ISIS News & Updates - Page 39

April 14, 2022

ISIS 'Beatle' trial: British man found guilty in US trial

El Shafee Elsheikh, a British national believed to be part of the notorious “Beatles” terror cell, was convicted Thursday for his part in an ISIS hostage-taking plot that led to the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded.

March 18, 2022

Afghanistan faces crisis on the ground as tens of thousands hide from Taliban, observers say

Despite the United Nations Security Council renewing its U.N. assistance mission to Afghanistan, the war-torn country continues to fall to Taliban forces following the U.S. withdrawal.

March 15, 2022

CENTCOM commander: ISIS attacks will 'ramp up' in summer as Taliban struggles to keep them at bay

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday that the Taliban is failing in their efforts to shut down ISIS in Afghanistan and that it appears likely that ISIS terror attacks will increase as the summer months approach.

February 4, 2022

Pentagon: US expects new ISIS leader to ‘step up’ as they ‘would like to continue to attack the West’

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Friday that the U.S. believes someone in ISIS is going to “step up to try to lead the group” following the killing of their former leader in Syria, as the militants “would like to continue to attack the West, even our homeland.”

February 3, 2022

Pelosi says it’s ‘so sad’ ISIS leader blew up civilians along with himself

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday praised the U.S. military operation in Syria against the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) but said it was "sad" the terrorist blew up members of his family along with himself during the overnight raid. 

February 3, 2022

Inside US raid that killed ISIS leader: 'Incredibly complex,' on same scale as bin Laden operation

The U.S. Special Operations counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Thursday that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was "long planned," and on the level and scale of the U.S. operation to take out Usama bin Laden in 2011, senior administration officials told Fox News.

February 3, 2022

Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS killed in US raid?

The Islamic State leader killed Thursday during a U.S. Special Operations forces raid in Syria was working undercover trying to rebuild the terrorist group, carried a gun wherever he went and once was detained by American forces in Iraq nearly 15 years ago, reports say.

January 31, 2022

Family of Kansas woman who allegedly joined ISIS wants nothing to do with her

The family of a Kansas woman accused of joining ISIS and training an all-female unit in Syria wants nothing to do with her, prosecutors said.

January 31, 2022

American woman who allegedly joined ISIS, wanted to bomb mall and college in US, due in court

Allison Fluke-Ekren, a 42-year-old former Kansas resident, allegedly joined ISIS and spent years leading an all-female unit and training them to use AK-47 rifles and suicide belts.

January 29, 2022

American woman, a former Kansas resident, accused of leading all-female ISIS battalion

An American woman has been charged with providing material support to terrorist organizations.