Armed groups step up murders, rapes in Mali: HRW | ISIL/ISIS News
New York-based rights group reports six attacks in the Gao region and two in Menaka between January and June. Widespread killings, rapes and looting in…
US says it killed ISIL leader Osama al-Muhajer in drone strike | ISIL/ISIS News
A strike on Friday resulted in the death of al-Muhajer, ISIL leader in eastern Syria, says CENTCOM. The United States military says it has killed…
‘So many dead bodies’: Militia school attack haunts Ugandan town | Armed Groups
Mpondwe, Uganda – Most nights, Godwin Mumbere and his classmates at Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe on Uganda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of…
German woman jailed for nine years for enslaving Yazidi woman | ISIL/ISIS News
Woman, known only as Nadine K, was also jailed for aiding and abetting war crimes as a member of ISIL. A German court has jailed…
Uganda military rescues three of six students abducted by rebels | Armed Groups News
The Ugandan army said it has rescued the students taken during the massacre of 42 people by an ISIL-linked armed group last week. The Ugandan…
Top regional ISIL leader killed in Philippines’ ruined Marawi | ISIL/ISIS News
Marawi, Philippines – In Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, two rented apartments a few streets apart are perforated with fresh…
One UN peacekeeper dead, four others injured in north Mali attack | United Nations News
More than 300 of the peacekeepers in MINUSMA have also been killed since the start of the Mali mission in 2013. At least one United…
Iraq’s Christians fight to save threatened ancient language | ISIL/ISIS
Iraq’s conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying, 2,000-year-old language. Syriac, an ancient dialect of…
Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘strategic cooperation’ | Politics News
The trip next week will be the top US diplomat’s first to the kingdom since the Iranian-Saudi normalisation deal. Washington, DC – US Secretary of…
Libya court sentences 23 to death for ISIL campaign | ISIL/ISIS News
Appeals court sentences 14 others to life in prison for campaign including the beheading of Egyptian Christians in 2015. A Libyan court has sentenced 23…
Man who killed eight in New York bike path attack sentenced | Courts News
Sayfullo Saipov was given eight consecutive life sentences in the US as part of his punishment for a deadly 2017 attack. The man responsible for…
Iraq exhumes remains of 605 ISIL victims from mass grave | ISIL/ISIS News
Hundreds were taken from a prison and executed by the armed group, according to the Iraqi government. The remains of 605 people believed to have…
Interim Burkina Faso president hails Russia as ‘strategic ally’ | Al-Qaeda News
Ibrahim Traore speaks about conflict in the Sahel region but denies that Russian mercenaries are helping his government fight rebels. Burkina Faso’s interim president, Ibrahim…
Kerala Story: Film on alleged Indian ISIL recruits gets pushback | Cinema News
Kozhikode, Kerala – A cash reward of 10 million rupees ($1,22,280) has been announced by a Muslim group in India’s Kerala state for providing evidence…
Western countries pile pressure on Mali over Wagner presence | Armed Groups News
Questions are raised at a UN human rights meeting about the role of the Russian private military contractor. Western countries have raised concerns at a…
Erdogan says Turkey has killed suspected ISIL leader | ISIL/ISIS News
Turkish President discloses intelligence operation took place in Jinderes in northwestern Syria on Saturday. Turkish intelligence forces have killed the suspected leader of the ISIL…
Mozambique okays resumption of $20bn Cabo Delgado gas project | Oil and Gas News
The project, in which TotalEnergies owns an operating stake of 26.5%, was halted in 2021 due to mounting insecurity. Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has said…
ISIL leader behind Kabul airport bombing killed, Taliban says | ISIL/ISIS News
Taliban fighters have killed the senior ISIL (ISIS) group leader behind the deadly suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport in August 2021, according to the…
Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack near Mali border | Conflict News
Latest violence comes as country’s military leaders step up efforts to put down an uprising that has killed thousands. About 60 civilians have been killed…
Malian president’s chief of staff, three others killed in ambush | Al-Qaeda News
Rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have been active in parts of Mali and the Sahel for more than a decade now. The chief of…