Recent Appearances...

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Recent Appearances...

A. VISIMBAIEV	A. Visimbayev	Chechnya	Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia				20041216
ABDUL SALAM AL KOBEISI	Abdul-Salam al-Kobeisi	Association of Muslim Scholars	Iraq-Jordan				20050109	Link
ABU ALI TUNISI	Abu Ali Tunisi	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20071019	Link
ABU DUJANAH AL TUNISI	Abu Doujanah al-Tunisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan	Tunisian	At Large	Mouthpiece	20050526	Link
		of the media committee of Al Qaeda in Iraq
ABU MOHAMED AL MAQDISI	Abu Mohammed al-Maqdisi	Learned Elders of Islam	Terror Networks				20070102	Link
ABU MUHAMAD AL MAQDISI	Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdissi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan	Jordanian	In Jug	Holy Man	20050525	Link
		Co-founder, with Zarqawi, of al-Tawhid
ABU OSAMA AL TUNISI	Abu Usama al Tunisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq	Tunisian	Deceased		20071003	Link
		believed to be the successor to Abu Ayyub al Masri
	Abu Usama al-Tunisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq	Tunisian	Deceased		20070928	Link
		emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq and part of the inner leadership circle
	Abu Osama Al Tunisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq	Tunisian	Deceased		20071001	Link
		Killed in a U.S. airstrike
ABU YUSIF AL TUNISI	Abu Yusif al-Tunisi	al-Qaeda	Home Front: WoT		At Large		20050421	Link
ENAAD AL QAISI	Enaad Al-Qaisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan				20050210	Link
FARUK THE TUNISIAN	Farouk the Tunisian	al-Qaeda	Home Front: WoT				20040827
FARUQ AL TUNISI	Faruq al-Tunisi	al-Qaeda	Home Front: WoT		At Large		20050421	Link
INA MOHAMED KAISI	Ina Mohammed Kaissi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan				20050211	Link
KHALED AL ANISI	Khaled al-Anisi	al-Qaeda in Yemen	Arabia				20040817
LOFTI RAISI	Lofti Raissi	al-Qaeda					20010929
MALIK AL TUNISI	Malik al-Tunisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan				20050217	Link
MEHMET RESIT ISIK	Mehmet Resit Isik	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq	Turkish	Deceased		20070719	Link
MIFTAH IDRISI	Miftah Idrisi	al-Qaeda in Europe	Africa North		At Large		20071229	Link
MOHAMED IDRISI	Mohammed Idrissi	Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group	Europe	Moroccan	In Jug		20070703	Link
MUHAMAD AIASH AL QUBAISI	Muhammad Ayash al-Qubaisi	Association of Muslim Scholars	Iraq-Jordan				20041108
MUHAMAD AL KUBAISI	Muhammad al-Kubaysi	Association of Muslim Scholars	Iraq-Jordan				20050131	Link
MULAI LAHUCINE MIFTAH IDRISI	Moulay Lahoucine Miftah Idrissi	Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group	Europe	Moroccan	In Jug		20070703	Link
		The cell's objective was to attend training camps in Africa's Sahel region
NURREDINE DRISI	Nourredine Drissi	al-Qaeda in Europe	Europe				20050127	Link
OMAR AL MAQDISI	Omar al-Maqdissi	al-Qaeda in Iraq					20100613
OMER TAISIR ABDUL HAQ	Omer Tayseer Abdul Haq	PFLP					20100226
RAED AL MUQAWISI	Raed Al-Muqawisi	Fatah	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20080629	Link
SHEIKH ABU MOHAMED AL MAQDISI	Sheikh Abu Mohammed al Maqdisi	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia	Jordanian	At Large		20050620	Link
SHEIKH ABU MUHAMAD AL MAQDISI	Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi	Salafi Jihad	Iraq-Jordan				20050124	Link
TAISIER AL TAMIMI	Taisier Al Tamimi	Learned Elders of Islam	Arabia				20050228	Link
TAISIR ABU RAS	Taysir Abu Ras	Hamas	Israel-Palestine				20050121	Link
TAISIR ALLUNI	Tayssir Alluni	al-Qaeda in Europe	Europe		Arrested		20050423	Link
TAISIR ALUNI	Tayssir Alouni	al-Qaeda in Europe	Europe				20041120
TAISIR ALUNY	Tayssir Alouny	al-Qaeda in Europe	Europe				20050215	Link
TAISIR HASAN HALABI	Tayseer Hassan Halabi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan				20041107
THE TUNISIAN	The Tunisian	al-Qaeda in Europe	Europe	Tunisian	Deceased	Mid-level Hard Boy	20050402	Link
		Alias of Serhane ben Abdelmajid Farkhet
ZAAL AWAD AL KUBAISI	Zaal Awad Al-Kubaisi	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq-Jordan	In Jug	In Jug	Mid-level Hard Boy	20050529	Link
		confessed to taking part in a May 7, 2005, attack in Baghdad that killed 18 people.

Europe

At least 12 injured in knife attack at Hamburg train station: emergency services

2025-05-24

[GEO.TV] A knife attack at the main station in the German city of Hamburg left at least 12 people injured with some of them in a life-threatening condition, local emergency services said.

"According to initial information, a person injured several people with a knife at the main train station," Hamburg police said in a post on X.

"The suspect was apprehended by the responding forces."

A front man for the Hamburg fire department told AFP that 12 people had been injured in the attack.

Among them were "six people with life-threatening injuries", the front man said.

Some of the victims were being treated in trains, according to the German daily Bild.

Germany has been rocked by a series of ~~violent~~ mostly peaceful attacks in recent months.

On Sunday, four people were maimed in a stabbing at a bar in the city of Bielefeld.

The investigation into the attack had been handed over to federal prosecutors after the suspect in the attack told the coppers who arrested him that he had murderous Moslem beliefs.

The Times of Israel adds:

German police on Friday said they had arrested a woman after at least 17 people were maimed in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg.

Some of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in the stabbing, which took place in the middle of the city’s evening rush hour, emergency services said.

The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman,

…which does not tell us whether she was Moslem, nuts, or both…

was arrested at the scene by law enforcement, a Hamburg police front man said said.

Officers "approached her, and the woman allowed herself to be arrested without resistance," Florian Abbenseth told journalists in comments carried by public broadcaster ARD.

"We have no evidence so far that the woman may had a political motive," Abbenseth said.

"Rather, we have information based on which we now want to investigate whether she may have been experiencing a psychological emergency."

The suspect was thought to have "acted alone," Hamburg police said in a post on X.

Four of them had suffered life-threatening injuries, the front man said, revising down an initial figure.

A previous statement by the fire department said six people were in a life-threatening condition.

Among the 17 victims were six severely injured people and seven people with light injuries, the front man for the fire department said.

The attack was reported by German media to have taken place just after 6:00 p.m. local time on one of the platforms in front of a standing train.

The suspect was thought to have turned "against passengers" at the station, a spokeswoman for the Hanover federal police directorate, which also covers Hamburg, told AFP.

Courtesy of Skidmark, more from Breitbart:

Twelve people are injured and three of them are in “mortal danger” after a mass stabbing at Germany’s Hamburg Central railway station.

Update 2100 — Four are in critical condition

A clearer picture of today’s mass stabbing in Germany is developing, with Die Welt reporting the number of known injured has risen to four in critical condition. A further six are seriously injured and seven more suffering light wounds. 17 in all were injured.

The attack is the second mass stabbing in Germany in a matter of days. As previously reported, a stabbing in the early hours of Sunday morning in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, allegedly by a Syrian migrant was days later classified as a possible terror attack after Islamist literature was found on the attacker and at his home. As well as using a knife, the man is alleged to have wielded a spear and a bottle of petrol.

More from Breitbart about the Bielefeld attack:

A Syrian migrant, identified 35-year-old as Mahmoud Mhemed, was arrested on Monday by police on attempted murder charges in relation to a mass stabbing in Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia. Five people were injured, and four of them seriously: the German Justice minister revealed they “barely escaped with their lives”.

The bar where the attack took place said in a social media post that one of those “critically injured” men had been a member of the public who had bravely fought the knifeman to end the attack. They said: “Had it not been for him, things would probably have been even worse”.

Now the investigation into that attack has been taken over by the Federal Prosecutor on suspicion of a religious terrorism motive. Per a report by Germany’s Die Welt, they believe they have found evidence for Islamism, that the suspect had an interest in the Islamic State, and had been in contact with a known Islamist fundamentalist.

It is stated the attack, which took place at a bar in the city, saw football fans attacked by a man wielding a knife and a home made spear, being a knife tied to a pole. A group of patrons fought back, causing the suspect to flee. As previously reported, the man dropped a bag containing “multiple knives, a liquid that smelled of gasoline, and personal documents indicating Syrian nationality”.

Zeit states a spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor, which has specialist counter-terror investigators and takes suspected terror cases over from local non-specialised prosecutors, who said the mass stabbing is being treated as an attack on Germany’s liberal democratic order and that at the time of the suspect’s arrest “a document was found on him that suggests the crime may have been religiously motivated.”

Further, images concerning Hezbollah and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are said to have been found at the suspect’s apartment.

Suspect Mhemed entered Europe through the territory of Turkey and was granted temporary refugee status by the German Migration Office in 2023. Earlier reports that he had no police record have been superseded, Focus reports, noting he had previously been investigated for “politically motivated crime” .

He was arrested on Monday after leading police on a 100 mile chase through Germany, taking several trains and other public transport from Bielefeld to Essen and to other towns beyond, finally being found in an apartment of a relative in Heiligenhaus.

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Africa Horn

Over 100 Militants Killed in Somalia Since Start of Trump’s Second Term, Says White House

2025-05-22

[Garowe] At least 100 terrorists, both leaning to the al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
and ISIS, have been killed in Somalia since President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
assumed his second term early this year, the White House said, with the number expected to increase in the coming months..

On Monday, at least 10 hard boyz were killed in Cal-Miskaad mountains in Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
, with the White House posting a video of the battlegrounds within the mountains, which have been a base of the ISIS Death Eaters, but whose influence is declining.

"We haven’t forgotten the threat posed by Jihadis. 10 more were permanently removed from the battlefield in Somalia yesterday," the White House said. "That brings the total to over 100 bloodthirsty Death Eaters killed since President Trump was sworn in."

The US Africa Command has increased its tempo in Somalia, with the ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s targeting strategic locations, destroying the Death Eaters' military installations and other assets dangerous for peace and stability in the region.

In February, President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in Cal-Miskaad, where a senior commander of the ISIS hard boyz was killed. Since then, Puntland forces and US Africa Command have made progress, liberating several areas in the process.

Trump said the hit, less than two weeks into his term, had targeted a senior IS attack planner and other hard boyz in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland and had "destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many Death Eaters without, in any way, harming civilians".

He boasted that he had succeeded where former US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
Joe <q>The Big Guy</q> Biden

...46th president of the U.S. This Is A Man That Does Not Seem Demented...
had failed."Biden and his cronies wouldn't act quickly enough to get the job done. I did!" The president maintained that "We will find you and we will kill you".

But airstrikes are different from troops on the ground, and Trump did not stop aerial bombardments in his first term. He increased them to nearly 400. The initial number of service members was 600 before it was reduced during Trump's first administration.

Shabelle Media adds:

In a post published on X (formerly Twitter), the White House confirmed that a US operation conducted on May 19 had resulted in the deaths of 10 militants, bringing the total number of militant casualties to “over 100” since the start of the Trump administration.

The statement did not specify whether the militants targeted in the latest strike were affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group or the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS), both of which have been the focus of an intensified US military campaign in the country.

However, local reports suggested the operation may have taken place near the town of Adan Yabaal in the Middle Shabelle region, a known al-Shabaab stronghold.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Report: Qatar helping to train Syrian security forces in bid to shore up regime

2025-05-22

[IsraelTimes] Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
is helping to train Syrian security forces in a bid to shore up President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Syrian sources who are close to Qatar and familiar with the matter tell the outlet that Doha has recently begun training small groups of operatives who will serve as coppers to enforce law and order in Syria.

The report says the training is taking place on "Qatari territory."

The outlet additionally says that Doha is paying monthly grants of about $30 to Syrian public officials.

Yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
warned that Syria could be weeks away from a fresh civil war of "epic proportions," as he called for support to the transitional leadership.

The top American diplomat blamed a resurgence of the Islamic State

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

SDF repels two ISIS attacks amid growing resurgence threat

2025-05-21

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Tuesday that they had thwarted two separate Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) attacks targeting military checkpoints in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah provinces. The SDF also warned of an uptick in holy warrior activity aimed at destabilizing the region.

"Our forces thwarted two separate ISIS attacks targeting our military checkpoints in the eastern Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah countrysides," the SDF said in a statement.

Regarding the incident in Hasakah, the SDF reported that the attack occurred when one of their fighters stopped a "suspicious civilian vehicle" at a checkpoint. The vehicle was found to be carrying weapons and ammunition. Shortly afterward, two ISIS bully boyz on a cycle of violence launched an attack on the checkpoint. The SDF repelled the attack, which resulted in material damage but no casualties.

In the Deir ez-Zor countryside, an SDF patrol came under fire from an "ISIS cell" while conducting a routine security operation.

"Our forces responded effectively to the attack," the SDF stated, adding that "the losses inflicted on the Lions of Islam remain unknown." The SDF reported only minor material damage and confirmed that there were no casualties among their ranks.

The SDF has been warning for months about a resurgence in ISIS activity targeting both their forces and civilians, particularly in oil-rich areas like Deir ez-Zor, which remains partially under their control.

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Good Morning

2025-05-21

Former Biden official says no PSA tests were done on Biden

Wednesday 05/21/2025

The first 'Project Homecoming' self-deportation flight took off Monday for Honduras and Colombia

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan Two Israelis suspected of collecting intel for Iran near defense minister's home		Europe Man extradited by Lebanon held in Denmark for ''seeking drones for Hamas''
Syria-Lebanon-Iran Nine injured including children in Israeli drone strike on Mansouri		Africa Horn Tensions Rise in Somalia's Middle Shabelle as Troops and Armored Vehicles Pour In
Syria-Lebanon-Iran Ex-Mustaqbal official clenches Beirut municipal seat from rival, broad coalition		Africa Horn Puntland Launches Major Offensive Against ISIS in Cal-Miskaad Mountains

Research on logistics of intelligent
unmanned aerial vehicle integration system

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Africa Horn

Puntland Launches Major Offensive Against ISIS in Cal-Miskaad Mountains

2025-05-21

[ShabelleMedia] Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
regional forces have launched a major military operation targeting ISIS turbans hiding in the rugged Cal-Miskaad mountain range in northeastern Somalia, officials said on Tuesday.

The offensive, described as intense and ongoing, aims to dislodge the group from strategic positions it has used for years as a base of operations. Security sources report that Puntland forces have already regained control of several key areas previously held by the bad boys.

Among those killed in the recent fighting is Ahmed Muse Said, a senior ISIS figure responsible for coordinating the arrival of imported muscle into Somalia, according to local officials.

"The operation is still underway and is focused on eliminating ISIS presence in the remote mountainous areas where they continue to hide," said Abdifatah Abdinuur, Minister of State at the Puntland Presidency. "We are making significant progress and will not stop until they are fully defeated."

Puntland has been engaged in a sustained campaign against ISIS elements operating in the region, particularly in Bari province. While the group remains significantly smaller than al-Shabaab

... the personification of Somali state failure...
, it has continued to pose a threat through ambushes and assassinations.

The Puntland Defense Forces have steadily advanced in recent days, pushing ISIS fighters further into retreat. Officials say the group has lost several of its key hideouts and is on the defensive.

The offensive marks the latest phase in Puntland’s broader security effort to ensure stability in the region and dismantle holy warrior networks.

Fresh details emerge about ISIS militant killed in Puntland

[Garowe] Ahmed Muse Said, the ISIS militants coordinator killed in Cal-Miskaad mountains, Tuesday, was a well-connected individual who was also well-travelled across the world, thus his links with several foreign fighters in Puntland state.

When Operation Lightning started late last year, Puntland forces, along with foreign military teams, established that most of the fighters are 'imported' from foreign countries, with their passports recovered in various caves which have been seized.

And multiple sources revealed that Said, who was killed last week, frequently travelled abroad - to Ethiopia, Oman and the UAE. The three countries have close ties with Puntland, with the United Arab Emirates providing aerial surveillance throughout the campaign against ISIS.

Brigadier General Ahmed Abdullahi Sheikh, the commander of Operation Lightning, termed him a 'high-value individual (HVI)' while confirming his identity. He was one of the most sought-after terrorists.

"This operation underscores the unwavering commitment to combating terrorism and ensuring regional security. The successful elimination of this key figure represents a substantial blow to Daesh's operational capabilities and its ability to conduct destabilising activities," General Sheikh said.

"We commend the exceptional professionalism, dedication, and precision demonstrated by all personnel involved in the critical mission. Their efforts are a testament to the resolve in the face of terrorist threats," he added.

He said no further details of the time, date, or specific aspects of the operation will be disclosed at this time. The connection with foreign countries, specifically, could worry Puntland, which closely works with Somalia’s international partners.

Officials are keen to unearth his links to the UAE, Oman and Ethiopia, which could aid in the fight against ISIS militants. In southern regions, the federal government of Somalia, which has not come out clearly to support Puntland’s stance against ISIS, is tackling Al-Shabaab militants.

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Africa Horn

AFRICOM halts disclosure of Somalia airstrike casualties amid Trump policy review

2025-05-20

[ShabelleMedia] The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced a temporary halt to the release of information regarding casualties from its ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
s in Somalia, as the administration of President Donald Trump
...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...
continues to shape its military policy for the region.

Since Trump took office in January 2025, the U.S. has conducted at least 24 airstrikes targeting ISIS faceless myrmidons in Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
and fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
group, which continues to wage an insurgency against the Somali federal government.

Previously, AFRICOM regularly published casualty figures, particularly concerning civilian harm, amid pressure and scrutiny from human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
groups.

However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
recent AFRICOM blurbs have omitted such details, citing operational security.

"We are temporarily refraining from publishing casualty estimates while the new administration finalizes its policy," an AFRICOM spokesperson said, describing the move as provisional.

Despite the shift, AFRICOM pledged to continue issuing quarterly civilian casualty reports related to dronezaps and other military actions in Somalia.

The command said its latest assessments found no evidence of civilian harm in recent operations, but any updates would be reflected in upcoming reports.

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Iraq

Over 600 IDPs return to Shingal from Duhok: Migration ministry

2025-05-20

[Rudaw] More than 600 displaced people on Sunday returned to the Yazidi heartland of Shingal (Sinjar) from Duhok province, Iraq’s migration ministry said, as officials anticipate a rise in returns once schools go on break.

"The 126 families of 617 people returned to Shingal district from Duhok province," the spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement Ali Jahangir told Rudaw on Sunday.

He added that once school holidays begin at the start of summer, the pace of repatriation will increase, noting that over 13,000 families have already returned from the Kurdistan Region in recent years, with around 21,000 still remaining.

In June 2014, the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) seized control of large swathes of territory in Iraq’s north and west. A little over a month later, in August, the group launched a wide-scale attack against the Yazidi community in Iraq's northern Shingal.

During the August 2014 assault, ISIS killed and kidnapped around 9,900 Yazidis. Recognizing the systematic targeting of the Yazidis as genocidal, the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
also reported that up to 200,000 Yazidis were displaced from Shingal, many of whom settled in camps across Dohuk.

According to the migration ministry, returning Yazidi families will be provided with four million dinars (around $3,000) in financial assistance, along with some essential household appliances including a refrigerator, stove, and television.

Though more than ten years have passed since ISIS launched its attack on Shingal, much of the Yazidi community remains displaced. Their return has been hindered by a combination of security concerns, political disputes, and infrastructure and reconstruction challenges. The presence of various gangs has also created an unstable environment, further deterring many Yazidis from returning.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

ISIS attacks SDF in eastern Syria, killing a fighter

2025-05-20

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) cells carried out an attack on their forces in eastern Syria, killing a fighter and injuring another.

The "treacherous" attack targeted one of SDF’s checkpoints in Hajeen district of the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, according to a statement from the SDF.

The oil-rich Deir ez-Zor is partially controlled by the SDF and has seen an escalation in ISIS activity.

"These repeated terrorist attacks underscore the difficult challenges our forces face and reaffirm the critical importance of our mission to eliminate terrorism at its roots and uphold security and stability throughout the region," read the statement.

The SDF, the de facto army of northeast Syria (Rojava), has reported several ISIS attacks in Deir ez-Zor. It has also captured several ISIS suspects.

ISIS has also been active in parts of Deir ez-Zor controlled by Damascus.

Syrian state media reported on Sunday that a suspected ISIS attack on a cop shoppe in Deir ez-Zor’s Mayadeen city. At least four people were killed, and several others were maimed.

ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently sought to regain ground, taking advantage of instability following the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
’s regime. The SDF has fought to prevent the murderous Moslems from reestablishing a foothold in the shifting security landscape.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Three killed in car bomb blast targeting police station in east Syria

2025-05-20

[Rudaw] Three people were killed and several others injured in a blast caused by an explosive-rigged vehicle in the Deir ez-Zor countryside of eastern Syria on Sunday, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

In a statement on X, SANA quoted a "security source" stating that "three deaders have fallen and several others were maimed in the initial toll of the earth-shattering kaboom that targeted a cop shoppe in the city of Mayadeen," located 45 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. The agency later confirmed that the three fatalities were coppers.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shared footage of the deadly blast, adding that the earth-shattering kaboom occurred outside a prison in Mayadeen.

Importantly, the deadly incident occurred just hours after the Syrian Ministry of Interior announced that the Syrian General Security and General Intelligence directorates had launched a "joint security operation" targeting a "hideout of an Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) terrorist cell" in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, northern Syria.

The ministry reported that one Damascus-affiliated security officer was killed during the operation, along with three members of the terrorist cell. Four additional cell members were arrested for their involvement in "carrying out terrorist activities, including direct attacks on General Security personnel."

The Syrian interior ministry further noted that "weapons, kabooms, and boom jackets" were seized from the suspects, reinforcing its "commitment to combating criminal cells" and emphasizing that it would "not hesitate to protect the security and stability of the country and confront anyone who attempts to disrupt it."

In a separate development, Syria's Defense Minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, confirmed on Saturday that all armed units had been integrated into his ministry to unify the country’s armed forces.

He issued a ten-day ultimatum to "remaining small military groups" to complete the unification and organizational efforts, warning that any delay in compliance would be dealt with under the law.

Abu Qasra further explained that the push to consolidate all armed units under a single institutional structure began shortly after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
in early December, when a coalition of opposition groups, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else

Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else

...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS), overthrew Assad.

On Saturday as well, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported capturing suspected members of an ISIS cell in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province.

"Based on precise intelligence, our forces raided the location where members of the terrorist cell were hiding in the town of al-Busayrah and successfully captured them," read a statement from the SDF.

The operation was carried out with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).

"The captured holy warriors were planning to carry out attacks targeting our military and security forces, as well as civilians and public institutions in the area," the SDF statement added.

ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently attempted to regain ground, taking advantage of the prevalent instability in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.

On Friday, the SDF announced that they had captured 10 ISIS suspects in Deir ez-Zor after one of their fighters was killed and three others injured in an ISIS attack.

According to the UK-based war monitor, SOHR, there have been 84 operations carried out by ISIS cells in northeast Syria (Rojava) since the beginning of 2025, including armed attacks, assassinations, and bombings.

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Europe

Kurdish couple tried in Germany for ISIS links

2025-05-20

[Rudaw] The Bavarian Supreme Court held a trial for a Kurdish couple accused of the Islamic State

The couple were previously named in the Rantburg archives as Twana H.S. and Asia R.A.

Since April 9, 2024, Twana and Asya have been imprisoned in Germany on charges of membership in a foreign terrorist organization, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, and sexual assault against individuals under 18 years of age.

"If the charges brought against them by the public prosecutor are confirmed, then there will be life imprisonment; the complaint is about genocide. The client we represent in this process and other Yazidi survivors whom we have represented talk about two main motivations for why they participate in these trial processes and why it is important to them," Natalie von Wistinghausen, a lawyer for a Yazidi girl who survived ISIS atrocity, told Rudaw.

Twana has been accused of sexually abusing two Yazidi girls, one of which is expected to be present in a future trial as a witness.

ISIS swept through vast swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014 and declared a so-called caliphate in a brazen offensive that saw the group take control of around a third of Syria’s territory as well as several Iraqi cities, including the second largest northern city of Mosul. It was declared territorially defeated in 2017 and 2019 in both countries respectively.

During the jihadists’ brutal reign, they committed heinous atrocities, such as genocide, sexual slavery, and massacres against non-Moslems, especially the Yazidi ethnoreligious group.

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Iran sentences three to death over deadly attacks on Shiite shrine

2025-05-19

[IsraelTimes] Verdicts address two ISIS-linked shootings in 2022 and 2023 that killed 15 at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz

Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has sentenced three people to death and nabbed
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
several others convicted over their roles in deadly attacks on a Shiite shrine in the southern city of Shiraz, the judiciary said Sunday.

The verdicts stem from two shootings — in October 2022 and August 2023 — that killed 15 people at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the capital of Fars province. The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group.

"Three of these defendants were sentenced to death for aiding and abetting in ’corruption on earth’ following proceedings" at Shiraz Revolutionary Court, Fars chief justice Sadrollah Rajaei-Nasab said, quoted by the judiciary’s Mizan Online website.

They were also sentenced to 25 years in prison for "aiding and abetting in moharebeh," he added, referring to the capital offence of enmity against God.

Two other alleged members of the jihadist IS were sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison "based on their level of cooperation and influence in the Shah Cheragh terrorist events."

Two women were each sentenced to five years, but "their sentences will be served under Islamic leniency, monitored by electronic ankle bracelets, and within a one-kilometer radius of their homes."

Rajaei-Nasab said other parts of the case, including charges related to weapons trafficking, remained under review, and that some verdicts had been appealed to Iran’s Supreme Court.

In July 2023, Iran executed two men in public over the first attack on the shrine.

Following the second attack, the judiciary said in August 2023 that security forces had arrested nine people — all foreigners — and later sentenced a Tajik IS member to death the following month.

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