Islamic State
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Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons
The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenshi…
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What is the status of Islamic State, the group linked to the Bondi attacks?
Al-Qaida offshoot has lost 95% of the territory it gained in 2014 but remains a force to be reckoned with onli…
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Troubling memories resurface in Davao as authorities trace Bondi shooting suspects’ movements
Many residents believe alleged gunmen were in Mindanao for ‘tourism, not terrorism’ and say extremist groups i…
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Suspected gunmen go on trial in Moscow over concert hall terror attack
Islamic State affiliate group have claimed responsibility, though Russian investigators have sought to blame U…
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Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during 2021 Afghanistan pullout appears in court
Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS p…
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‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election
Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror group’s planningAfter the…
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Pakistani man in Canada charged with planned mass shooting of Jewish New Yorkers
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested near US border after allegedly planning attack with undercover agentsA…
- Afghanistan, Books, Culture, Fiction, Islamic State, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
The Norwegian writer on meeting the Taliban, her fears for girls’ education, and the legal battle that ensued …
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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack in Afghanistan
Taliban says four arrested over attack at Bamiyan heritage site that killed three Spanish visitors and an Afgh…
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Putin says radical Islamists carried out Moscow attack but maintains claim Ukraine was involved
Russian president says he is interested in ‘who ordered’ terror attack as US and France say Islamic State bran…
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Islamic State ‘recruiting from Tajikistan and other central Asian countries’
UN report reveals Islamist group which claimed Moscow attack has enlisted militants from other terror groupsVi…
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US intelligence backs Islamic State claim of responsibility for Moscow music hall shooting
The ISKP regional affiliate has a haven in Afghanistan and carried out recent bombings in Iran, suggesting it …
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran bombings that killed at least 84
Afghan affiliate of IS claims responsibility for blasts in memorial crowd as Tehran tightens security on its e…
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‘We’re so fearful’: Pakistan rounds up Afghan refugees for deportation
Rewards offered for turning in ‘illegal Afghans’ as refugees pay price for tensions between Pakistani governme…
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Twin suicide attacks underline the depth of Pakistan’s crisis
Escalating violence comes at a time when the economy is in tatters and the caretaker government powerlessThe s…