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US-backed Kurds strike deal with Syrian gov't to clear ISIS camps

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 26 May 2025 21:28:40 GMT

Syria’s new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support.

ISIS activity may return in southern Syria amid Israeli incursions - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 24 May 2025 14:44:35 GMT

Other Syrian opposition groups will reportedly take action against the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the report added, noting feelings of discontent rising among residents in the area.

US kills ISIS leader Abu Yusif in precision strike in Syria

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:24:58 GMT

The area where the strike happened was previously controlled by the Assad regime and Russia, according to CENTCOM.

US-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025

BY REUTERS — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:48:01 GMT

The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.

In the shadow of genocide: Remembering 10 years of Yazidi struggle

BY ANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:30:31 GMT

A decade after ISIS’s genocidal campaign, the Yazidi community remains deeply scarred, struggling with displacement, mental health issues, and ongoing sectarian conflict.

Israeli intel believes Iran will attack directly within days

BY WALLA! — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:51:17 GMT

This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.

Four Iraqi police officers killed in fighting with ISIS

BY THE MEDIA LINE STAFF — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:26:58 GMT

Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.

Syrian Democratic Forces rescue Yazidi woman held by ISIS during counterinsurgency operation

BY THE MEDIA LINE — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:51:10 GMT

The woman disclosed that she endured rape and forced marriage to IS fighters before being transported to al-Hol in 2019.

US appoints new commander for anti-ISIS mission in Kurdistan

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:57:49 GMT

The US also seeks to deter Iran. Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.

Israeli citizen joins ISIS via TikTok, plans to attack Jews

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:26:28 GMT

Abu Zaila, 20, was indicted on Friday after being arrested in July on suspicion of being involved with ISIS.

Ten Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS - war monitor

BY REUTERS — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:59:04 GMT

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.

Islamic State leader killing raises questions - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:18:25 GMT

Turkey claimed to have killed an ISIS leader that it said it was hunting for for a while.

US forces kill ISIS leader, two others in Syria - US officials

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:58:16 GMT

The US appears to be increasing the tempo of operations against ISIS in Syria with its partners on the ground.

This week's US update on ISIS fight shows how complex the fight is - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:00:51 GMT

The US' fight against ISIS in Syria is made complex by Iran, Turkey and Russia among other forces.

Jihadist recruiters prey on migrants to Europe

BY DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:53:46 GMT

Recruiters target vulnerable individuals and relocate cells created in Africa.

Iran leader says 'enemies' may target workers as protests rage

BY REUTERS AND JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:20:37 GMT

One of the boldest challenges to Iran's clerical leaders in decades, the protests have been gaining steam, frustrating authorities who have blamed Iran's foreign enemies and their agents.

The story of a woman who joined ISIS

BY HANNAH BROWN — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:16:34 GMT

Italian documentarian Benedetta Argentieri's film The Matchmaker had its first Israeli premiere at the Haifa International Film Festival. What she found would forever change the way she viewed ISIS.

Islamic State cell plan to attack Nazareth Muslim school thwarted by Israeli forces

BY MICHAEL STARR — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:14:55 GMT

One of the targets of a thwarted ISIS cell was a a local Muslim high school, which according to the suspects, "operates in the way of 'the infidels.'"

Why was the Islamic State so militarily effective? - book review

BY MICHAEL STARR — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:39:30 GMT

In 'Soldiers of End-Times,' Ido Levy explains how the ISIS apocalyptic ideology helped gird troop morale.

Palestinian Islamic State leader in Sinai killed by Egyptian forces - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:38:23 GMT

Hamza Adel Muhammad Al-Zamili, better known by the Jihadi moniker Abu Kazem Al-Maqdisi, was killed in combat along with nine other ISIS fighters.

ISIS-inspired attacks are ‘isolated incidents,’ Arab-Israelis say

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:53:13 GMT

No one knows exactly how many Arab citizens have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.

Could ISIS and extremists targeting Israel open up a new front? - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:51:13 GMT

Terror attacks inside Israel’s Green Line have been rare, now there have been two in a week by ISIS affiliates or supporters.

Who will be Islamic State's new leader? Experts, analysts weigh in

BY REUTERS — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:07:56 GMT

The next leader of ISIS is likely to be chosen from a group of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists.

ISIS lost its leader, but it still poses a threat - analysis

BY MOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:51:06 GMT

ISIS sells its followers on the idea of a future so-called caliphate, or Islamic state, and is not dependent on a charismatic leader.

Biden says ISIS leader Quraishi killed in Syria raid

BY OMRI NAHMIAS AND REUTERS — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:03:39 GMT

The world is now a "safer place" after the killing of Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi, according to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

ISIS attacks jump after US Afghanistan pullout – intel. Cntr.

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:26:51 GMT

In 2021 the greatest number of casualties caused by ISIS were in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Africa, according to a Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center report.

ISIS cells are reappearing in Syria and Iraq

BY KSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:06:39 GMT

Researcher: Foreign countries not repatriating their citizens who fought with Islamic State will result in repeated prison breaks.

Islamic State prison break repelled by Kurdish-led forces in Syria

BY REUTERS — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:50:41 GMT

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said its forces thwarted an escape attempt by prisoners that coincided with a car bomb that was detonated near the prison by militants.

What can the Holocaust teach about German woman convicted of ISIS crimes?

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:07:34 GMT

The crimes between ISIS and the Nazis have many parallels, including the difficulty in bringing them to justice – Europeans who joined ISIS replayed the Nazi genocide

Is the surrender of a senior ISIS Sinai official a game changer?

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 18:58:07 GMT

After ISIS lost most of its “caliphate” territory in Iraq and Syria, the group has managed to spawn a variety of new chapters and has morphed into new forms in weak and unstable states.