Category: Islamic State

Reports: Terrorists Kill 26 People in Syrian Countryside

BEIRUT—ISIS terrorists have killed 26 people who were foraging for wild truffles in Syria’s Hama region, opposition and state media reported Sunday. Amid the economic devastation of Syria’s yearslong war, foraging for truffles can help people earn money, as the seasonal delicacy fetches a high price. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition media…


Two Canadian Women Released From Syrian Camp Set to Appear in Brampton, Ont., Court

Two Canadian women who were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp in northeastern Syria last week are expected to appear in a Brampton, Ont., court today. The RCMP says the two women are scheduled to appear for a bail hearing while the Mounties seek a terrorism peace bond against them under the…


Victim of Alleged Terrorist Attack on BC Bus Had No Idea of Motive: Brother-in-Law

Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, all in association…


BC Throat-Slashing Suspect Charged With Terrorism Linked to Islamic State Group

A suspect accused of slashing a person’s throat on a bus in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday has been charged with four terrorism-related offences in an attack that left a man with life-threatening injuries. RCMP say Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempting to commit murder in association with a terrorist group, assault causing bodily harm…


ISIS Bride Who Allegedly Followed Husband to Syria Arrested in Australia

A woman who allegedly travelled in parts of Syria under the control of the Islamic State was arrested on Jan. 5, Australian police said.  The 31-year-old New South Wales (NSW) woman is accused of entering and remaining in Syria in early 2014 to follow her husband, who left Australia to join and fight for the…


Nigerian Christians Putting on a Holiday Face Despite Continuing Terrorist Assaults

As Christmas arrived in Nigeria’s troubled northern states, believers counted their losses and their blessings in 2022. Christians in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state, are celebrating Christmas despite recent financial reversals, according to Rev. Michael Burton, an American missionary in the city. “People are excited about Christmas, partly because nearly all employees get a…


Sydney Mayors Oppose ISIS Wives Resettlement

Three Sydney mayors will meet with Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil to voice their opposition to the repatriation of Australian wives and children of Islamist State fighters in the city’s southwest. Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the resettlement of the families in western Sydney could involve re-traumatising recently arrived refugees such as Yazidis and Assyrians…


Kids at Risk of Being Converted Into Terrorist at School Playground: Australian Home Affairs Minister

The federal government has warned that Australian children are at risk of being recruited into terrorist groups at the school playground.  Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil on Thursday said ASIO recently informed her about an incident where a group of teenagers attempted to radicalise children, including those as young as 13, in the school playground. …


Fears of Popular Coup as Terrorist Alliance Has Nigerian Capital Under Siege

JOS, Nigeria—Traumatized citizens in Nigeria’s sprawling capital of Abuja are on the verge of a citizens’ revolt, according to a defense consultant who has worked for the  Nigerian military. David Otto, a London-based military expert tells The Epoch Times that a series of stunning hammer blows by a coalition of jihadist insurgents and radicalized bandits…


US Airman Arrested for Alleged Insider Attack at Green Village Base in Syria

A U.S. airman has been arrested by military law enforcement over an alleged insider explosives attack at a U.S. base called Green Village in eastern Syria in April. Ann Stefanek, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson, told CNN that the unnamed U.S. airman was taken into custody in the United States on June 16 as part…