Category: ISIS

Suicide Attack in Iraq’s Sadr City Kills at Least 35, Wounds Dozens

BAGHDAD—A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said. More than 60 people were wounded, a police source said. The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack,…


Germany Raids Homes of 2 Acquaintances of Vienna Attacker

BERLIN—German investigators on Wednesday raided the homes of two acquaintances of an ISIS terrorist group sympathizer who carried out a deadly shooting in Vienna in November, prosecutors said. The two men may have known about gunman Kujtim Fejzulai’s plans for the attack and failed to inform authorities, instead erasing material on their cellphones and social…


Raab to Pledge £12.6 Million To Tackle Growing ISIS Threat in Africa

The threat of the ISIS terrorist group continues to grow in Africa, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned, as he is expected to pledge £12.6 million ($17.5 million) on Monday to support efforts to counter ISIS in West Africa. Raab is meeting with his counterparts from more than 45 countries in Rome, including co-hosts Italian Foreign Minister Luigi…


ISIS-linked Group Says Boko Haram Leader in Nigeria Is Dead

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—The leader of Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, according to a jihadi organization linked to the ISIS terrorist group. An audio recording purportedly from Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of the ISIS West Africa Province, or ISWAP, said Shekau detonated explosives killing himself after a battle between the two…


Boko Haram Terror Leader Dead by Suicide Blast

Abubakar Shekau, terror mastermind of Africa’s longest running Islamic State affiliate known as Boko Haram, is dead, The Epoch Times has learned. Although Nigerian military have not issued a statement, Shekau’s death by suicide blast late Wednesday evening was reported to The Epoch Times Thursday by David Otto, a defense consultant with sources in the…


Holding Islamic State Terrorists Accountable for the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq

Commentary In early May, the U.N. released a report updating its investigation into the horrid crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorists against almost every group in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. The goal of the investigation is bold—to hold accountable the ISIS thugs who committed the atrocities. For several reasons,…


Boko Haram Moves to Northwest Nigeria, Threatening Nation’s Capital

The military of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state, is scrambling to contain an invasion of ISIS-allied Boko Haram in its bandit-prone Northwestern State of Niger, The Epoch Times has learned. Gov. Sani Bello of Niger State called for an immediate counterattack by the Army to dislodge bandits and “elements of Boko Haram” that have displaced…


Kash Patel Responds to Allegations and Reflects on Declassifications, Pursuing Al-Baghdadi, and Exposing Uyghur Genocide

Many of us first learned about the name Kash Patel after reading Lee Smith’s book “The Plot Against the President” or watching the documentary of the same name. Attacks against Patel, by people connected to that plot, have persisted to this day. A former DOJ prosecutor, he was personally recruited by Congressman Devin Nunes to…


Kash Patel Responds to Accusers and Talks Declassifications, Killing Al-Baghdadi, and Exposing Uyghur Genocide

Many of us first learned about the name Kash Patel after reading Lee Smith’s book “The Plot Against the President” or watching the documentary of the same name. Attacks against Patel, by people connected to that plot, have persisted to this day. A former DOJ prosecutor, he was personally recruited by Congressman Devin Nunes to…


No Guarantee ISIS Won’t Bounce Back in Afghanistan After Troop Pullout: National Security Adviser

National security adviser Jake Sullivan says he “can’t make any guarantees” that terrorist groups such as al-Qaida and ISIS won’t see a resurgence once U.S. forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan in the coming months. Sullivan made the remarks on April 18 in response to questions from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, who cited pushback…