Islamists

Australia's mid-way through terror listing of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

Established in Jerusalem in 1953, Hizb ut Tahrir is dedicated to establishing a caliphate across the Muslim world.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The Hizb ut Tahrir logo.
People look on as Nigerian Military arrives at Woro community, after an overnight attack by gunmen that killed dozens of residents, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, February 4, 2026.

Suspected Lakurawa militants kill 34 in coordinated attacks on Nigerian villages

The gunmen swept through villages in the remote border district, opening fire in what survivors described as highly organized, indiscriminate attacks.

|ByREUTERS
Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Eight Nigerian soldiers killed, up to 50 wounded, in Boko Haram attack

A military source said the military formation was part of an offensive to flush out insurgents from the Timbuktu Triangle, a longstanding militant stronghold in northeastern Nigeria.

|ByREUTERS
People hold placards and flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Dublin, Ireland October 5, 2024.

Pro-Hamas extremist Islamist preacher begins UK speaking tour despite calls for ban

One of the extremist's first posts after the October 7 Hamas massacre was on October 8, 2023, when he tweeted: "The people of Gaza finally punched back."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan suicide bombing

Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in Pakistan that killed at least 45 people.

JULY 31, 2023ByREUTERS
An ambulance carries the injured to the hospital, after a blast in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan July 30, 2023.

At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon

At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

JULY 30, 2023ByREUTERS
Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023.

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills at least 40

There are at least 40 confirmed casualties following an explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

JULY 30, 2023ByREUTERS
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of a building, after a suicide blast in Bara, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan July 20, 2023.

Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary charged with three terrorist offenses

Once Britain's most high-profile Islamist preacher, Choudary has been charged with three terrorism offenses after being arrested in London last week.

JULY 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Anjem Choudary, the leader of the dissolved militant group al-Muhajiroun, arrives at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London July 4, 2006.

Florida man sentenced to 18 years for attempting to provide material support to ISIS

Court documents reveal that Al-Azhari, a US citizen who had spent a significant portion of his life abroad, adopted extremist Islamist/Salafist beliefs.

JULY 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Uganda president says ex-Congo leader gave sanctuary to Islamist rebels

The president of Uganda has accused a former leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo of providing sanctuary and resources to Islamist rebels.

JULY 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (left) listens

Erdogan may survive but his gospel is dead

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The attempt to herald a neo-Ottoman renaissance produced an Ottoman tragedy.

MAY 25, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan arrives at an election rally.

50 Islamist terrorists storm Pakistan energy plant, killing 6

The attack by up to 50 terrorists took place at a plant run by the MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company in Hangu district near the Afghan border.

MAY 23, 2023ByREUTERS
A police officer holds a machine-gun with thermal binoculars attached to it, on the rooftop of Sangu's outpost, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, meant to defend against Islamist terrorists, February 9, 2023.

Police deploy to sensitive sites in Vienna, warning of Islamist attack

"Our intelligence services have reason to believe that an assault with an Islamist motive is planned to be carried out in Vienna," Vienna police said in English on Twitter.

MARCH 15, 2023ByREUTERS
A police car passes the Palais Coburg, where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran will take place, in Vienna, Austria, March 11, 2022.

As Russia looms, US seeks influence in West Africa's fight against Islamists

For a decade, offensive efforts have failed to stop an Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions.

MARCH 15, 2023ByREUTERS
Ghanaian military personnel train shooting during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Daboya, Ghana March 2, 2023.