Islamic State

Was ‘IS’ trying to sell €1 billion worth of drugs in Europe?

Italian authorities stunned the world by announcing the "Islamic State" was trying to ship €1 billion worth of amphetamines into Europe. But after analysts raised doubts, eyes turn to President Bashar Assad's…

4 years ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Italy seizes IS-made drugs worth one billion euros

Italian police released video of a seizure of a 14-tonne haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria, calling it the biggest seizure of such drugs in the world.…

4 years ago

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Prosecuting IS returnees in Germany requires the law’s longest arm

An increasing number of "Islamic State" returnees are standing trial in Germany, including female supporters of the terror group. To make their case, federal prosecutors are relying on international criminal law.…

4 years ago

News·World

Is Afghanistan’s amnesty for Taliban and IS group fighters working?

Since the 2001 US-led intervention in Afghanistan that ousted the Taliban, a series of amnesty programmes have been created, allowing former Taliban and Islamic State group fighters to lay down their weapons…

5 years ago

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UK to repatriate British orphans of ‘Islamic State’ fighters

The UK government has arranged for British orphans in Syria to be repatriated to the UK. The UK now joins Germany in repatriating children whose parents were suspected members of the so-called…

5 years ago

News·World

Fewer terror victims globally, far-right attacks on the rise

The fall of al-Shabab and Islamic State partly accounts for the decrease in deaths by terror worldwide. Far-right attacks are on the rise, and deaths at the hands of far-right terrorists are…

5 years ago

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Northern Iraq: Postwar Boom

The Islamic State's war in Iraq also paralyzed the Kurdish region even though it was largely spared from the fighting. Now the economy there is recovering from the disruption.…

5 years ago

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Berlin ready to fetch ‘IS’ German children after court case

German media reported Berlin has signaled readiness to retrieve children of Islamic State adherents from Syria. Two girls, aged four and almost two, lost their mother, originally from Germany, when Baghouz was…

5 years ago

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Meet the people tracking Islamic State group violence

Meet the people tracking Islamic State group violence.…

5 years ago

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German police arrest suspected Islamic extremists in raid

A police operation involving hundreds of officers has resulted in the arrest of two suspected Islamists. At the center of the investigation is a married couple who attempted to join "Islamic State"…

5 years ago

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Belgium trial on Jewish museum terror attack opens

Two men, including a suspected "Islamic State" militant, are on trial for killing four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels. Prosecutors are calling for life sentences.…

5 years ago

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Islamic State

Was ‘IS’ trying to sell €1 billion worth of drugs in Europe?

Italy seizes IS-made drugs worth one billion euros

Prosecuting IS returnees in Germany requires the law’s longest arm

Is Afghanistan’s amnesty for Taliban and IS group fighters working?

UK to repatriate British orphans of ‘Islamic State’ fighters

Fewer terror victims globally, far-right attacks on the rise

Northern Iraq: Postwar Boom

Berlin ready to fetch ‘IS’ German children after court case

Meet the people tracking Islamic State group violence

German police arrest suspected Islamic extremists in raid

Belgium trial on Jewish museum terror attack opens

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