Recent news has highlighted the involvement of individuals with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in various attacks and plots. From the killing of a senior ISIL commander linked to a deadly attack on U.S. forces in Africa to the arrest of individuals accused of providing support for a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow, ISIL's presence continues to be felt globally. The group's activities have drawn attention, with reports of hundreds of Tajik men joining an ISIL affiliate and an attack by gunmen at a concert hall in Moscow resulting in a significant loss of life.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is a militant extremist group that emerged in the early 2000s. Known for its brutal tactics and extremist ideology, ISIL aims to establish a caliphate governed by its interpretation of Islamic law. The group gained international notoriety for its territorial expansion in Iraq and Syria, where it controlled significant areas before facing military defeats. Despite losing its self-proclaimed caliphate, ISIL remains a threat through its global network of affiliates and supporters, carrying out attacks and spreading its extremist ideology.
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Group includes 11 US citizens, including five minors, but tens of thousands of people remained detained five years after defeat of IS
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Mali's army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa has been killed
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Mosque’s imam is among those killed in gunfire
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Hundreds of Tajik men have joined an Islamic State affiliate, analysts say.
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Another disappointing exit looked possible for the Qatar-owned club, which had gone out in the last 16 in five of the previous seven seasons.
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MOSCOW – The consequences of the March 22 attack on a concert venue near Moscow, Russia's deadliest attack in two decades, are likely to be extensive and far-reaching, experts warn.
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Russia’s spy chief said Tuesday that U.S. warnings of a possible extremist attack were too broad to have prevented the deadly concert hall attack outside Moscow late last month. “The Federal Security Service [FSB] received some information from the U
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Russia’s FSB security service said Monday that four people arrested over a foiled “terror” plot had provided money and arms for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last month.
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Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people
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Stripping the Islamic State of its self-proclaimed caliphate is not the same as beating it.
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In a message posted on Telegram, IS spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari also praised the group’s attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow last week.
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An attack by gunmen on a Moscow suburban concert hall Friday left at least 139 dead, according to Russian authorities.
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Even if some Russians blame their president for failing to foil the attack, they have no other security guarantor.
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Though terror group has claimed responsibility and published footage of attack, Moscow seems to pin blame on Ukraine, accusing US of covering for Kyiv
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Landing ship ‘not combat-capable’ say Ukraine’s navy as investigations continue into the Moscow terror attack
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were “radical Islamists.”
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Cultural events canceled, flags lowered, and TV suspended; Islamic State affiliate claims assault, but Putin continues to blame Ukraine
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Attack involving at least four gunmen sparks huge fire at Crocus City Hall, causing its roof to collapse
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Dalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni, and Muhammadsobir Fayzov appeared at the Basmanny district court in Moscow on Sunday. All four will be held in custody before facing trial in May.
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Announcement came after President Emmanuel Macron held emergency security meeting prompted by Friday’s attack at a Moscow concert venue that killed more than 130 people