The US has transferred thousands of detainees linked to the group from Syria to Iraq. When US President Donald Trump, during his first term in office, declared that ISIL (ISIS) had been defeated, many of the group’s fighters and their families were locked up in northeastern Syria. They stayed there, in prisons and camps, until … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president says ‘deadly strike’ in Nigeria targeted ISIL fighters who had killed ‘primarily, innocent Christians’. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US President Donald Trump … Read more
Syrian officials confirm the arrest of ISIL leader Taha al-Zoubi in a security operation near Damascus. Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Syria’s Ministry of Interior has announced the arrest of Taha al-Zoubi, a leading figure in the ISIL (ISIS) group, in the Damascus countryside, … Read more
A Yazidi girl who survived ISIL captivity films herself to process her trauma as rescuers search for her missing family. Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl from Iraq, shares her story after four years of abduction and enslavement by ISIL (ISIS). Through intimate video diaries, she confronts trauma and seeks justice by initiating legal action against … Read more
Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani and two of his sons affiliated to the group were killed in a raid, the US military says United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have killed a senior ISIL (ISIS) leader and his two sons affiliated to the group in Syria’s Aleppo region, the US military has said. A post on … Read more
Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces described the attack as ‘one of the deadliest’ against it in a while. The ISIL (ISIS) group has killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor, the group’s news agency has reported, underscoring concerns about its resurgence. Farhad Shami, spokesperson for Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic … Read more
Police say Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities. A senior ISIL (ISIS) commander in Somalia has been captured, police and state media have said, as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against the group. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in … Read more
The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria. Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) fighters to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has reported. Intelligence and security forces “succeeded in thwarting an attempt by … Read more
The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons. The ISIS (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul that killed at least six people. In a Telegram post on Tuesday, ISIL said one of its members detonated an explosive vest in the … Read more