ISIS

Syria Arrests ‘ISIS-Linked’ Suspects in Damascus Bombings

Syrian officials said on Thursday that a preliminary investigation of the July 7 bombings in the capital city of Damascus — perpetrated during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron — suggests that a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State was responsible.

Security personnel cordon off the area around the blast site near the Ministry of Tourism

Australia Says ISIS Brides Are Coming Home from Syria

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Wednesday that a group of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters have booked flights back to Australia after being released from a prison camp in Syria. Burke said the group would receive no help from the Australian government, and in fact some could expect to be arrested upon arrival.

Title: APTOPIX Syria Australia IS Families Image ID: 26047394327432 Article: Family member

Syria Urges EU to Take Its Citizens Back as ISIS Prison Breaks Threaten Chaos

A senior official at the al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, Syria on Thursday pleaded with European and American officials to take control of the facility, before clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) create more opportunities for Islamic State terrorists to escape. Syrian officials are also suggesting Western powers take custody of the foreign-born ISIS fighters they have allowed to languish in Syrian prisons for years.

Title: Syria Kurds Clashes Image ID: 26019521406906 Article: Syrian government forces stan