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Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’

The Guardian - US · Sep 30

US man who tried to travel to Syria to join and fight for IS sentenced to over 7 years in prison

A US man who tried to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (ISIS) has been sentenced to more than seven-and-a-half years in prison, the US Justice Department said.

The Times of India · Sep 30

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, and it leaves opening for Iran to stage a comeback

Another Middle East power vacuum.

We Got This Covered · Sep 29

Sahel: How this African region became the hub of global jihad

For two decades, the world's war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria.

The Times of India · Jul 31

What to know about the conflict in Mali and the world’s most terrorized region

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as al-Qaida-linked militants and separatist rebels join forces to intensify attacks against the military

The Independent UK · Jul 31

‘Critical failure’ allowed ODU gunman to attend school despite ISIS link

The university's president said the report also shed new light on the ’extraordinary heroism and bravery‘ shown by a teacher and cadets

The Independent UK · Jul 28

No EU-wide watchlist: Berlin Pride attack highlights gaps in monitoring Islamist extremism

Despite growing concerns about cross-border security threats, no EU-wide register or official figure indicates how many people with established links to terrorism are currently under surveillance.

Euronews · Jul 28

Berlin Pride: ISIS still inspires terrorism in Europe – but who carries out these attacks?

On Sunday, July 26, German police shot dead the suspected perpetrator of a car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march, which had left one dead and 20 injured the day before. The suspect already had a police record due to his previous attempt to join the Islamic State in Syria and…

The Conversation · Jul 27

Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology

Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The Conversation · Jul 27

Exclusive: In Syria's Kurdish-majority city Kobane, postwar integration efforts get under way

Northern Syria’s Kobane, or Ayn al-Arab, was a flashpoint city during the Kurdish fight against the Islamic State (IS) group nearly a decade ago. Today, it’s at the heart of the Syrian government’s bid to integrate the northern Kurdish majority region and their fighters. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr had a…

France 24 · Jul 22