Jihadis

Africa's Mali crisis widens as extremist groups advance and state control erodes - analysis

Mali is experiencing a major escalation in violence, with jihadist groups advancing and the defense minister assassinated. The crisis threatens to destabilize the Sahel region.

 A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.
Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria.

Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis

In this photo illustration, young children hold an iPhone while using the online game platform Roblox on November 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Terror groups groom and recruit children online, exploiting Roblox, Discord, and Minecraft - NYT

Shahid Butt, a former jihadi convicted of terrorism offences in Yemen, has announced he will run as an independent candidate in Birmingham’s upcoming local elections.

Ex jihadi fighter Shahid Butt launches bid for Birmingham council seat


Jihad in Latin America: Illicit activities in the region fund Hezbollah

The presence of jihadist groups in Latin America could grow due the region's tilt to the left.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gather in a convoy of motorbikes marking ‘Resistance and Liberation Day’, near the Lebanese border with Israel, in May.

Inter-rebel clashes resume in northwest Syria after collapse of truce

Intense fighting raged near rugged terrain around Kafr Jana village in northern Aleppo where both sides sent reinforcements.

 Demonstrators hold a Syrian opposition flag during a protest against Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's comments on reconciliation of the opposition with the Syrian government, in the rebel-held city of Azaz, Syria August 12, 2022.

Jihadi terrorists use humor to reinforce identity - study

Academics examined 82 jihadi magazines published in English and found that Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in particular use mockery and parody.

 Members of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement at a gathering for Islamic Jihad commander Khaled Mansour, who was killed on the first day of "Operation Breaking Dawn", in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 8, 2022

Jihadi terrorists use humor to reinforce identity - study

Academics examined 82 jihadi magazines published in English and found that Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in particular use mockery and parody.

 Members of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement at a gathering for Islamic Jihad commander Khaled Mansour, who was killed on the first day of "Operation Breaking Dawn", in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 8, 2022

Saudi Arabian textbooks show improvements - IMPACT-se

The research on the Saudi Arabia school curriculum shows a continuing trend of improvement and dramatic changes over the span of one year.

Empty classroom at Cramim school, Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem, October 21 2020

Third suspect in Nice attack in custody; victims named

Two of the three victims in the attack have been named as Vincent Loquès and Simone Barreto Silva.

A man lights a candle near the Notre Dame church in tribute to the victims of a deadly knife attack in Nice, France, October 30, 2020

EU proposes law to remove jihadist content within 1 hour - security chief

Official also says breaking new ground on fighting chemical weapons threat

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Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in country's northwest

The jihadist Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful insurgent group in the area, said its fighters had shot down a Sukhoi 22 jet that had taken off from a Syrian air base in Homs province.

 A Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet takes off from the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry on October 22, 2015.

Death toll from attack on Mali herders rises to 157

"The official death toll is 157," said government spokesman Amadou Kotia. Officials on Saturday said that about 134 had been killed, though they expected that number to rise.

Members of MINUSMA Chadian contingent patrol in Kidal, Mali

Death toll in Mali attack rises to at least 110

The group said the raid was payback for violence by Mali's army and militiamen against the Fulani.

Terror attack in Mali