The Irish Times

Islamic State provided simple answers to life’s questions, witness tells Lisa Smith trial

Historian Professor Hugh Kennedy says Isis message was persuasive for some

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 20:47

Lisa Smith warned family to become Muslims before it was too late, court hears

Message was sent to her sister by former Defence Forces member in 2015

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 20:18

Islamic State announces new leader as terror group sets out to rebuild

New caliph must remain hidden to stay alive while ruling over fragmented organisation

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 16:12

FBI believes it is ‘beyond suspicion’ that Lisa Smith joined Isis, court hears

Former Irish soldier on trial accused of being a member of terrorist organisation in Syria

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 16:00

Isis leader killed in US raid was a low-key figurehead dubbed ‘the ghost’

Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over group

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 17:27

Islamic State leader dies during US raid in north-west Syria

Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 19:37

Member of Islamic State ‘Beatles’ cell pleads guilty in hostage cases

Alexanda Kotey was part of terror group cell of four Britons known for its extreme brutality

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 10:06

Explainer: who are Isis-K, blamed for the Kabul airport attack?

There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreigners

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 12:10

Isis takes advantage of withdrawal of coalition forces in Iraq

Terror group ramps up attacks as crises including coronavirus provide opportunity

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 12:29

Pandemic offers perfect opportunity for Islamic State comeback

Residents in Mosul, still traumatised by violence, fear a resurgence of the terror group

Sun May 03 2020 - 16:28

Britain to toughen terrorism rules after London attack

Sudesh Amman carried out stabbing attack in Streatham days after release from prison

Mon Feb 03 2020 - 16:29

Suleimani assassination shows US still falling for ‘Dr Evil’ fallacy

Hollywood idea of killing ‘bad guy’ to fix foreign policy problem not borne out by history

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 22:05

The Irish Times view on the world in 2019: power to the people

We assume that human agency is being swept away, but 2019 reminded us that individuals can shape world events

Sun Dec 29 2019 - 19:00

Middle East: Violence recedes, but volatility persists

Year in Review: Despite a reduction in conflict, politics remain fragile

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00

America is considering the very real prospect of a second Trump term

Year in Review: 2019 was the year the world became inured to Trump

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00

US withdrawal enabling Islamic State to regroup in Syria, Pentagon says

Islamic State likely to have time and space to target West, US inspectorate says

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 17:19

Trump to meet Erdogan, as impeachment hearings to be televised

Turkish president visits White House after Trump abandoned Kurdish allies in Syria

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 00:01

Turkey captures sister of dead Islamic State leader in Syria

Officials say sibling of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being interrogated

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 06:30

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death: a propaganda, not military, success

The demise of Islamic State, and its underpinning ideology, remain a long way off

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00

Islamic State appoints new leader after confirming Baghdadi’s death

Militant group identifies largely unknown Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi as successor

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 18:40

‘You live with these men as a slave. It’s free for them to do anything’

Yazidi woman Naveen Rasho was held captive by Isis and wound up in al-Hawl camp

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 18:51

The Irish Times view on death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Isis will now mutate and adapt

Donald Trump shows no appetite for grappling with the underlying causes of terrorism

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 19:30

Doubts over Donald Trump’s dramatic account of Baghdadi raid

Footage relayed to US situation room was only overhead surveillance and had no audio

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 21:27

Death of Isis leader is a much-needed win for Trump

President needed foreign policy boost under the shadow of impeachment inquiry

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 20:24

Nigeria warned it risks humanitarian disaster by expelling charities

Aid agencies strongly deny Nigeria’s claims that they are diverting funds to Boko Haram

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 20:17

Isis chief’s video designed to buttress role as global jihadi leader

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s group has endured many defeats while gaining adherents around world

Wed May 01 2019 - 01:00

Sri Lankan security forces on high alert for potential further attacks

Some of the militants behind Easter Sunday bombings still at large, says US ambassador

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 16:03

Isis leader al-Baghdadi appears in video for first time in five years

Video comes weeks after remnants of group were ousted from last stronghold in Syria

Mon Apr 29 2019 - 19:07

Death toll in Sri Lanka bombings revised down by about 100

Authorities now believe up to 260 killed in terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 19:59

Isis spokesman urges retaliation over New Zealand massacres

After six months of silence, elusive figure emerges to mock US claims of victory

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 09:56

Isis sends suicide bombers amid counter-attacks from Syria redoubt

Black smoke mushrooms over Baghouz as gunfire, explosions and planes heard

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 16:17

SDF launches assault on last Isis enclave in eastern Syria

‘Direct and fierce’ clashes under way as air strikes target weapons stores in Baghouz

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 20:53

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vow revenge for humiliating attack

Deaths of at least 25 in military parade in Ahvaz escalates tensions with Gulf states and US

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 11:54

‘Be damned with them’: Summary justice for women accused of joining Isis

More than 40 foreign women sentenced to death in Baghdad after 10-minute hearings

Tue May 22 2018 - 10:03