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German woman charged with crimes against humanity and IS membership
Prosecutors say the suspect kept a Yazidi slave at her home after fleeing to join the so-called Islamic State group.
UNESCO world heritage site Hatra receives boost as tourists return
Hatra was an important religious and trading centre under the Parthian empire. Recently it suffered from a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Now a private museum is trying to lure back visitors.
France told to reconsider over repatriation of suspected IS women
The European Court of Human Rights said France had violated two women's rights as they were French nationals.
Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' cell charged with terrorism
The 38-year-old is believed to be one of the IS militants dubbed “The Beatles” due to their British accents.
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Former Irish soldier jailed for 15 months for joining IS in Syria
Lisa Smith is the first person to be convicted in Ireland for a terrorist act abroad.
Leader of ISIS killed by US drone strike in Syria, says Pentagon
Maher al-Agal was reportedly killed in a strike near Syria's northern border with Turkey.
France repatriates 51 women and children from camps in Syria
France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers who were detained in Syrian camps.
Belgian authorities repatriate Islamic State-linked women from Syria
The Belgian citizens have already been sentenced to prison in their homeland.
US-led military coalition captures senior IS leader in northern Syria
Media reports have identified the suspect as Syrian national Ahmad Hani al-Kurdi.
France says it has captured a senior Islamic State figure in Mali
The French defence ministry has described it as "a new success" for Barkhane forces in the Sahel region.
Irish ex-soldier Lisa Smith found guilty of Islamic State membership
Defence lawyers argued that Smith, 40, wasn't a member of Islamic State, and only went to Syria to become a wife and mother.
German IS bride given two-year suspended prison sentence
The court found her guilty of being a member of a terrorist organisation but cleared her of crimes against humanity.
Swiss woman charged over 'jihadist-motivated' knife attack in Lugano
Two people were injured in the attack at a department store in November 2020.
Islamic State 'Beatle' gets life sentence for beheadings
Alexanda Kotey was not facing the death penalty, under the terms of his extradition to the US.
Dozens dead after blast at a mosque in Afghanistan
Friday's explosion follows a series of attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Kabul airport blast killing hundreds 'not preventable'
The suicide bomber at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport killed at least 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members in August 2021.
‘Horrible’ Islamic State group leader killed, Biden announces
Al-Qurayshi's influence and day-to-day involvement in the group’s operations was not known and it is difficult to gauge how his death will affect the group.
Leader of so-called Islamic State killed in US operation in Syria
The US announced that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during an overnight raid in Idlib province.
Syria Kurds hold funeral for fighters killed in IS prison attack
Syria Kurds hold a funeral in the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiya for members of the Syrian Democratic Forces killed while fighting IS jihadists during their attack on the Ghwayran prison in the Kurdish-controlled northeast Syrian city of Hasakeh, with the aim of freeing fellow jihadists
Syria prison attack shows need to deal with IS detainees, UN says
The attack by Islamic State militants on a Syrian prison holding around 3,000 of its fighters and about 700 children is a predictable tragedy, the UN counter-terrorism chief said.