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France

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.

United Kingdom

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.

Ireland

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.

Syria

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.

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France repatriates 51 women and children from camps in Syria

France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers who were detained in Syrian camps.

Belgium

Belgian authorities repatriate Islamic State-linked women from Syria

The Belgian citizens have already been sentenced to prison in their homeland.

Syria

US-led military coalition captures senior IS leader in northern Syria

Media reports have identified the suspect as Syrian national Ahmad Hani al-Kurdi.

Mali

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.

Ireland

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.

Germany

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.

Switzerland

Swiss woman charged over 'jihadist-motivated' knife attack in Lugano

Two people were injured in the attack at a department store in November 2020.

USA

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.

Afghanistan

Dozens dead after blast at a mosque in Afghanistan

Friday's explosion follows a series of attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Afghanistan

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.

USA

‘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.

Syria

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.

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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

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.

Germany

Trial begins of 22-year-old German woman who joined IS group in Syria

The young woman is charged with complicity in crimes against humanity after being repatriated with her two children.

Syria

Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq leave at least 39 dead

The attacks on Friday are the biggest and deadliest since the fall of the IS “caliphate” three years ago.