Court sentences man for plotting with ISIS to bomb Nigerian church in US

A federal court in the United States has sentenced a Pennsylvania man, Mustafa Mousab Alowemer to 208 months (17 years and 3 months) for plotting with an international terrorist organisation, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to bomb a Nigerian church in Pittsburgh, US.

'Intelligence gold mine': Sister of killed IS leader is captured alive in Syria

Just days after Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was killed in Syria, his older sister has reportedly been captured alive in the same country.

Turkey said it had arrested 65-year-old Rasmiya Awad in northwest Syria - which a Turkish official called an intelligence "gold mine".

Remains of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi has been buried at sea

The remains of late ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been disposed of at sea as it is revealed that U.S. forces were able to confirm his identity using DNA samples taken from his underwear and blood.  

KABOOM! 'Islamic State-infested' island wiped out by 40 tonnes of explosives

US warplanes have dropped 40 tonnes of explosives on an island in northern Iraq to annihilate an Islamic State hideout.

F-15 and F-35 fighter jets were used in the joint operation between US-led coalition forces and the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, which targeted Qanus Island in the Tigris River.

KABOOM!!! ISIS threatens US over Jerusalem decision

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS )has threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

One of the group’s social media accounts reported on Thursday without much details on one of its accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service titled: “Wait for us” and “ISIS in Manhattan”.

KABOOM!!! Nigeria vs Argentina friendly under threat from ISIS

The November 14 friendly match between Nigeria and Russia, is under threat from the Islamic State, after the group posted a picture of Lionel Messi in prison.

The mockedup image of Messi in a prison jumpsuit with blood coming from his eye, has forced the Argentina Football Association (AFA) to demand for special security for their star and other members of the national team.

Oh dear! Hehehehe... Hollywood actor on revenge, joins troops to fight ISIS

Hollywood actor Michael Enright has joined troops digging against ISIS in Syria city of Raqqa to avenge terror attack on Manchester.

Enright from Moss Side is reported to be fighting ISIS to avenge the attack in his hometown.

The 52-year-old Enright starred alongside Johnny Depp in the blockbuster film Pirates of the Caribbean.

Six arrested in Spain, Britain, Germany for Islamist militant links

Six people have been arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany accused of links to the Islamist militant group Islamic State, and the indoctrination and radicalization of potential members, the Spanish interior ministry said on Wednesday.

Inhumanity at its worst! Gosh! Sex slave forced to eat her cooked child

A sex slave unwittingly ate her one-year-old son after ISIS fanatics cooked the child and served it on rice.

To ensure that she did as they wished, they had starved the woman for three days, an Iraqi politician claims.

ISIS bombs Mosul mosque where it declared caliphate

The Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul, with  its famous leaning minaret,  has been bombed by retreating Islamic State militants as Iraqi forces seeking to expel the group from the city closed in on the site.

It was from this medieval mosque three years ago that the militants’ leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a self-styled “caliphate” spanning parts of Syria and Iraq.

ISIS: US shoots down Syrian government warplane

A US Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian government warplane after it attacked Washington-backed fighters near ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa, the U.S.-led coalition has said.

In a statement, the coalition headquarters in Iraq said that a F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 that had dropped bombs near positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

ISIS responsible for Iran’s parliament attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks on Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s shrine on Wednesday, the group’s state news agency AMAQ said.

23-year old arrested in connection with Manchester attack that killed 22, claimed by Islamic State

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a packed concert hall in the English city of Manchester in what Prime Minister Theresa May called a sickening act targeting children and young people.

Islamic State, now being driven from territories in Syria and Iraq by Western-backed armed forces, claimed the attack as revenge against "Crusaders". 

KABOOM!!! ISIS surrounded, no escape, US Defence Scretary Mattis says

Soldiers of the Coalition of Countries Working to Defeat ISIS have  surrounded the terrorist group with no way for its fighters to escape, U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis said.

Mattis said the onslaught approved by President Donald Trump would defeat the terror group and crush the idea that ‘ISIS is invincible’, according to the Department of Defence.

Oh gracious! ISIS executes 145 civilians, hangs bodies on poles

The ISIS (Islamic State Iraq and Syria) has executed more than 145 civilians for trying to flee the western part of the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to official.

The official said on Saturday that the civilians from al-Zanjili neighbourhood in western Mosul were executed after they were caught attempting to escape.

Oh dear! FBI agent marries ISIS member

The FBI has confirmed one of its translators travelled to Syria and secretly wed an Islamic State recruiter whom she had been investigating.

The FBI “took several steps in a variety of areas to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities” after the incident, the agency told BBC News.

Daniela Greene lied to her employers about her 2014 trip, reports CNN, which broke the story.

Oh goodness me! 30, 000 Militants from 100 nations join ISIS

There are indications more than 30,000 militants from over 100 countries arrived to the Middle East in the past years to join terrorist organizations, such as Islamic State, ISIS and Al Qaeda.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov disclosed this in a report to the UN Security Council meeting.

ISIS turns Nigerian women to sex slaves in Libya

Five Nigerians were among the 35 women captured by the Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya and turned into sex slaves for months.

The Nigerians and 28 Eritreans, were freed by Libyan forces last December and then made to face another spell of detention in a Misrata prison.

They had escaped from Sirte, a former Islamic State stronghold in central Libya, while forces from the nearby city of Misrata battled to oust the militants, Rueters reports.