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Contents: Russia declared ‘Mission complete’ in Syria and withdrew, but the war rages on; Bangladesh’s Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) terror group targets ‘atheist bloggers’

Officials have discovered that Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadis have been using a chemistry laboratory at Mosul University to make bombs used by ISIS jihadists throughout the region.

Russian authorities have arrested at least 20 Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) recruiters in Moscow.

Contents: US military will deploy three brigades to eastern Europe to counter Russia; Libya’s Government of National Accord sails into port of Tripoli

The Syrian-based Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda offshoot, has launched a surprise attack against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Western Syria, prompting a war between the two terrorist groups, reports AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA).

An investigation by the FBI and a division of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) has led to two individuals in Mississippi pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an organization that has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

Contents: Human traffickers sell routes through Europe for 5000 euros; Europeans expect hundreds of thousands of migrants from Libya

Contents: Thousands protest violently over execution of murderer of blasphemy reformer; Pakistan Taliban branch takes credit for Easter massacre of Christians in Lahore

JERUSALEM – Palestinian Authority spokesman Adnan Al-Damiri claimed that Israel was behind the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, according to translations provided by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Suggesting that it was too much of a coincidence that the attacks occurred when European support for a

A Russian special forces officer has been killed near the ancient city of Palmyra that was seized by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) last year, various news outlets have reported, citing Russian agencies.

Contents: Loss of Palmyra in Syria highlights setbacks for ISIS; Iraqi army fleeing for their lives again

Police in Malaysia announced this week the arrest of fifteen people suspected of fundraising, recruiting, and attempting to purchase and amass bomb-making materials for the Islamic State (ISIS/IS/Daesh) terrorist group. One of those arrested is a police officer.

Defense officials have announced that a raid in Syria in early March killed Islamic State’s second-in-command Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, also known as Haji Imam.

A man identified only as “M.M.” was arrested earlier this week attempting to enter Syria; he has been charged with trying to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS). The 24-year-old is the first Japanese national caught on the Turkish-Syrian border with evidence suggesting ties to the terrorist group.

The Iraqi army is struggling in its efforts to retake Mosul in northern Iraq from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), revealed Reuters on Friday, the second day of an offensive described as the beginning of a broader campaign.

Iraq’s military has started a mission to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The terrorist group has held Iraq’s second-largest city since June 2014.

At least 50 members of the resurgent al-Qaeda branch in Yemen were killed in a U.S. airstrike in the mountains of southern Yemen, Reuters reports, citing medics and a local official.

Detainees liberated from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have killed Americans, a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers.

Iraq’s U.S.-backed military has launched an offensive to liberate the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).

Police have reportedly warned that the Somalia-based terror group al Shabaab may be heading towards Kenya. The warning comes after the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), backed by Somalia’s national army, killed 34 al Shabaab jihadists in two separate attacks over the

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An Iran-backed Shiite militia, described as one of the deadliest, has threatened to “deal” with American Marines deployed to a new U.S. base in northern Iraq “as forces of occupation.”

The internationally recognized government of Yemen and Shiite Houthi rebels have agreed on a ceasefire, Yemeni officials have reportedly said on condition of anonymity.

“Hundreds” of individuals from Latin America and the Caribbean have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

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So-called “liberal Muslims” in Malaysia are being monitored by the country’s government, which has deemed them “deviants.”

Major Saudi-led combat operations against Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies in Yemen, which began nearly a year ago, are “coming to an end,” the spokesman for the military coalition reportedly said.

Representatives from the religious minority community in the Middle East strongly support the Obama administration’s decision to finally concede that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is committing genocide against their people.

Contents: Istanbul terrorist attack is the latest in a string of attacks on Turkey; Israel participating in investigation of Istanbul attack

A Muslim pizzeria owner in upstate New York, who admitted to law enforcement that he tried to recruit jihadists for the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison and 27 years of supervised release, U.S. officials have announced.

A militant group linked to the communist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the United States considers a terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for carrying out the suicide car-bomb attack that killed 37 people in the Turkish capital.

Contents: Saudi Arabia says it will ‘end major combat operations’ in Yemen; Over 100 civilians killed in Saudi airstrike in Yemen

Amir Said Rahman Al-Ghazi, 39, has pleaded guilty to supporting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and attempting to recruit others to the jihadist group.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State John Kerry, under mounting pressure, has determined that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis, Shiite groups, and other minorities in areas it controls.

The “spymaster” of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), considered a key moderate Syrian rebel group, has accused the CIA of “ignoring” detailed intelligence since 2013 that could have prevented the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has escalated its efforts to recruit child soldiers to make up for all the soldiers it has lost.