What is the Islamic State group and what attacks has it inspired?
1 week ago

What is the Islamic State group and what attacks has it inspired?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI says it recovered the black banner of the Islamic State group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter, killing 15 people. The main group at peak strength claimed a handful of coordinated operations targeting the West, including a 2015 Paris plot that killed 130 people. Other attacks over the past decade include a 2015 shooting rampage by a husband-and-wife team who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, and a 2016 massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by a gunman who fatally shot 49 people, pledged his allegiance on a 911 call to al-Baghdadi and raged against the “filthy ways of the West.” Those attacks coincided with an influx of thousands of Westerners — some of them Americans — who traveled to Syria in hopes of joining the so-called caliphate. FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is set to resign at the end of the Biden administration, told The Associated Press in an August interview that he was “hard pressed to think of a time in my career where so many different kinds of threats are all elevated at once.” The SITE intelligence group reported IS supporters celebrating in online chat groups Wednesday.

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New Orleans attack came as officials warned of growing threat of international-inspired terrorism
5 days, 6 hours ago

New Orleans attack came as officials warned of growing threat of international-inspired terrorism

LA Times  

The pickup truck that a U.S. citizen drove into a New Orleans crowd held an Islamic State group flag, the FBI said. Following these months of warnings about a resurgent terrorism threat, a U.S. Army veteran inspired by Islamic State slammed a pickup truck into crowds celebrating New Year’s Day in New Orleans. “Now it includes Oct. 7, it includes …

New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State com
Trending News
5 days, 7 hours ago

New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State com

Hindustan Times  

* New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State com Islamic State was crushed by U.S.-led coalition * Militant group still can inspire violence * New Orleans attacker inspired by Islamic State By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, - A U.S. Army veteran who flew a black Islamic State flag on a truck that he rammed into …

The New Orleans attacker was inspired by ISIS. How much of a threat is the group in the US?
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6 days, 6 hours ago

The New Orleans attacker was inspired by ISIS. How much of a threat is the group in the US?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Addressing the nation following the attack, President Joe …

New Orleans attack: A look at the Islamic State group and ‘lone wolf’ terrorism
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6 days, 20 hours ago

New Orleans attack: A look at the Islamic State group and ‘lone wolf’ terrorism

Live Mint  

The FBI says it recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year's partygoers in New Orleans' French Quarter Wednesday, killing 15 people. President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that the FBI had told him that “mere hours before the attack, posted videos on social …

What is the Islamic State? Terror group flag seen at New Orleans attack
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6 days, 21 hours ago

What is the Islamic State? Terror group flag seen at New Orleans attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The radical Islamic State …

Islamic State’s brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide
1 week ago

Islamic State’s brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide

LA Times  

A cyclist passes a police barricade near the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Canal and Bourbon streets on Wednesday in New Orleans. The attacker in the deadly New Year’s truck-ramming strike on revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter had a black Islamic State flag, the FBI says. Islamic State’s deadly reach spread into Europe and beyond, …

Here’s how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria’s upheaval
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Here’s how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria’s upheaval

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria were meant in part as a message to the group and a move to ensure that it doesn’t try to take advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government. The U.S. and its partners want to make sure the Islamic State group, which still has …

Iran Says 8 Jihadist Killed Days After 10 Policemen Died in Attack by Pak-Based Terror Group
2 months ago

Iran Says 8 Jihadist Killed Days After 10 Policemen Died in Attack by Pak-Based Terror Group

Firstpost  

Iran's military has killed eight jihadists in an operation in the restive southeast since a deadly attack last month on a police station. The attack resulted in the deaths of 10 police officers and has escalated tensions between Iran and Pakistan, a region that has been a flashpoint for cross-border attacks by separatists and Sunni extremists.

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
4 months, 1 week ago

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The Hindu  

“The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group,” the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties …

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?

Hindustan Times  

By Michael Georgy What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing? DUBAI, - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group. Its then leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed in 2019 by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, rose …

Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Knife Attack That Killed 3 In Germany
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Knife Attack That Killed 3 In Germany

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking this city’s 650th anniversary. The extremist group said on its news site that the attacker targeted Christians and that as a “soldier of the Islamic State” he carried …

Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria compared to last year, US military says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria compared to last year, US military says

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double this year, compared to the year before. According to a U.S. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t allowed to speak publicly on the matter, …

US says ISIL trying ‘to reconstitute’ amid uptick in Syria, Iraq attacks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US says ISIL trying ‘to reconstitute’ amid uptick in Syria, Iraq attacks

Al Jazeera  

In the first six months of the year, the group has claimed 153 attacks in Syria and Iraq. The United States military says ISIL is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of its attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double that of the previous year. Domestic tensions A coalition of more than 80 countries led by the …

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 3 Spanish citizens and 3 Afghans
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 3 Spanish citizens and 3 Afghans

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on foreigners in central Afghanistan last week in which three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed. The Islamic State group issued statements on its Aamaq news agency late Sunday that said IS fighters attacked a bus carrying tourists and their guides. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in …

Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?
9 months ago

Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?

The Hindu  

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The letter, signed by the then political committee chief of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour said there was room for “only one flag and one leadership” in the fight to re-establish Islamic rule in …

Why is the Islamic State group 'fixated' on Russia and what is ISIS-K?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is the Islamic State group 'fixated' on Russia and what is ISIS-K?

ABC  

A branch of Islamic State, the militant group that once sought control over swathes of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for a deadly terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall. Islamic State's Amaq news agency posted a statement on Telegram following the deadly shooting, saying its fighters attacked on the outskirts of Moscow. The war began in 2011 after …

Why Islamic State targeted Russia and attacked Moscow concert hall
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Islamic State targeted Russia and attacked Moscow concert hall

India Today  

As Moscow saw one of its deadliest terror attacks in decades, with over 110 people killed as gunmen opened fire at a concert hall, questions have swirled on social media why the Islamic State targeted Russia. The attack comes amid a long-standing and persistent conflict between Russia and the Islamic State that started with President Putin's intervention in the Syrian …

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Iran, as Tehran vows revenge
1 year ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Iran, as Tehran vows revenge

ABC  

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 US drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. Key points: The Islamic State group claimed two men carried out the attacks with explosive vests The statement …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people
1 year ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we were just 10 steps further we would have been right over …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84
1 year ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84

LA Times  

A woman weeps at the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion in the city of Kerman, Iran. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we …

Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say
1 year, 4 months ago

Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and Iraq and its fighters pose the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan today, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Monday. The experts monitoring sanctions against the militant group, also known by its Arab acronym Daesh, said that during …

Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Afghan capital
2 years, 2 months ago

Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Afghan capital

Hindustan Times  

Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling group's administration said on Saturday. The Islamic State members killed in the raid on their hideout were involved in two major attacks in recent weeks, one on a city mosque and the other on a tutoring institute in …

One killed, several wounded in Afghan mosque bombing: Police
2 years, 6 months ago

One killed, several wounded in Afghan mosque bombing: Police

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of people had gathered at the mosque for Friday prayers when an explosive device detonated, police said. An explosion at a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others, a Taliban official said. Dozens of people had gathered inside the mosque in the district of Imam Sahib for Friday prayers when …

Opinion | Islamic State (K): The Pak Connection
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Islamic State (K): The Pak Connection

India TV News  

On Saturday, the United States carried out a drone strike in Nangarhar province and claimed that it had killed a ‘planner’ of Islamic State that carried out the deadly blasts near Kabul airport on Thursday. People the world over want to know why Islamic State carried out this bloodbath near Kabul airport. The terror outfit Islamic State released the photograph …

U.S. strike kills two members of Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, Pentagon says
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. strike kills two members of Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, Pentagon says

LA Times  

A person wounded in the Kabul airport bombing is brought by ambulance to a hospital on Thursday. The U.S. military said it killed two members of Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate with a drone strike in the group’s eastern stronghold. Acting swiftly on President Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it …

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?

Associated Press  

The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for a deadly suicide attack outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. The Islamic State’s Central Asia affiliate sprang up in the months after the group’s core fighters swept across Syria and Iraq, carving out a self-styled …

U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after Kabul airport carnage
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after Kabul airport carnage

The Hindu  

U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 U.S. soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport. “We’re doing everything we can to be prepared,” he said,adding that some intelligence was being shared with the Taliban and that he believed “some …

Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?
3 years, 4 months ago

Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?

Firstpost  

The ‘sworn enemy’ of the Taliban, the affiliate of the extremist group, has long desired to attack America The Islamic State offshoot that the US blame for Thursday’s deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, US …

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?

India TV News  

The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday’s deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. While the Taliban have confined their struggle to Afghanistan, the Islamic State group in Afghanistan and Pakistan has embraced the Islamic State’s call for a …

What makes Afghanistan's Islamic State dangerous: Explainer
3 years, 4 months ago

What makes Afghanistan's Islamic State dangerous: Explainer

India Today  

The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday’s deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. The Islamic State’s Central Asia affiliate sprang up in the months after the group’s core fighters swept across Syria and Iraq, carving out a self-styled …

Decoded | What is Islamic State-Khorasan that launched deadliest attack on US forces since 2011
3 years, 4 months ago

Decoded | What is Islamic State-Khorasan that launched deadliest attack on US forces since 2011

India Today  

Multiple bomb blasts at the Kabul airport on Thursday night were the deadliest terror attack on US forces in Afghanistan since 2011. Among the terror attacks that the IS-Khorasan claimed to have carried out were on Kabul University premises, firing of rockets into the Presidential Palace of Afghanistan and targeting Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in 2020. The Taliban …

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 …

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan's Islamic State
3 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan's Islamic State

The Hindu  

The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday's deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. Despite years of military targeting by the U.S.-led coalition, the group known as Islamic State Khorasan has survived to press more assaults as the United …

Who Are ISIS-K? The Terror Group Posing A Threat To Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Who Are ISIS-K? The Terror Group Posing A Threat To Afghanistan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ISIS-K presents a serious risk to the safety of all citizens desperately trying to escape Afghanistan through Kabul Airport. “The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan — which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well — …

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

India Today  

As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another jihadist threat: the Islamic State group. President Joe Biden said there is "an acute and growing risk" of an attack at the airport by the group's regional chapter, called Islamic State-Khorasan or ISIS-K. Islamic State had been highly …

Long before the Kabul bombing, ISIS-K was terrorizing Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Long before the Kabul bombing, ISIS-K was terrorizing Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan refugees crouch in a group as the British military secures the perimeter Thursday outside the Baron Hotel in Kabul after the bombing. “This is an embarrassment for the Taliban,” said Seth Jones, a terrorism expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank. ISIS-K “managed to thumb its nose at the Taliban, getting suicide bombers …

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack
3 years, 4 months ago

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack

NPR  

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images The group known as ISIS-K had long planned attacks on American personnel and others. Here's what is known about the group, which reportedly has claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombing: toggle caption Wali Sabawoon/AP What …

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
3 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32 people and wounding dozens. The U.S.-led coalition recently ceased combat activities and is gradually drawing down its troop presence in Iraq, sparking fears of an IS resurgence. Elsewhere, in northern Iraq and the western desert, attacks continue and almost exclusively target Iraqi …

Islamic State militants kill 10 in coordinated attack in Iraq
4 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State militants kill 10 in coordinated attack in Iraq

India Today  

Islamic State militants killed at least 10 Iraqi militia men in a coordinated assault overnight near the central city of Samarra, security officials said Saturday, adding to concerns the extremist group that once controlled large areas of the country is staging a comeback. Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December 2017 after a costly three-year campaign. In recent months, …

The theory of the Islamic State
5 years, 2 months ago

The theory of the Islamic State

The Hindu  

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Barring certain pockets that al-Qaeda-affiliated groups now control, such as Syria’s Idlib, the group largely remains a hit-and-run organisation. There are Salafi organisations whose members dedicate themselves to a “pure” Islamic way of life and have nothing to do with violence. ‘Pure’ Islamic State Unlike the al-Qaeda, the IS’s operations were not confined to carrying …

Analysis | The Islamic State sans Abu Bakr Baghdadi
5 years, 2 months ago

Analysis | The Islamic State sans Abu Bakr Baghdadi

The Hindu  

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, is a signal moment in the fight against terrorism, at least in West Asia. Born in Iraq’s Samarra into a Salafi family, Baghdadi, whose real name was Ibrahim bin Awwad bin Ibrahim al-Badri, did his primary education in his hometown and higher studies in Baghdad. …

Q&A: The end of the Islamic State group’s “caliphate”
5 years, 9 months ago

Q&A: The end of the Islamic State group’s “caliphate”

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The announcement of victory over the Islamic State group in Syria marks the end of the extremists’ self-styled caliphate, a proto-state in which they held millions hostage to their dark and brutal vision. What is over is the Islamic State group’s physical “caliphate,” after the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led group supported by the United States, declared on …

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