Libyan court sentences 23 to death, 14 to life imprisonment for Islamic State campaign

A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015. The Attorney General’s office said in a statement that one other person… Read More Libyan court sentences 23 to death, 14 to life imprisonment for Islamic State campaign

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows revenge following Shi’ite shrine attack

Iran’s supreme Leader vowed on Thursday to retaliate against those threatening the country’s security after the massacre of Shi’ite pilgrims, an assault claimed by Islamic State which threatens to inflame tensions amid widespread anti-government protests. In a statement read on state TV, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the assailants “will surely be punished” and called on… Read More Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows revenge following Shi’ite shrine attack

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iran Shi’ite shrine

The militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack on a Shi’ite Muslim shrine in Iran on Wednesday which killed 15 people, escalating tensions in a country reeling from a wave of protests and prompting warnings of a response from Tehran. Iranian officials said they had arrested a gunman who carried out the… Read More Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iran Shi’ite shrine

Afghan Taliban forces kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul

Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling group’s administration said on Saturday. The Islamic State members killed in the raid on their hideout were involved in two major attacks in recent weeks, one on a city mosque and the other… Read More Afghan Taliban forces kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul

U.S. federal court sentences Islamic State cell member El Shafee Elsheikh to life imprisonment for beheadings

A member of an Islamic State cell found guilty in April for his role in a hostage-taking plot that led to the beheadings of American journalists and aid workers was sentenced to life in prison by a U.S. federal court on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis sentenced El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, during a… Read More U.S. federal court sentences Islamic State cell member El Shafee Elsheikh to life imprisonment for beheadings

Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on Thursday, according to officials and Taliban sources. “Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was martyred in a cowardly attack by enemies,” said Bilal… Read More Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

Eight dead, several injured following bomb blast in Kabul

A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The bomb exploded in a western district of the city where members of the minority Shi’ite Muslim community regularly meet. Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, claimed… Read More Eight dead, several injured following bomb blast in Kabul