Qurayshi, an Iraqi citizen and IS commander, was detained during a pre-dawn operation that included landing troops from ...

After an initial 15 days of work, the foundation’s Mosul teams will build a database and start collecting DNA samples from ...

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a ...

The IS jihadist group broke away from al-Qaeda more than a decade ago and attracted supporters from around the world after it ...

UN counterterrorism experts highlight the persistent threat of Islamic State extremists exploiting instability across Africa, ...

Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State extremist ...

Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what they believe to be mass graves left behind by Islamic State extremists when ...

The anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve received its new commander at a ceremony in Iraq on July 21, 2025. Brigadier General Kevin Lambert took over ...

Al-Sharaa has since broken with al-Qaida and has fought against the Islamic State. Al-Sudani said his government is coordinating with the new Syrian government, particularly on security matters.

The Islamic State group rose out of the chaos of the Syrian civil war to seize swaths of territory there and in neighboring Iraq over a decade ago.