Jihadis

Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis

Why Western policy may be paving the way for Islamist rule, ethnic cleansing, and regional instability

Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria.
In this photo illustration, young children hold an iPhone while using the online game platform Roblox on November 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Terror groups groom and recruit children online, exploiting Roblox, Discord, and Minecraft - NYT

Shahid Butt, a former jihadi convicted of terrorism offences in Yemen, has announced he will run as an independent candidate in Birmingham’s upcoming local elections.

Ex jihadi fighter Shahid Butt launches bid for Birmingham council seat

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis


Terreur au Sinaï : l’Egypte cherche la réplique

Quand l’Occident – et surtout l’Amérique – comprendront-ils enfin que la prolongation d’un conflit sanglant au Sinaï ne peut qu’avoir un effet déstabilisateur sur tous les pays de la région ?

Bâtiment détruit par une attaque djihadiste dans le Sinaï le 29 janvier

Ne laissons pas Obama sympathiser avec l’Iran

Alors que Barack Obama multiplie les concessions sur le dossier iranien, Benjamin Netanyahou doit rester ferme face à la présidence américaine

Le secrétaire d'Etat américain John Kerry et le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères Mohammed Javad Zarif au mois de novembre dernier à Vienne

Jihadists in Gaza rally against France, hail Islamic State

Hamas permits rare demonstration by activists from rival fundamentalist Salafi movement.

Palestinian Salafists protest against satirical French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, outside the French Cultural Centre in Gaza

First Person: Time to wake up

Regardless of what emerges from the hostage-taking, Sydneysiders have become abundantly aware that any one of us, at any time, could be the victim of terrorists.

An Australian police officer carries a bouquet left as a floral tribute after the Sydney cafe siege ended December 16, 2014.

Report: Number of ISIS recruits grows as group relaxes strict admission requirements

"The Telegraph" quotes sources as saying terror group once had tougher vetting process to weed out potential spies among foreign recruits.

ISIS militant

Britain to introduce new laws against jihadis returning to UK

British PM Cameron is expected to announce exclusion orders aimed at barring citizens from re-entering UK if they are suspected of fighting with Isalmists in Mideast.

Veiled woman shoots gun (illustrative)‏

Reconstructing Gaza

Abbas hopes the PA will be able to gradually reestablish a presence in the Strip

PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attend the Gaza reconstruction conference

Analysis: Joining Islamic State is about ‘sex and aggression,’ not religion

"The appeal of Islamic State rests on individuals’ quest for what psychologists call 'personal significance,' which the militant group’s extremist propaganda cleverly exploits."

A masked man speaking in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State fighters released in September 2014.

Dozens of Islamic State flags found in Upper Nazareth

Municipal workers discover some 25 flags in northern Israeli city; no arrests reported.

Islamic State flags found in Nazareth Illit.‏

New US counterterrorism NGO working to expose terrorist financing worldwide

Fran Townsend, the president of CEP, served as an adviser on Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for former US president George W. Bush.

Islamic State captures millions of dollars, gold bars in Iraq