Australian Women in ISIS Camp Returning From Syria
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says some individuals will be arrested and charged. Australian families believed to be linked to the ISIL group leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria, on April 24, 2026 [Orhan Qereman/Reuters] By Daniel Khalili-Tari, Reuters and The Associated Press Australian police say that some members of a group of Australian women and children due to arrive in the country from Syria imminently will be arrested over alleged links to the ISI
Al Jazeera
May 6
Special Report: U.S. Kurdish Policy in Syria
By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch Syrian Kurds protesting outside a U.S.-led international coalition base near the Turkish border in Syria. Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images A decade after the establishment of CJTF-OIR, it appears that the alliance between the U.S. and the SDF is at an end. Initially, the Kurdish-led forces were the most reliable ally for Washington’s multilayered Syrian policy aimed at countering ISIS and the gr
Genocide Watch
Apr 21
43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province. Activists hold signs denouncing the war during a march in Goma, North Kivu, DRC on March 12, 2026 [File: Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana/EPA] At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army. Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi N
Al Jazeera
Apr 3
ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant
Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. Workers clean up the scene, and Taliban police secure the area on January 20, 2026, after an explosion a day earlier at a Chinese restaurant, right, killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, in Kabul, Afghanistan [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP] ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that
Al Jazeera
Jan 20
DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
Killings in Ituri Province Highlight Need for Improved Army, UN Response The burial of people killed by the Allied Democratic Forces...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 7, 2025
ISIS Activity Intensifies Across Central Iraq
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) — Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaliq Talaat, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) representative to the Joint Forces Command, warned on Monday that ISIS activity is on the rise across central and northern Iraq, citing fresh intelligence and ongoing operations.
Kurdistan 24
Jul 9, 2025
Kurdish Distrust of Syria’s New Government Runs Deep
Kurdish Distrust of Syria’s New Government Runs Deep The New York Times April 28, 2025 By Alissa J. Rubin Photographs by Daniel Berehulak...
‘Systematic Extermination’ by Burkina Faso’s Militias
Burkina Faso's volunteer militias implicated in 'systematic extermination' A Burkina Faso soldier. Photo Credit: Sgt. Steven Lewis, U.S....
Africa Defense Forum | Eurasia Review
Apr 17, 2025
US Commission on International Religious Freedom Report 2025
USCIRF Releases 2025 Annual Report Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released...
Niger: three days of mourning after mosque attack kills 44
Authorities have blamed the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate. The...
Al Jazeera
Mar 26, 2025
Russian mercenaries in Mali accused of attacking civilians
Conflict monitors say Wagner fighters have intensified combat and widened their operation areas since 2023. An undated photograph...
Shola Lawal | Al-Jazeera
Mar 26, 2025
Syria Genocide Emergency March 2025
Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish militia that defeated ISIS in northeast Syria, 2017 Credit...Ivor Prickett for The New York Times...
Aiden Carlton | Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2025
