ISIS

Belgian court halts transfer of Paris attacker Abdeslam to France
Transfer 'temporarily suspended' over concerns it contravened the European Convention of Human Rights
Europe
October 03, 2023, 9:10 PM
Pakistan warns of crackdown on undocumented Afghans amid series of terror attacks
Analysts say extremist groups are taking advantage of worsening security in the country's north
Asia
October 03, 2023, 4:33 PM
Pakistan security forces suffer highest casualty rate in eight years, report reveals
More than one third of deaths linked to violence since January in the country have involved security personnel
Asia
October 02, 2023, 1:20 PM
US-backed Syrian-Kurdish fighters capture senior ISIS militant
Mahmdouh Ibrahim Al Haji was taken into custody in Raqqa for 'enabling terrorist cells'
Syria
September 29, 2023, 6:05 PM
Student used 3D-printer to make chemical weapon delivery drone for ISIS
Online chats reveal Al Bared intended to make single-use drone for terrorist purposes
UK
September 28, 2023, 6:42 PM
ISIS official at Lebanon's Ain Al Hilweh camp jailed for 160 years
Before joining ISIS, Imad Yassin was a member of militant groups, including Al Qaeda-linked Jund Al Sham
Lebanon
September 28, 2023, 6:13 AM
US forces capture ISIS official in Syria
Abu Halil Al Fadani had ISIS connections across the Middle East and North Africa, according to Washington
MENA
September 26, 2023, 7:57 AM
Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS renews focus on Sahel as terror group gains ground
Partner countries 'really focused on working with African states' to defend against extremists, US deputy special envoy to the coalition tells The National
US
September 25, 2023, 4:50 PM
Taliban consider using US mass surveillance plan to clamp down on ISIS
Afghan regime said it met China's Huawei in August
World
September 25, 2023, 1:22 PM
Sentences handed down for 2016 Belgian bombings
Among those sentenced was Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the cell that perpetrated the 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130
Europe
September 15, 2023, 8:05 PM
Iraq seeks new 'future relations' with US-led coalition to fight ISIS
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani says Iraq does not need foreign troops any more as its security forces will maintain security
Iraq
September 11, 2023, 10:24 PM
Senior US officials try to 'de-escalate' tension in Syria's Deir Ezzor
Anti-ISIS mission faces new threat as ethnic tension flares in resource-rich region
US
September 05, 2023, 8:20 PM
Brussels bomber Salah Abdeslam fights to prevent return to France
Lawyers to argue transfer from Belgium would violate human rights
World
September 04, 2023, 12:06 PM
Kurdish authorities enforce curfew in eastern Syria as fighting continues
Curfew to last 48 hours from Saturday in Deir Ezzor
MENA
September 02, 2023, 6:06 AM
US-led coalition against ISIS urges calm in north-east Syria after clashes
Battles between Washington-backed groups are a 'distraction' in fight against terrorism, coalition says
Syria
August 31, 2023, 7:20 PM
Iraq hangs three over ISIS-claimed blast that killed hundreds
The 2016 bombing in Baghdad's Karrada district set off fires that killed most of the victims
Iraq
August 29, 2023, 4:53 AM
UN pull-out from Mali 'recipe for disaster', US envoy says as ISIS attacks intensify
World body's withdrawal process in the north of the country speeds up after a surge in fighting
World
August 28, 2023, 7:32 PM
ISIS has almost doubled its control in Mali, UN experts say
Attacks in the area have eroded trust in 2015 peace agreement
MENA
August 27, 2023, 12:03 PM
Doctor who sought to support ISIS jailed in US to 18 years
Muhammad Masood expressed interest in carrying out 'lone wolf' attacks in the States
US
August 25, 2023, 10:14 PM
Libya captures ISIS figure suspected over three attacks in 2018
Extremist group has taken advantage of the disintegration of Libya's security apparatus since the fall of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011
MENA
August 25, 2023, 7:32 AM
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