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Fall of Assad regime could lead to 'serious spike' in ISIS threat in Europe, ex-MI6 chief warns: Fears extremists could flee prison camps in Syria if Kurdish forces 'go off the job'
1 month ago

Fall of Assad regime could lead to 'serious spike' in ISIS threat in Europe, ex-MI6 chief warns: Fears extremists could flee prison camps in Syria if Kurdish forces 'go off the job'

Daily Mail  

One of Britain's former head spies has warned of a 'serious spike' in Isis's threat to Europe after the fall of Assad in Syria. Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, said fighters from the terrorist group were being detained in camps in eastern Syria by Kurdish groups and US troops. Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, …

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Twenty members of ISIS escape Syria’s ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area
1 year, 11 months ago

Twenty members of ISIS escape Syria’s ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area

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. Known as the "Black Prison" the military police prison …

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Alabama ISIS bride Hoda Muthana fights to return home from Syria camp
2 years ago

Alabama ISIS bride Hoda Muthana fights to return home from Syria camp

The Independent  

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Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers
2 years, 1 month ago

Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers

Daily Mail  

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum, pictured, gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner Begum, now 23, was seen …

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Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind
3 years, 7 months ago

Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind

The Independent  

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UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return
3 years, 10 months ago

UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return

Op India  

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Friday held that Shamima Begum, a British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, would not be allowed to return to the country to appeal against the revocation of her UK citizenship as she poses a security risk. Lord Reed, the president of the UK Supreme …

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Pakistani student arrested for sending money to ISIS terrorists in Syria
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistani student arrested for sending money to ISIS terrorists in Syria

India TV News  

A university student in Pakistan has been arrested on charges of having links with global terror groups and sending money to the dreaded Islamic State terrorists in Syria, police said on Monday. Muhammad Omer Bin Khalid, who is studying at Karachi's reputed NED University of Engineering and Technology, was arrested while trying to leave Karachi via a train, according to …

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Convicted Dutch terrorist helped 12 women escape ISIS camps, Prosecutor says
4 years, 3 months ago

Convicted Dutch terrorist helped 12 women escape ISIS camps, Prosecutor says

NL Times  

Former member of the Hofstad group and convicted terrorist Samir A. helped at least 12 women who are on the national terrorism sanction list escape from ISIS camps in Syria, the Public Prosecution Service said in the court in Rotterdam on Thursday, NU.nl reports. A. does not deny supporting the women financially, but sees it as emergency aid, his lawyer …

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Donald Trump says considering releasing video footage of US raid on Baghdadi
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump says considering releasing video footage of US raid on Baghdadi

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump on Monday said he was considering releasing a part of the video footage of the US special operations raid in northwest Syria that resulted in the death of elusive Islamic State leader and world's most wanted terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The question was: Am I considering releasing video footage of the raid? On Sunday, while announcing the …

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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" …

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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkey’s economy if they do anything ‘off limits’ with ISIS
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkey’s economy if they do anything ‘off limits’ with ISIS

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Turkey’s economy if the country does anything he considers to be off limits pertaining to ISIS, as the country prepares to execute an operation without US support in northern Syria. According to the White House, the two discussed the execution of a long-planned operation in Northern Syria which will not be …

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Mike Pompeo says ISIS ‘more powerful’ in some places but downplays overall threat
5 years, 4 months ago

Mike Pompeo says ISIS ‘more powerful’ in some places but downplays overall threat

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday acknowledged that there are “places where ISIS is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago,” but sought to downplay the risk posed by the terrorist organization in the wake of a report warning of its resurgence in Syria. “We’ve taken down significant risk – not all …

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What Reddit users asked our Middle East correspondent Richard Hall
5 years, 8 months ago

What Reddit users asked our Middle East correspondent Richard Hall

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. Thousands of Isis fighters have gone underground and formed …

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ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces says
5 years, 9 months ago

ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces says

CNN  

Eastern Syria CNN — ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced Saturday, bringing an end to the so-called caliphate declared by the terrorist group in 2014. In a paper statement issued at a formal ceremony to mark ISIS’ defeat, the SDF said it had lost 11,000 “forces, leaders and fighters” battling the militant group. …

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Is ISIL really defeated?
5 years, 9 months ago

Is ISIL really defeated?

Al Jazeera  

US-backed Kurdish fighters capture ISIL’s final stronghold in Syria. The group’s fighters were defeated in Iraq two years ago and it appears their dream of a so-called caliphate in Syria is over too. Following weeks of intense fighting, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces raised their flag over the town, which had been the final ISIL-controlled area in Syria. Presenter: Nick …

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Commander of US-backed forces fighting ISIS asks US to keep troops in Syria
5 years, 10 months ago

Commander of US-backed forces fighting ISIS asks US to keep troops in Syria

CNN  

CNN — The commander of the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces is asking the US and its coalition partners to provide air support and keep up to 1,500 troops in Syria as part of an effort to stabilize the country. Mazloum told reporters that Votel is “working” on his proposal for an enduring coalition presence but Votel later emphasized …

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ISIS fighters have been fleeing into Iraq, perhaps with millions of dollars in tow
5 years, 10 months ago

ISIS fighters have been fleeing into Iraq, perhaps with millions of dollars in tow

CNN  

CNN — More than 1,000 ISIS fighters have likely fled from Syria into the mountains and deserts of western Iraq in the past six months, and they may have up to $200 million in cash with them, according to a US military official familiar with situation. Video Ad Feedback Top general: 'Tens of thousands' of ISIS terrorists remain in Syria, …

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Donald Trump calls on Europe to take back Islamic State foreign fighters captured in Syria
5 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump calls on Europe to take back Islamic State foreign fighters captured in Syria

ABC  

While heralding what he said was the imminent defeat of Islamic State in Syria, Donald Trump has called on Europe to take back more than 800 foreign fighters captured in Syria and put them on trial. Key points: US-backed fighters in Syria say they are poised to capture ISIS's last stronghold Most of the remaining IS fighters are said to …

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ISIS now controls just half a square kilometer in Syria, says SDF
5 years, 10 months ago

ISIS now controls just half a square kilometer in Syria, says SDF

CNN  

Eastern Syria CNN — ISIS now controls an area of Syria measuring just half a square kilometer, a commander with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday. Shortly afterward, US Vice President Mike Pence told the conference – an annual gathering of heads of state, defense ministers and security experts – that the decision to withdraw US troops from Syria …

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As one ISIS wife ponders her fate, Europe struggles to deal with group’s followers
5 years, 10 months ago

As one ISIS wife ponders her fate, Europe struggles to deal with group’s followers

CNN  

CNN — Lenora Lemke sits in a car packed with all her belongings, shielded from the desert sun by a large carpet that hangs over the roof. In the specific case of Lemke and her husband, Martin Lemke, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said it had “no findings” and that providing “consular assistance is still virtually impossible.” “Irrespective of this, the Federal …

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ISIS in Syria: Canadian wives and former subjects speak
5 years, 11 months ago

ISIS in Syria: Canadian wives and former subjects speak

CNN  

Eastern Syria CNN — Her face covered by a black veil, with just a slit for her eyes, Dura looks like dozens of other black-clad women clustered on blankets with their children, all former subjects of ISIS’s crumbling caliphate in Syria. Come and see.” “You were studying the Middle East and didn’t know anything about ISIS?” I asked, puzzled. You …

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ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines
5 years, 11 months ago

ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines

CNN  

Hajin, Syria CNN — Two boys in their early teens swing sledgehammers, knocking down what remains of a wall. SDF officers estimate around 2,000 people are still inside Baghouz Al-Fawqani, a number that includes around 500 ISIS fighters. “There are Iraqis, Europeans and others from around the world, and they still have the will to fight.” He denies rumors that …

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Syrian Kurds contemplate war without their US allies
5 years, 11 months ago

Syrian Kurds contemplate war without their US allies

CNN  

CNN — Every Friday, they come to the cemetery in Kobani, Syria, to hand out sweets and remember their loved ones, killed in the fight against ISIS. On a recent visit, a group of mourning women stand by the grave of 27-year-old Mahmoud Rassoul, killed in an ISIS ambush near the town of Deir Ezzor less than two weeks ago. …

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