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Central officials assessing impact of Zawahiri’s killing on al-Qaeda’s presence in India

18 Indians are known to have joined the terror group between 2012 and 2015: police

The Hindu

Analysis-Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran's sway

A power struggle in Iraq between the Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and rivals aligned with Iran is testing Tehran's ability to stave off a conflict that could damage its interests and further destabilise the oil-rich country.

Reuters

Zawahiri’s killing was a Biden play for popularity – but it may have unintended consequences

The death of the al-Qaida leader points to a potential shift, says Chatham House associate fellow Hameed Hakimi

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Who was Ayman al-Zawahri? Where does his death leave al-Qaida and what does it say about US counterterrorism?

Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government.

The Conversation

From Cairo doctor to al Qaeda’s chief ideologue: Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Monday, was the key ideologue behind the global terror network for several decades, though he was never able to revive the status it had under charismatic founder Osama bin Laden.

France 24

Ayman al-Zawahiri: from Cairo physician to al Qaeda leader

Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.

Reuters

Shia factions mass in Baghdad raising fears of more unrest

Rallies in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr follow occupation of Iraqi parliament amid a political vacuum

The Guardian - UK

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Explainer: What's driving the power struggle in Iraq?

A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi'ite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended sit-in protest.

Reuters

Youth with suspected Islamic State links arrested in Salem

The Intelligence Bureau interrogates him for more than 10 hours.

The Hindu

U.S. gives Canadian man life in prison for aiding Islamic State, Justice Dept says

The United States on Friday sentenced a Saudi-born Canadian man to life in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group, the Justice Department said.

Reuters

What became of the 'Arab Spring'?

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to secure more power under a new constitution that is expected to pass in a referendum on Monday, in what critics fear is a march to one-man rule over a country that rose up against dictatorship in 2010.

Reuters

Tunisia's turbulent ride from revolution to presidential power bid

President Kais Saied is asking Tunisians to approve a new constitution in a referendum on Monday. Critics see his actions since seizing broad powers last summer as having unpicked Tunisia's democratic gains since a 2011 revolution.

Reuters

Ex-Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membership

The 40-year-old was convicted in May of being a member of the so-called Islamic State group but acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism

The Independent UK

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for ISIS membership

Smith's lawyers have asked the court to permit Ms Smith to be released on bail pending an appeal

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The Independent UK

Former Irish soldier to be sentenced for Islamic State membership

Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the terror group.

Reuters

Australian teenager dies in northeast Syria prison - rights group

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under Islamic State (ISIS) rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said.

AAP

Alleged terror boss an 'innocent man'

The alleged leader of the Shura terror group Hamdi Alqudsi has proclaimed his innocence, saying he had nothing to do with any planned attacks in Sydney.

ABC News

Advocates fear for women and children in Syrian camps following death of Yusuf Zahab

Advocates for women and children stuck in Syrian detention camps say they have grave concerns two young boys could be taken off their mothers and sent to an adult prison "any day".

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Sydney teen Yusuf Zahab believed to have died in IS attack on Syrian jail after begging Australia for help

Family say they are ‘heartbroken and angry’ and claim the previous government knew about their son’s detention for more than three years

ABC News

South West Sydney teenager Yusuf Zahab believed to have been killed in Syrian jail after IS attack

An Australian boy taken to Syria by radicalised family members at the age of 11 is believed to have died there, just months after begging for help from the federal government.

The Guardian - AU

Australian government wrongly cancelled citizenship of man on death row in Iraq, family claim

Ahmad Merhi, who travelled from Sydney to Syria, says he is now stateless as he awaits hanging

France 24

Southern African bloc agrees to extend troops' mandate to fight insurgency in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to extend their troop deployment inMozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. Meanwhile, the border between Algeria and Tunisia has been reopened after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic. And in Somalia, the crew…

Reuters

Southern African bloc further extends Mozambique troop deployment

Southern African countries agreed on Thursday to extend their troop deployment in Mozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency.

The Hindu

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Islamic State-linked ‘Amaq’ releases video of Srinagar attack

40-second video shows the attacker, filming with a body camera, opening fire in Srinagar’s Lal Bazaar

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