Islamic State (ISIS)

Government & Politics

Has political Islam found a new face in Belgium? An analysis linking a foiled jihadist plot in Belgium with new research from Abu Dhabi showing the global decline of the Muslim Brotherhood explores how political Islam is evolving into a diffuse, digital-era threat.

October 28, 2025   

(Brussels Times) Not more than two months ago, the Brussels Times met with TRENDS Research & Advisory, an Abu Dhabi-based think tank, which hosted an annual forum on political Islam. Barely a fortnight later, Belgian police foiled a jihadist-inspired plot to assassinate […]

Legal

Emilie König, IS jihadist and propagandist, will go before French criminal court Originally from western France, the 40-year-old woman joined the Islamic State group in Syria and engaged in its propaganda efforts. France repatriated her in 2023, a year after her children returned.

October 25, 2025   

(Le Monde) For years, Emilie König, now 40, was nicknamed “the muse of jihad.” In the coming months, she will be tried by a criminal court in Paris, following an indictment order issued on September 16 by anti-terrorism investigating judges, for joining […]

Interfaith

Seaside restaurant owner sold business to fund terror attack on Jewish people in Manchester, court told Walid Saadaoui posted material online in support of ISIS, but his plans for an attack were thwarted by undercover police.

October 15, 2025   

(Sky News) The former owner of a Norfolk seaside restaurant sold up and used the cash from the sale to buy assault rifles for a terror attack, a court has heard. Walid Saadaoui bought the Albatross restaurant near the Britannia Pier in […]

Interfaith

Islamic State supporter ‘hero-worshipped’ mastermind of 2015 Paris attacks, court told Walid Saadaoui is accused of preparing a terrorist attack by making plans for an attack, conducting reconnaissance and arranging the purchase and delivery of firearms.

October 9, 2025   

(Sky News) An Islamic State supporter was said to have “hero-worshipped” the mastermind of the 2015 Paris attacks, a court has heard. Walid Saadaoui, 38, of Abram, Greater Manchester, is accused along with Amar Hussein, 52, of preparing a terrorist attack by […]

Interfaith

Two men planned ‘untold harm’ with attack on Jewish community in Manchester, jury told — as defendant shouts out in court The two men are accused of buying assault rifles, handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in preparation for a suicide attack.

October 8, 2025   

(Sky News) A trial accusing two men of planning “untold harm” and “mass fatalities” with an attack on members of the Jewish community in Manchester has been interrupted by an outburst from one of the defendants. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, […]

Interfaith

Manchester synagogue killer ‘pledged allegiance to Islamic State’ during attack, police say Police said Jihad al Shamie called 999, claimed responsibility for the attack, and pledged allegiance to Islamic State. They added that four individuals arrested and interviewed about the attack will be released without charge.

October 8, 2025   

(Sky News) The Manchester synagogue terrorist made a call to police during the attack where he pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, police say. Jihad al Shamie, 35, carried out the attack last Thursday as he tried to get inside Heaton […]

Interfaith

Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad al Shamie ‘shared ISIS videos, ranted and asked for large sums of money,’ his friends say The terrorist's behaviour became unpredictable, friends say, including watching Islamic State videos, asking for money and sudden bursts of temper.

October 6, 2025   

(Sky News) The synagogue killer, Jihad al Shamie, radicalised himself after searching online for videos of the Islamic State terror group, according to a friend. The man, Qas, said al Shamie “started using [encrypted messaging app] Telegram and searching for ISIS videos. […]

Christians

Isis issues horror threat to Britons after telling followers to attack Christians and Jews: ‘Shoot, stab and ram!’ Isis said the proposed violence should be considered revenge for attacks by Israel on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

September 19, 2025   

(GB News) Isis has issued a horrific threat to Britain as it urged its followers to attack “Jews, Christians and their allies.” A spokesman for the Islamic State, Abu Hudhaifa al-Ansari, encouraged supporters to pursue individuals of the two faiths throughout America, […]

Government & Politics

German government nears deal with Taliban on deportations The German government is maintaining its tough stance on the deportation of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. Critics say promises made to former personnel now at risk of reprisals should be honored.

September 19, 2025   

(Deutsche Welle) Despite strongly worded criticism from numerous aid organizations, the German government has now confirmed a report in the mass-circulation newspaper Bild that envoys of Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt are holding talks in Afghanistan with the ruling Islamist Taliban about deportations […]

Children & Teens

‘I’m a member of ISIS, they were giving me orders for the fires,’ said the Palestinian suspect in the Hymettus arson cases The 32-year-old’s contradictions in his testimony about the arsons — 'They gave me €100 for each fire,' he told the fire department — He had been in the hands of authorities dozens of times before the sexual attack in Aigaleo

September 17, 2025   

(Proto Thema) Even claiming to be a member of ISIS, the 32-year-old Palestinian, now in police custody for the Hymettus arsons and sexual assaults against underage girls and a 58-year-old woman in Aigaleo, made shocking statements. In his testimony to the Arson […]

Children & Teens

Three French Muslim teenagers on trial for planned terror attack on Israeli embassy in Belgium The teens had exchanged videos of previous terror attacks and tested homemade explosives.

September 17, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) The criminal trial of three French Muslim teenagers who planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgium began on Tuesday, according to French media. Details of the intended attack included blowing up a truck with TATP explosives at the […]

Children & Teens

‘I joined this murderous group,’ admits wife of French ISIS fighter Three women related to Clain brothers, who claimed responsibility on behalf of extremist group for 2015 attacks in Paris, are on trial

September 15, 2025   

(National-UAE) A 34-year-old French woman who travelled with relatives to Syria to join her husband, an ISIS fighter, has expressed regret about joining the extremist group and said she takes responsibility for her actions. Jennyfer Clain was speaking in Paris at the […]

Academics & Education

Retired FBI agent exposes Hamas’ long game in America Lara Burns describes how Hamas shifted its US strategy from fundraising to propaganda, focusing on campuses and media influence

September 7, 2025   

(Media Line) The Hamas terrorist network in the United States has spent more than two decades working to infiltrate America’s media and college campuses. The goal: to hijack the narrative and secure unintentional support for terrorism from the broader public. According to […]

Citizenship

Govt to reject any attempt by ISIS ‘Beatle’ to be transferred to UK prison, Sky News understands El Shafee Elsheikh, who was stripped of his British citizenship after his arrest in 2018, is reportedly trying to be transferred from the US to the UK.

August 29, 2025 and   

(Sky News) The government will reject any attempt by a member of the ISIS “Beatles” terror cell to be transferred from a Colorado prison to a high-security jail in the UK, Sky News understands. El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” grew […]

Citizenship

IS terrorist ‘Jihadi Ringo’ requests transfer to UK prison, sparking outrage IS terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as 'Jihadi Ringo,' is currently serving eight consecutive life sentences in the US. The families of the victims oppose the move.

August 28, 2025   

(Euronews) So-called Islamic State group terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” has applied to transfer from a US high-security prison to the UK despite having his British citizenship revoked, triggering outrage from his victims’ relatives. The 37-year-old member of the […]

Children & Teens

Two teens arrested for plotting terror attack on synagogues, Eiffel Tower — report Le Figaro reported that the two shared a fascination with ISIS and had connected through a group created on an encrypted messaging service.

August 27, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, of Muslim Arab origin, were arrested by French police late last month in Paris, on suspicion of planning an attack against synagogues and the Eiffel Tower in the French capital, French newspaper Le Figaro […]