A roadside bomb which injured three members of the Army Ranger Wing (ARW) in Mali was probably laid by a child who was paid just €1.50 by Islamic extremists to carry out highly-dangerous task
Thu, 05 Mar, 2020
Former Irish Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith, who is facing trial accused of ISIS membership, has been granted bail with strict conditions including an internet and social media ban.
Thu, 19 Dec, 2019
Former Irish defence forces soldier Lisa Smith, who was charged with membership of ISIS, has been further remanded in prison custody for a book of evidence to be completed.
Wed, 11 Dec, 2019
The Government has stressed that “all means under the law will be availed of to protect the security of the state” as a new poll found that fewer than half of people living in rural Ireland believe sufficient safeguards have been put in place against a possible terror attack.
Tue, 19 Sep, 2017
Counter-terrorism authorities in Europe warned of the risk that refugees could be targeted by extremist recruiters weeks before the Berlin Christmas market carnage.
Tue, 20 Dec, 2016
As many as 200 more US troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture Islamic State's key stronghold of Raqqa, defence secretary Ash Carter said.
Sat, 10 Dec, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump defended his decision to label US president Barack Obama the “founder” of Islamic State (IS).
Fri, 12 Aug, 2016
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Wed, 20 Jul, 2016
A man allegedly involved with Islamic terrorists has lost his High Court action aimed at preventing his deportation to Jordan.
Sat, 25 Jun, 2016
Thu, 28 Apr, 2016
The Pentagon is moving to increase the number of American troops in Iraq in the wake of new strikes that killed the Islamic State's finance minister and other top leaders of the terror group.
Sat, 26 Mar, 2016
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Wed, 20 Jan, 2016
Iraqi forces claim that they are in full control of the city of Ramadi, recapturing it from Islamic State fighters.
Mon, 28 Dec, 2015
US President Barack Obama has urged Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia, which are hampering efforts to fight Islamic State militants in Syria.
Wed, 02 Dec, 2015
Turkey’s prime minister dismissed any suggestion Ankara should apologise for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after winning strong NATO support for the right to defend itself.
Tue, 01 Dec, 2015
David Cameron has promised to set out a “comprehensive” strategy for tackling Islamic State (IS) on Thursday that will include British air strikes on the terrorists’ bases in Syria.
Tue, 24 Nov, 2015
In a striking shift, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift over Ukraine gives way to common cause against the Islamic State group.
Thu, 19 Nov, 2015
The costs of failing to defeat Islamic State are rising to intolerable levels, both in lives tragically lost and dollars destroyed. A look at the numbers available suggests that the consequences of not acting outweigh the risks of a full-blown military boots-on-the-ground conflict.
Wed, 18 Nov, 2015
David Cameron has hailed the apparent death of ‘Jihadi John’ as a “strike at the heart” of Islamic State (IS).
Sat, 14 Nov, 2015
Kurdish peshmerga fighters say they have liberated much of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL).
Fri, 13 Nov, 2015
Islamic State’s crude interpretation of the Quran has seen it try to justify the actions of followers who have raped young girls and sold them into sex. Ken Phelan looks at the mindset that allows it
Wed, 11 Nov, 2015
Airport security around the world will have to be overhauled if it is confirmed the Russian airliner crash in the Sinai was caused by an Islamic State bomb, British foreign secretary Philip Hammond has warned.
Mon, 09 Nov, 2015
Mon, 12 Oct, 2015
Russia continued to bomb Syria for a third day yesterday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than Islamic State (IS) fighters it said it was targeting.
Sat, 03 Oct, 2015
Russian military jets have carried out air strikes in Syria for the first time, targeting what Moscow said were IS positions.
Thu, 01 Oct, 2015
British prime minister dismisses efforts to back Bashar al-Assad
Wed, 30 Sep, 2015
Something must be done about the blood-thirsty evil of ISIS and these religious wars between Muslims and Christians.
Wed, 16 Sep, 2015
Two British citizens who were fighting for so-called Islamic State (IS) were killed in an RAF drone strike in Syria which was carried out without parliamentary approval, prime minister David Cameron has said.
Tue, 08 Sep, 2015
A car bomb in a Cairo suburb has wounded at least six police officers and badly damaged a state security building.
Thu, 20 Aug, 2015
Turkish officials say Kurdish militants attacked five military outposts in eastern Turkey in the past 24 hours.
Fri, 14 Aug, 2015
New evidence has emerged which shows Kurdish forces fighting in northern Iraq were allegedly attacked a few days ago with chemical weapons.
David Cameron has warned that IS must be destroyed in its Syrian heartland as Labour signalled that it was ready to back further military action in the wake of Tunisia beach attack.
Fri, 03 Jul, 2015
Eyewitnesses have claimed the Tunisian beach massacre may have been carried out by more than one attacker as authorities continue to quiz seven suspected associates of the gunman.
Tue, 30 Jun, 2015
IS fighters have frightened parents and pundits around the world with their highly effective use of social media to spread propaganda.
Sat, 06 Jun, 2015
A military operation has been launched to drive Islamic State out of the western Anbar province of Iraq, where the extremists captured the provincial capital Ramadi earlier this month.
Tue, 26 May, 2015
Defence secretary critical of US bid to help Iraq fight Islamic State
Mon, 25 May, 2015
US commandos have mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria overnight, killing a senior Islamic State commander in a firefight, capturing his wife and rescuing a Yazidi woman held as a slave, the Pentagon said.
Sat, 16 May, 2015
At Iraq’s request, the US began airstrikes in Tikrit in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters.
Thu, 26 Mar, 2015
I was wryly amused by Daniel Teegan’s vision of a de-Zionised Israel, reintegrated into its neighbouring Arab world.
Thu, 12 Mar, 2015
Iraq has urged the United Nations to look at allegations that Islamic State (IS) extremists are using organ harvesting as a way to finance its activities.
Wed, 18 Feb, 2015
President Barack Obama declared that the US-led military coalition will succeed in destroying the Islamic State group, as he asked Congress for fresh war powers.
Wed, 11 Feb, 2015
US President Barack Obama confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a US aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State militants, saying the United States would “find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible”.
Islamic State said yesterday that an American woman hostage it was holding in Syria was killed when Jordanian fighter jets bombed a building where she was being held, but Jordan expressed doubt about the Islamist militant group’s account of her death.
Sat, 07 Feb, 2015
President Barack Obama is poised in the next few days to ask Congress for new authority to use US military force against Islamic State (IS) militants.
Fri, 06 Feb, 2015
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