The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a terrorist group that practices an extreme form of Salafi jihadism. The group has been active since the late 1990s, but came to prominence in 2014 with the capture of Mosul, a major Iraqi city. ISIS has claimed responsibility for some of the most recent notable terrorist attacks around the world, including the July 2016 Baghdad bombings and the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.
ISIS-K terrorist confesses role in Abbey Gate, Moscow and embassy attacks
A terrorist from the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), who was extradited to the United States in the early Wednesday morning hours, confessed to the FBI that he played key roles in the infamous bombing of Abbey Gate at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport that took the lives of soldiers and civilians, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He also claimed taking part in a deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow, and a blast targeting Canadian embassy security guards in Kabul.
NBC’s Dilanian Puts ISIS-Inspired Terrorists Alongside ‘Far-Right Extremism’
On Wednesday during NBC’s special rolling coverage of the Islamic terror attack in New Orleans, correspondent intelligence community tool Ken Dilanian chose not once or twice, but three times to tie Islamic extremism to “extremist ideologies” like “far-right extremism.” The most notable came during NBC Nightly News and anchor Lester Holt — who was the only network evening newscast anchor working a rare holiday — asking a simple question: “What does this tell us about the state of ISIS as we launch into 2025?” Sure, Dilanian started by saying “the...
New Orleans attack: Search continues for potential Bourbon Street accomplices as state AG vows death penalty
Authorities are still searching for potential accomplices to Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into a New Orleans crowd before being killed in a shootout with police on Wednesday. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told Fox News that there is evidence that Jabbar worked alongside accomplices to coordinate the attack, although she and other officials have declined to offer specifics. Jabbar's attack killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others. "In Louisiana, we have the death penalty, and we will carry it out!" Murrill wrote on X. Jabbar...
US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall
The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that it had struck more than 75 targets, including ISIL (ISIS) leaders, operatives and camps, to ensure that the armed group does not take advantage of the end of al-Assad’s rule.
As world powers clash, ISIS returns for revenge
The Islamic State militant group is capitalizing on widespread unrest and flaring tensions over major conflicts, including those raging in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, to pave the way for new, deadly attacks across the globe, an intelligence analyst told Newsweek. The once-sprawling caliphate declared over a decade ago by the Islamic State (referred to as ISIS or IS) was largely defeated in Iraq and Syria by 2019 at the hands of an array of campaigns waged by local forces and international powers, including the United States, Russia and Iran....
Afghan National Who Entered US On Special Visa Charged With Plotting Election Day Massacre
A 27-year-old Afghan national who entered the US shortly after the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has been arrested for allegedly planning an Election Day massacre in the name of the Islamic State.
Islamic State claims responsibility in German festival attack as second suspect arrested
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the deadly stabbing spree at a festival in Germany on Friday that left three people dead and eight others injured.The group said the attacker targeted Christians and was a "soldier of the Islamic State" who carried out the attack "to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere." German police previously said that there was no other obvious motive other than terror and that the attacker appeared to be unknown to the victims.Late Saturday, authorities said that they had arrested a second person, along with...
ISIS plot against Taylor Swift concert narrowly foiled — but police warn there could still be a threat to her sold-out shows
Police say they have narrowly foiled an ISIS plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Austria — and there could still be a threat to the super star’s European shows.
Two suspects — a 19-year-old living in his parents’ house near Vienna, along with another man — were arrested Wednesday after police raided the home, according to the Austrian outlet Kronen Zeitung.
A bomb squad found various chemicals and substances potentially being used to make explosives, and evacuated the home.
Feds ID 400 migrants smuggled into US by ISIS-affiliated network —with the whereabouts of 50 unknown
The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 migrants who were brought to the US from Central Asia and other places by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network — and the whereabouts of more than 50 of them are unknown, according to an unsettling report.
More than 150 of the migrants have been arrested, but the locations of another 50 remain unknown, three US officials told NBC News, adding that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to arrest those involved on immigration charges.
Four ISIS-linked men slapped with US sanctions
The U.S. has frozen the assets of three men from Uzbekistan and one from the Republic of Georgia over their alleged ties to ISS and a human smuggling network. The move comes two days after eight people with suspected ties to the terrorist organization were arrested in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
The Treasury Dept. identifies the four as: Adam Khamirzaev, a native of the Republic of Georgia, and three men from Uzbekistan: Muhammadyusuf Alisher Ogli Mirzoev, Muhammad Ibrohimjon Niyazov and Olimkhon Makhmudjon Ugli Ismailov.