United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between al-Qaida and the Islamist group leading Syria's interim government, an unpublished U.N. report said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/world/un-report-syria-al-qaida/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #alqaida #terrorism #islamicstate #syria #middleeast #un #us
Last week we published a set of three in-depth #map reports covering territorial control across #Somalia's claimed territories from 2023 to present. The June 2024 report is free for all readers, and shows the height of "#IslamicState" (#ISIS/#ISIL) control in the country:
https://www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html
#HornOfAfrica #cartography #maps #geography #Somaliland #Puntland #SSC_Khaatumo #mapping @geography @cartography @geopolitics #AlShabaab #AlQaeda #security #OSINT
A Qatari mission has begun searching for the remains of U.S. hostages killed by Islamic State in Syria a decade ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/11/world/qatar-americans-islamic-state-syria/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #qatar #us #islamicstate #syria #middleeast
Story in @washingtonpost calls itself "most complete account to date of how the Islamic State was able to regroup [in #Somalia] over the past decade". Yet all but the most recent of such info had already been covered several times over by reports from UN, Intl Crisis Group, etc
#geography #ISIS #ISIL #geopolitics #security #Puntland #IslamicState #HornOfAfrica #security #journalism #factcheck @geography @geopolitics @unitednations
@fulelo Distractions from the coup in the #UnitedStates will be ignored.
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
“Our Military has targeted this ISIS Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did!” Trump said. “The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that “WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!”
"We need to acknowledge that #white males in this country are being radicalized in a manner not dissimilar to the tactics of the #IslamicState when it recruits homegrown extremists. Our #media and our #law enforcement must understand this if they want to help prevent future Matthew Livelsbergers or Timothy McVeighs from wreaking havoc and destruction."
- @jaykuo
The Islamic State group has lost thousands of fighters, but the global reach of the group is still vast. How did it keep its influence alive? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/04/world/politics/islamic-state-radicalize-method/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #islamicstate #terrorism #us
FBI concerned about copycat potential after deadly New Orleans attack https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/new-orleans-copycat-attacks #NewOrleanstruckattack #IslamicState #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Worldnews #UScrime #USnews #FBI
As investigators learn more about the man who is suspected of killing 14 people with a truck on New Year's Day in New Orleans, a key question remains: How did he become radicalized? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/03/world/crime-legal/new-orleans-attacker-radicalization-path/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #neworleans #terrorism #us #islamicstate
U.S. officials say there’s no sign that Islamic State directed a deadly attack in New Orleans. But indications that the attacker drew inspiration from the group highlights its ability to spur mass violence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/03/world/new-orleans-attack-is-influence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #neworleans #terrorism #islamicstate
Here is what is known about Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, the U.S. Army veteran and IT professional who rammed through a crowd of revelers around 3 a.m. on Bourbon Street in New Orleans before opening fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/02/world/crime-legal/shamsud-din-bahar-jabbar-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #neworleans #terrorism #us #shamsuddinbaharjabbar #islamicstate #islam
The destruction of monuments, artworks and irreplaceable archives in times of war is an erosion of civilization itself, the attacks born of the same motives that also drive genocide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/27/world/wartime-cultural-heritage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #islamicstate #unesco #arkforukraine
As promised! Here's our new subscriber map of control in #Syria AFTER the fall of #Assad, including territory newly under #Israel and so-called "#IslamicState" (#ISIS/#ISIL). Plus handy timeline of events amid this seismic shift.
More info: https://www.polgeonow.com/2024/12/syria-who-controls-what-2024-rebels-kurds-israel-isil.html
#geography #OSINT #geopolitics #SyriaWar #SyriaNews #MiddleEast #Mediterranean #Russia #maps #mapping #map #cartography #conflictmapping #ArmedConflict #Israel @geography @geopolitics #conflictzones #SyrianCivilWar #Levant
Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled the capital Damascus on a plane, as rebels entered the city and residents reported heavy gunfire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/08/world/damascus-falls-to-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #russia #syria #turkey #basharassad #islamicstate #israel #iran
@fulelo Did the #FBI catch the ‘Junior Varsity’ #IslamicState terrorist from #Afghanistan using Snickers bars as bait? 
#USpol
The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/07/world/us-iraq-deal-troops-withdraw/ #worldnews #us #iraq #islamicstate #iran #terrorism
@SocraticEthics I first heard about '#DoubleTap ' bombings by the #IRA in #NorthernIreland and #England. Then we saw the #IslamicState use it in #Syria and #Iraq. Now #Russia has been using it in #Ukraine for over two years. Even #Israel has used it in #Gaza. Tells you something about regimes that allow their military to use this #terrorist tactic. 
#BBCNews - US targets Islamic State in #Iraq , killing 15
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynd2mr5gjo
#IS #ISIS #daesh
#TheGlobalJigsaw has recently looked into the evolution of the #IslamicState group and its attempts to pivot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6r7g
Or if you prefer your podcasts with light visualisation
https://youtu.be/tYBk9cbKDB4?si=7soV6tPkswIsLDRb
Islamic State is using AI to create propaganda, including a fake video celebrating a deadly attack in Russia in March, raising concerns about extremists exploiting AI for recruitment and violence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/world/politics/islamic-state-ai-online-support/ #worldnews #politics #isis #islamicstate #russia #socialmedia #terrorism
