jihadi John 'dead': David Cameron says targeting Isis executioner was 'act of self-defence'

The Independent  

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UK monitoring 3,000 ISIS suspects: report
9 years, 6 months ago

UK monitoring 3,000 ISIS suspects: report

The Hindu  

Britain’s security agencies and anti-terror police are monitoring around 3,000 UK-based extremists of dreaded Islamic state militant group, ready to carry out attacks in the county, according to media reports. The new analysis of terror activity suggests that the number of violent suspects being monitored has risen by more than 50 per cent since 2007, when the security agencies had …

Jihadi John tops ‘kill list’ of British ISIS fighters: report
9 years, 6 months ago

Jihadi John tops ‘kill list’ of British ISIS fighters: report

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom government is believed to have drawn up a so-called “kill list” of British Islamic State fighters in Syria, topped by the dreaded Jihadi John. “If we have no other way of preventing an attack that’s likely to take place on our streets other than using a military strike to prevent it, then that’s what we’ll do,” U.K. …

Britain should lay on FLIGHTS to Syria for UK's ISIS fanatics
9 years, 8 months ago

Britain should lay on FLIGHTS to Syria for UK's ISIS fanatics

Daily Mail  

Bob Quick, a former Scotland Yard assistant commissioner, said it could be safer to help British extremists leave the country The government should consider chartering flights to Syria for UK fanatics who want to join ISIS, a former counter-terrorism police chief has suggested. Bob Quick, a former Scotland Yard assistant commissioner, said it could be safer to help British extremists …

UK PM says ISIL planning attacks on British soil
9 years, 9 months ago

UK PM says ISIL planning attacks on British soil

Al Jazeera  

David Cameron says group poses existential threat to West, days after at least 30 UK tourists died in attack in Tunisia. British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters based in Syria and Iraq are planning specific attacks against the UK. Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, Cameron said the group posed …

West Yorkshire teenager who left UK to join Isis in Iraq is 'Britain's youngest suicide bomber'
9 years, 9 months ago

West Yorkshire teenager who left UK to join Isis in Iraq is 'Britain's youngest suicide bomber'

The Independent  

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Islamic State: British teenager said to be UK's youngest suicide bomber after Iraq attack
9 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State: British teenager said to be UK's youngest suicide bomber after Iraq attack

ABC  

A 17-year old who left northern England to join Islamic State is reported to have become Britain's youngest suicide bomber after he blew himself up in a car in northern Iraq, British media says. "Although the information within these reports has not been confirmed and the relevant UK authorities are working hard to verify the facts, we can confirm that …

The 'normal guys' from the UK and US who have given up their day jobs to fight Isis in Syria
9 years, 11 months ago

The 'normal guys' from the UK and US who have given up their day jobs to fight Isis in Syria

The Independent  

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ISIS and Jihadi John are 'creating cult of misfits, thugs and the mentally ill'
9 years, 11 months ago

ISIS and Jihadi John are 'creating cult of misfits, thugs and the mentally ill'

Daily Mail  

Jihadi John and other ISIS extremists are building a network of 'misfits' around the world who can carry out 'chaotic' terror attacks with little planning, a senior police officer has warned. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, head of specialist operations at the Metropolitan Police, said ISIS is trying to 'pick up' potential fighters among 'the vulnerable, people with violent backgrounds, very …

12 jihadis from The Hague killed in Syria and Iraq
10 years ago

12 jihadis from The Hague killed in Syria and Iraq

Dutch News  

So far at least 12 people from The Hague have died taking part in jihad in Syria and Iraq, new city council figures show. Mayor Jozias van Aaartsen will not say how they died but did confirm they are ‘mainly’ young men, the Telegraaf reports. So far 40 young men and six women have left The Hague for Syria and …

12 jihadis from The Hague killed in Syria and Iraq
10 years ago

12 jihadis from The Hague killed in Syria and Iraq

Dutch News  

So far at least 12 people from The Hague have died taking part in jihad in Syria and Iraq, new city council figures show. Mayor Jozias van Aaartsen will not say how they died but did confirm they are ‘mainly’ young men, the Telegraaf reports. So far 40 young men and six women have left The Hague for Syria and …

'Britain's white jihadi', who joined Islamic State, a teen from Australia: report
10 years ago

'Britain's white jihadi', who joined Islamic State, a teen from Australia: report

Firstpost  

A westerner pictured alongside Islamic State group fighters and dubbed by media as “Britain’s white jihadi” is in fact a teenager from Australia who converted to Islam, a report said today. Sydney: A westerner pictured alongside Islamic State group fighters and dubbed by media as “Britain’s white jihadi” is in fact a teenager from Australia who converted to Islam, a …

Former UK marine becomes first Briton to be 'killed fighting Isis in Syria'
10 years ago

Former UK marine becomes first Briton to be 'killed fighting Isis in Syria'

The Independent  

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