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IS-linked Australian families repatriated to Sydney and Melbourne from Syria camp
world1 hour ago

IS-linked Australian families repatriated to Sydney and Melbourne from Syria camp

A group of Australian women and children with ties to Islamic State have returned from Syria’s al-Roj camp to Melbourne and Sydney, the last Australians in the camp after years abroad. Some of the returnees may face charges over their IS involvement, with the government saying it will not assist this cohort and will pursue the full force of the law if crimes were committed. Authorities have long prepared to monitor them, and a prior May group had several women arrested on charges including crimes against humanity and joining IS. One woman remains in Syria under a temporary exclusion order, while the child is an Australian citizen.

via BBC|
#al-roj#australia#islamic-state
Joint US-Nigeria strike eliminates top ISIS West Africa figure, Trump says
world9 days ago

Joint US-Nigeria strike eliminates top ISIS West Africa figure, Trump says

A U.S.-Nigerian operation killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior ISIS West Africa Province leader aligned with IS leadership, during a night strike in the Lake Chad Basin. President Trump announced the kill, Nigerian officials described it as a highly complex precision mission with no casualties, and analysts say the move could disrupt ISWAP’s leadership while highlighting the new security partnership between the two countries amid Nigeria’s ongoing insurgency.

via PBS|
#counterterrorism#islamic-state#iswap
Joint US-Nigeria raid eliminates ISIS’s top WA leader in Lake Chad
world10 days ago

Joint US-Nigeria raid eliminates ISIS’s top WA leader in Lake Chad

The United States and Nigeria said they killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by Trump as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, during a midnight strike on his fortified base in the Lake Chad Basin (Metele, Borno state), taking out Minuki and several lieutenants. Minuki led IS operations across Sahel/West Africa and was linked to major attacks, with ISWAP and Boko Haram activity in the region. The operation followed months of intelligence gathering and marks a boost in US-Nigerian security cooperation, though earlier claims of his death had been retracted. Nigerian President Tinubu hailed the strike as a heavy blow to IS networks and emphasized pragmatic international partnerships to improve security across the region.

via BBC|
#counterterrorism#islamic-state#lake-chad-basin
Australian Women Charged With Slavery and ISIS Links After Syria Return
world18 days ago

Australian Women Charged With Slavery and ISIS Links After Syria Return

Three Australian women who returned from Syria—Zeinab Ahmed, Kawsar Abbas and Janai Safar—have been charged in Australian courts with slavery and terrorism offenses linked to Islamic State, including membership of a terrorist organization and entering or remaining in territory controlled by one; their bail hearings were held in Melbourne and Sydney.

via AP News|
#australia#islamic-state#slavery
Ugandan-Congolese forces rescue 200+ civilians from IS-linked ADF camp in DR Congo
africa1 month ago

Ugandan-Congolese forces rescue 200+ civilians from IS-linked ADF camp in DR Congo

Ugandan soldiers, working with Congolese forces, freed more than 200 civilians held by the Allied Democratic Forces in eastern DR Congo, including a 14-year-old girl. The operation targeted an ADF camp, a weapons cache was recovered, and several ADF fighters were killed, while captives described harsh conditions such as hunger and malaria. The ADF, an IS-linked group formed in Uganda, has continued attacks despite a 2021 joint Uganda-DR Congo offensive.

via BBC|
#adf#africa#civilians
ODU ROTC Cadets Stop Campus Shooter, 1 Dead and 2 Wounded
national2 months ago

ODU ROTC Cadets Stop Campus Shooter, 1 Dead and 2 Wounded

ROTC students at Old Dominion University subdued a former Army National Guard member who opened fire in a business-school classroom, leaving one person dead and two wounded; the shooter, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, died after being subdued. Jalloh had previously pleaded guilty to aiding the Islamic State and was on supervised release. The FBI is investigating the attack as terrorism, the campus canceled classes, and the slain ROTC member was Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the son-in-law of a Voorhees trustee.

via PBS|
#fbi#islamic-state#national
Australia declines to repatriate IS-linked families from Syria
world3 months ago

Australia declines to repatriate IS-linked families from Syria

Australia says it will not repatriate 34 women and children with alleged Islamic State connections from Syria after their flight was blocked by Syrian authorities; the government will not provide support for return and warns those who manage to return could face prosecution, noting only a handful of Australians have been repatriated from Syrian camps since IS’s defeat and framing the issue within national-security and moral-obligation debates.

via AP News|
#australia#islamic-state#national-security
US escalates airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria after deadly ambush
world3 months ago

US escalates airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria after deadly ambush

CENTCOM said U.S. aircraft conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria from Feb. 3 through Thursday, hitting weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure; at least 50 ISIS members have been killed or captured and more than 100 targets have been struck since the campaign began after the Dec. 13 ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter. Separately, Syria’s government said it captured a base east of the country that had been run by U.S. troops at Al-Tanf, while the U.S. completed transferring thousands of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq at Baghdad’s request.

via NBC News|
#airstrikes#al-tanf#centcom
SDF Pulls Back From al-Hol Camp as Syria Clashes Continue
world4 months ago

SDF Pulls Back From al-Hol Camp as Syria Clashes Continue

The Kurdish-led SDF withdrew from al-Hol camp housing thousands linked to Islamic State amid ongoing clashes with government forces, citing international indifference to IS. The move follows a ceasefire deal that would transfer control of prisons and camps in northeast Syria to the government, with the SDF redeploying to Kurdish areas and potentially integrating into state security forces; the episode follows a prison breakout in Shaddadi and underscores tensions over custody and governance in the region.

via BBC|
#al-hol-camp#islamic-state#kurdish-led-sdf