Isis

New Orleans attack: FBI says suspect acted alone and there appears to be no link to Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion

Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar joined Islamic State terror group last summer, investigators say

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 18:57

Who was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in New Orleans truck attack?

Texas man (42) served in the US army and army reserve before getting involved in a series of businesses

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 18:03

‘I felt that life has no value and it’s better to die’: Yazidi woman on experience of being sexually enslaved by Isis

Shireen Khero, a Yazidi from Iraq, was abducted by Isis in 2014 but luckily escaped three years later. She is in Ireland to mark the 10th anniversary of Isis atrocities against the Yazidi community

Tue Sept 10 2024 - 20:42

Lisa Smith to file submissions in her appeal against conviction for Isis membership

Former soldier first person to be convicted in Irish court of an Islamic terrorist offence committed abroad

Mon May 13 2024 - 12:34

‘It’s been defeated in the West, but it’s surged around the world’ - the threat posed by Isis-K

In the News podcast

Thu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00

Stripping an Islamist terrorist of his Irish citizenship

In the News podcast: Jailed in the US, Algerian-born Ali Charaf Damache hopes to return to Ireland

Fri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00

Nonfiction books to look out for in 2024

Overcoming adversity and unimaginable trauma and uncovering hidden truths are common threads in some of 2024′s most promising non-fiction titles.

Sun Dec 31 2023 - 10:39

Islamic State announces new leader after death of Abu Hussein al-Qurashi

Terror group appoints Iraqi jihadi Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurashi

Fri Aug 04 2023 - 14:22

Six men found guilty of murder over 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks that killed 32

Bombers from Belgo-French cell of the Islamic State terrorist group injured more than 300 during attacks

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 21:26

Taliban kill head of Islamic State cell that bombed Kabul airport

Bombing killed 170 civilians and 13 US troops in August 2021

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 06:51

Explosion at press awards ceremony in Afghanistan kills security guard and injures journalists

UN mission in Afghanistan condemns ‘despicable’ attack

Sat Mar 11 2023 - 16:03

Lisa Smith loses appeal against sentence for terror group membership

Court of Appeal says judges who convicted former soldier showed ‘scrupulous fairness’ and regard to evidence

Wed Mar 08 2023 - 12:08

Landmark internet cases go before US Supreme Court

Justices will weigh in for the first time on law that shields tech platforms from liability for content published on their sites

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 13:19

‘I felt so guilty for perpetuating fake news’: Former journalist sets the record straight on Paris ‘suicide bomber’

In 2015, Dina Amer reported - inaccurately - on ‘Europe’s first female suicide bomber’. A biopic aims to make amends

Sat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00

Muqtada al-Sadr: Part popular mystical figure and part militia boss who whips up a mob at a whim

Politically powerful Shia cleric has stood up to Iran and his volatile persona continues to mesmerise his Iraqi compatriots

Sat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00

Senior Islamic State leader in Somalia killed in US raid

Official says Bilal al-Sudani was ‘a key operative and facilitator for Isis’ global network’

Fri Jan 27 2023 - 14:39

Man (37) in Dutch custody on suspicion of serving with Islamic State

Security services’ failure to uncover man’s identity re-ignites debate in the Netherlands on country’s vulnerability to hardened militants

Fri Jan 20 2023 - 16:28

Former Afghan MP shot dead at her home in Kabul

Mursal Nabizada and her guard were killed and her brother was injured in Sunday’s attack

Mon Jan 16 2023 - 10:39

‘Iraq is now a teenage country’: Artists under pressure in Iraq

After decades of Iraq’s creative sector being held back, the country is ready to set out its own narrative. Three artists explain how they see their role

Sat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00

Eight militants killed in Taliban raids targeting key Islamic State figures

Targets were involved in attacks on Kabul’s Longan Hotel, Pakistan’s embassy and the military airport

Thu Jan 05 2023 - 09:16

At least nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk, say security sources

Authorities say Isis responsible for attack near Safra village which left two other policemen injured

Sun Dec 18 2022 - 16:07

Brussels bombing trial opens with strong emotions

Triple explosions in Belgian capital were claimed by Islamic State terror group

Mon Dec 05 2022 - 19:23

‘We’re not looking for condemnations on Twitter’: Kurdish opposition groups feel wrath of under-pressure Iran

Dissidents in Iraq once fought side by side with US forces. Now they are alone as they face Iranian attacks

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 20:00

UK police arrest alleged member of Islamic State ‘Beatles’ cell

Aine Davis (38) denies being part of group with English accents that beheaded western hostages in Syria

Thu Aug 11 2022 - 07:14

Court of Appeal refuses to hear bail application by Lisa Smith

Former Irish soldier was sentenced to 15 months in jail for joining Islamic State in Syria

Wed Jul 27 2022 - 16:43

Miriam Lord: From Irish pride to Isis bride, we have not heard the last of the Lisa Smith story

A 15-month sentence for the sister of Islamic State who joined the terrorist organisation with “eyes wide open” and has never shown remorse for her actions

Sat Jul 23 2022 - 00:07

Eyewitness to history: Sri Lankan novelist calls for generational change in his native land

Shehan Karunatilaka was among the crowd at the Presidential Palace in the once prosperous Indian Ocean island nation

Sat Jul 16 2022 - 06:17

Lisa Smith’s Facebook messages with jihadists to be admitted as evidence

Trial of former soldier hears from expert on how Islamic State recruited westerners

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 22:09

Ericsson’s Iraq crisis deepens after US deal breached again

Company withheld information about possible payments to Isis terror group

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 13:13

Only surviving Paris attacker pleads for mercy at trial

Abdeslam seeks leniency for not detonating suicide vest in terrorism acts that killed 131

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 19:30

Islamic State leader dies during US raid in north-west Syria

Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 19:37

Syrian prison revolt highlights plight of boys ‘living in fear’

Rights groups urge repatriation of children following Isis attack on Kurdish-run jail

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 17:36

Islamic State resurges with ‘new generation’ of recruits

Attacks in Syria and Iraq in recent days show Isis sleeper cells are re-emerging as serious threat

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 13:03

Isis-K insurgency jeopardises Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan

Terror group inspired by Islamic State seeking to establish caliphate across region

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 15:41