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Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Senior ISIS Leader in Somalia Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid
Officials said the man helped facilitate a network of ISIS affiliates around the world.
Armed Insurgents Kidnap 50 Women in Burkina Faso
The women were abducted while searching for food in a region that has been under a blockade by extremist groups for nearly a year.
Sri Lanka’s Former President Ordered to Pay Compensation Over 2019 Bombings
A Supreme Court ruling denounced former President Maithripala Sirisena and some of his top officials for what it called “reckless failure” to prevent the attacks, which killed more than 200 people.
Attack on Oil Workers in Eastern Syria Kills at Least 10
No group claimed responsibility for the assault on a bus convoy. But Islamic State militants remain active in parts of Syria and have increased attacks in the area, which is government-controlled.
U.S. Commandos Capture Six ISIS Officials in Raids in Syria
The operations were the second time in recent weeks that U.S. forces had killed or captured ISIS terrorists.
French Court Convicts 8 of Aiding 2016 Terrorist Attack in Nice
The defendants were found guilty of helping the perpetrator prepare for the assault in which he plowed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd, killing 86 people.
Islamic State Chief Is Dead and New One Is Picked. Both Are Unknown.
The group has been reduced from the world’s most fearsome terrorist organization to a low-level insurgency operating in limited parts of countries torn by conflict.
Turkey Accuses U.S. of Complicity in Istanbul Attack
Turkish police arrested a female suspect and accused her of entering from Syria to carry out the bombing on Kurdish orders. The U.S. is allied with a Kurdish-led militia in Syria.
Trial of Kansas Teacher Who Joined ISIS Shows Family’s Deep Scars
Allison Fluke-Ekren, a teacher from Kansas, dragged her family to Syria and forced her daughter, Leyla, to train for war on behalf of the Islamic State. Now her daughter wields final words against her.