Aug 26 German leader vows to step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers after deadly knife attack By Daniel Niemann, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people. Continue reading
Aug 25 German police say a suspect has turned himself in over deadly festival knife attack By Daniel Niemann, David McHugh, Associated Press A 26-year-old man has turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced Sunday. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:13 Prisons holding ISIS members in Syria a breeding ground for radicalization, officials say By Leila Molana-Allen It’s been five years since the Islamic State was defeated by a U.S.-led military campaign in Syria. But today some 10,000 ISIS fighters remain jailed inside Syrian detention centers. Human rights groups call conditions in the prisons abusive and local… Continue watching
Mar 26 Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility By Associated Press Despite the signs pointing to IS, President Vladimir Putin insisted on alleged Ukrainian involvement — something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected, accusing the Kremlin leader of trying to drum up fervor as his forces fight in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 24 Russia concert hall attack suspects make appearance in Moscow courtroom By Associated Press Suspects in the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, arrived at a Moscow district court on Sunday night. The attack, which has been claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, is the deadliest on Russian soil… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 9:04 What we know about the terror attack in Russia and the ISIS group claiming responsibility By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara Russian President Putin has vowed to punish those responsible for the terror attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people. In the capital, people are remembering the dead after one of the worst acts of… Continue watching
Mar 23 Russia detains 11 people linked to Moscow concert hall attack as death toll rises above 130 By Associated Press The attack came two weeks after the U.S. embassy in Moscow issued a notice urging Americans to avoid crowded places in view of “imminent” plans by extremists to target large Moscow gatherings, including concerts. The warning was repeated by several… Continue reading
Jan 27 Iraq and U.S. start formal talks to end coalition mission created to fight the Islamic State By Abby Sewell, Associated Press The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 25 U.S. and Iraq plan talks soon to end the U.S.-led military mission formed to fight the Islamic State By Tara Copp, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The announcement comes as U.S. forces in Iraq have been increasingly targeted by Iran-backed militias. But Washington says the time frame for the discussions isn't related to the attacks. Continue reading
Jan 05 Iran mourns those killed in suicide blast claimed by Islamic State group By Amir Vahdat, Vahid Salemi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The funeral Friday came as the death toll in the attack rose to at least 89. Continue reading