Islamic State

Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body
The South African government sent Anton Hammerl’s passport to his widow in 2016 but has refused to say how it came to have it
Peter Beaumont
19, May, 2022 @12:11 PM

Terrorism in the UK: the rising threat of far right extremists
Since 2017, counter-terrorism forces have foiled 32 plots: 18 were Islamist related, and 12 were from the extreme right wing
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
16, May, 2022 @7:44 PM

Brother of murdered Briton welcomes IS cell member’s conviction
Mike Haines says guilt of El Shafee Elsheikh in a US trial provides ‘some closure’ for death of David Haines
Caroline Davies
15, Apr, 2022 @9:07 AM

MPs call for British child and ill mother to be returned to UK from Syrian camp
Mother is unlikely to survive without medical intervention, leaving her young son orphaned, say doctors
Thaslima Begum
14, Apr, 2022 @11:30 AM

Court hears US hostage’s emotional letter to father as IS trial continues
Peter Kassig, who was later killed, described paralysis and hope and offered words of comfort to his family
David Smith in Alexandria, Virginia, and agencies
07, Apr, 2022 @12:29 AM

How the Islamic State trial could change the future of US terrorism cases
As a Virginia jury hears horrific allegations, experts say the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh sets an important precedent
Victoria Bekiempis
02, Apr, 2022 @9:00 AM

Islamic State hostages were forced to fight each other, US court hears
Aid workers and journalists subjected to constant abuse, Federico Motka says at trial of El Shafee Elsheikh
Tom Ambrose and agency
31, Mar, 2022 @10:56 PM

US trial for member of Islamic State group begins in Virginia
El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, is accused of kidnap and murders of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and aid workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller
Guardian staff and agencies
30, Mar, 2022 @7:42 PM

Israel’s PM urges citizens to arm themselves after Tel Aviv attack
Security cabinet in emergency talks ahead of Ramadan, Passover and Easter celebrations
Oliver Holmes
30, Mar, 2022 @6:22 PM

Daughter of David Haines to confront his alleged Islamic State kidnapper in US trial
Bethany Haines says she will plead with El Shafee Elsheikh to reveal where remains of her father and other western hostages lie
Josh Halliday
27, Mar, 2022 @3:51 PM

Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State
Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I’m like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’
Martin Pengelly
22, Mar, 2022 @11:34 AM

The UK government’s hypocrisy is keeping Jack Letts and his mother in purgatory | Tim Adams
Sally Lane’s son was stripped of his citizenship for allegedly joining Islamic State, yet others have been quietly returned
Tim Adams
12, Mar, 2022 @5:00 PM
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