Jabbar’s case is particularly unsettling because of his background. Once a decorated soldier, he served in Afghanistan before transitioning to a civilian career at Deloitte, a major consulting firm. On New Year’s Day 2025, as fireworks lit up the French Quarter and revelers filled Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a pickup truck tore through the…
The FBI said authorities in New Orleans found an ISIS flag. Two chilling attacks in the US on New Year’s Eve—one in New Orleans and the other in Las Vegas—have reignited concerns about the Islamic State’s (IS) global resurgence and its ability to inspire or coordinate terror acts. Driving the news: New Orleans A US…
Mohammed al-Jolani (File photo) Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who stepped into the spotlight after his Islamist alliance led a decisive offensive that rebels claim has toppled President Bashar al-Assad, ending five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria.Jolani, whose real name is Ahmed al-Sharaa, has a controversial past….
The recent seize of two major Syrian cities by Islamist rebels — Aleppo and Hama — finds its origins in the pages of history marred by bloodshed, rebellion and civil wars.Syria’s nearly 14-year-long civil war has left over half-a-million dead since 2011 and millions misplaced.Syrian rebels on Thursday stormed the city of Hama as government…
Rizwan Ali, was wanted for over a year since he escaped from Pune Police’s custody in July 2023. NEW DELHI: Preventing a major attack on the national capital ahead of Independence Day, Delhi Police‘s special cell has arrested an Islamic State (IS) operative who was on the list of “most wanted” terrorists and being hunted…
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Oman on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead, including three attackers. This marks a rare security breach in the oil-producing Gulf state, raising fears of the group trying to gain a foothold.Three suicide attackers from the Islamic State targeted a gathering…
BAGHDAD: The Kurdish Regional Security Council announced in a statement on Friday that it captured a senior Islamic State figure, Socrates Khalil. Khalil was known to be a confidant of the late Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “After spending five years in Turkey, Khalil returned to Kurdistan with a forged passport and was swiftly…
NEW DELHI: Tauseef Ali Farooqui was a promising cricketer. Known for his left-arm spin in the neigbourhood and the cricket academy, the lad even aspired to play for India one day. He distinguished himself academically too – it took him just a single attempt to crack the IIT entrance exams after passing out from Sanskriti…
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the harrowing attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which left at least 140 people dead, the Russian Foreign Ministry is casting doubt on the involvement of Islamic State, despite its claim of responsibility. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed skepticism on Wednesday, saying it was “extremely hard to believe” that Islamic…
