ISIS

Pakistani pleads guilty to planning ISIS-inspired Oct. 7 anniversary terror attack on NYC's Jews

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, had been charged with planning an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan
A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February.

Iranian regime faces pressure as Kurds, US strengthen cooperation - opinion

Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi,  in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Iraq becomes new battleground as Iranian proxies intensify nationwide strikes - analysis

Illustrative image of a man handcuffed to represent the two brothers arrested for ISIS-inspired antisemitic attack in France.

Two brothers in France held over suspected deadly ISIS-inspired antisemitic attack plan


EU memo raises security concerns over mass escape from IS-linked Syria camp

The memo said the status of third-country national escapees remained unclear, with many in the camp being "highly radicalised."

Members of the Syrian government security forces stand guard as a group of female detainees gather at al-Hol camp after the government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026.

ISIS attacks near Raqqa signal growing threat amid US withdrawal - analysis

The Syrian security forces have mostly closed a large camp called Al-Hol, where families linked to ISIS had been confined. Around 15,000 of these family members left, most of them children.

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

US continues gradual withdrawal from Syria as major ISIS family camp closes

“The United States on Monday began withdrawing from Qasrak Base in Hasaka, northeastern Syria (Rojava), transferring equipment to Iraq,” Rudaw Kurdish media reported.

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

Five Kurdish groups form political coalition to challenge Iran’s regime

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups unite to form a powerful new coalition against Tehran’s regime, focusing on self-determination and democracy.

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups have formed a coalition against the regime in Iran.

Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks

The terrorist group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian regime” in the city of Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province using a pistol.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014.

Syria might close Roj Camp, last site holding ISIS-linked families, soon, officials say

The report comes after other reports have claimed that some 15,000 people left another large camp called Al-Hol. These are some of the 50,000 families of ISIS fighters who surrendered back in 2019.

Roj camp, where people believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants are held, near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026.

US anti-ISIS mission in Syria is ending - analysis

Ever since the last ISIS enclave was cleared, the US has been backing the SDF to continue to crack down on any ISIS cells that pop up and also to detain the ISIS fighters.

US military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024; illustrative.

Controlled chaos: Terrorism is used as a political tool - opinion

Terrorism isn’t just a security threat; it’s a political tool exploited by actors who profit from instability.

ISIS terrorists

Australia issues temporary ban on citizen from Syrian camp amid terror concerns

Thirty-four Australians in a northern Syrian facility holding families of suspected Islamic State militants are expected to return home after their release was conditionally approved by authorities.

Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces gather at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on April 18, 2025.

Australia’s ISIS camp dilemma exposes Syria’s growing post SDF chaos - analysis

The ISIS detainees were mostly captured in 2019 when ISIS was defeated in its last enclave near the Euphrates River by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

People walk at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on April 18, 2025.