List of Islamic State articles
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A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghan people wait to cross into Pakistan. What Happened to the Taliban’s Pledge to Fight Terrorism?
Washington withdrew from a 20-year fight against terrorism, vowing to maintain over-the-horizon capability. It’s still squinting.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani at a press conference in Berlin. ‘They Have to Balance’: New Iraqi Leader Tilts the Scales Toward U.S.
Mohammed al-Sudani’s public support of U.S. troops reflects a behind-the-scenes shift—and the continued threat from the Islamic State.
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U.S. troops patrol the roads of the Syrian town of al-Jawadiyah. The War That Is Testing America’s Patience
A new history of the United States’ war against the Islamic State.
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Two women are seen from the back, walking down a street in a crowd. Can This Brussels Neighborhood Shake Its Jihadi Reputation?
Molenbeek was labeled a hub of European extremism. Seven years later, with drug trafficking rising, alienated residents want to change the narrative.
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reconstruction builders work to revive Mosul's Old City Five Years After Liberation, There Is New Hope Among Mosul’s Ruins
On the anniversary of its liberation from the Islamic State, Iraq’s second city heals its scars.
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A military device lies on the ground in Syria. Inside the U.S. Commando Raid Targeting the Islamic State Leader
Islamic State leader kills himself during a raid by elite U.S. forces.
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adf-congo-uganda Uganda and Congo Are at War With the Islamic State
Denying the links between the Allied Democratic Forces and militant Islamists will endanger civilians.
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A boy walks through buildings damaged from fighting. America Isn’t Ready to Fight the Islamic State in Afghanistan
The jihadi group’s continued rise has left the United States with only bad options.
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Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26. Is Islamic Terrorism Coming to the U.S. Again?
After the deadly Kabul attack, the CIA pins its hopes on an unconventional counterterrorism strategy.
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Refugees and displaced Syrian women living in al-Hol camp, which houses relatives of Islamic State group members, queue to receive goods in northeastern Syria on March 28, 2019. Inside the Digital Lives of the Women of the Islamic State
On Telegram, pet care, gardening, and corruption scandals have replaced religious fervor.
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Syrians walk past a mural bearing instructions on protection from COVID-19 in Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Aug. 16, 2020. America’s Syrian Allies Deserve the COVID-19 Vaccine
They vanquished the Islamic State and are now in desperate need of aid.
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A man rests against a wall of a sports stadium in Pemba, Mozambique, on May 22. The sports stadium is used as a transit camp for internally displaced persons fleeing attacks in the north of the country. The Islamic State Resurges in Mozambique
What happens there could decide the fate of terrorism—or peace—in Africa.
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Bladed weapons seized from an Islamic State-affiliated cell are seen during a press conference by the director of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation in Sale, near Rabat, on Sept. 11, 2020. The Islamic State’s Signing Bonus
The group may be defeated in Syria and Iraq, but joining it still offers major dividends to local jihadis in Africa.
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Protestors inside the U.S. Capitol. Are Telegram and Signal Havens for Right-Wing Extremists?
The best model for tackling violent right-wing groups on heavily encrypted apps is the fight against the Islamic State.
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Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the Islamic State terror group. State Department Floats Plans to Reshuffle Counter-Islamic State Envoy Office
The proposed move has sparked internal debates over the future of U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
