ISIS
Europe
At Least 133 Dead in Moscow Concert Hall Terror Attack, Suspects Detained
Suspects are detained in relation to the terror attack on a music venue in Moscow, which left 133 citizens dead and over a hundred injured.
Archaeology
Ancient Assyrian Deity Statue Uncovered in Iraq
In a recent announcement from the The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH), archaeologists have successfully unearthed a remarkable ancient Assyrian deity statue known as a "lamassu" in Kursbad, Iraq.
A lamassu is a special Assyrian guardian deity,...
Europe
Brussels Terror Attack Suspect Shot Dead by Police
Brussels police on Tuesday morning shot dead a man suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in a terror attack on Monday night.
Abdesalem Lassoued, 45, was shot in a café in the Schaerbeek neighborhood. He posted a video online...
Military
ISIS Leader Killed, Terrorist Group Names Successor
Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS)—also known as ISIL, Daesh, or IS—has been killed in combat, the terrorist group announced on Wednesday, November 30th.
At the apex of its power in 2014, ISIS controlled approximately...
Diplomacy
Turkish Airstrikes in Syria Jeopardize War Against ISIS, US Says
The rising intensity of Turkish airstrikes on targets in Syria has jeopardized operations against ISIS, according to US officials.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are mostly bolstered by units from the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG), have said they...
Europe
Turkey Admits Sending ISIS Terrorists to the West
Turkey admitted openly on Wednesday that it sent "thousands" of ISIS terrorists to the West.
"We have sent thousands of members of the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization to the West because they transferred them to conflict zones," Soylu said. "They...
Greece
Greece Confiscates Nearly 100,000 Pills of Captagon, the “Jihadist’s Drug”
Authorities in Greece confiscated nearly 100,000 pills of the drug Captagon, which has been linked to ISIS fighters in Syria, on the island of Rhodes on Monday.
Port authority officers found 44 plastic bags filled to the brim with the...
Crime
Suspected ISIS Member Arrested in Greece
A 40-year-old Iraqi man who is suspected of being a member of the Islamist terrorist group ISIS was arrested in Athens, Greece on Thursday.
The man was originally arrested on December 7 for a series of crimes, including creating false...
Greece
Video Appears to Show Iraqi National Arrested in Greece With ISIS
A video featuring images of ISIS fighters released by the New York Times allegedly shows the Iraqi national arrested in Athens, Greece on Monday on suspicion of being a member of the terrorist group.
The video, released in 2014, details...
Crime
Suspected Member of ISIS Arrested in Greece
Police in Greece arrested on Monday in Athens an Iraqi national who has been charged with being a member of the Islamic terrorist group, ISIS.
Following a tip-off from another country, which was not identified, Greek authorities traced the 34-year-old...