Safia S was convicted of helping a terrorist organization and attempted murder. In Germany, a girl of the age 16 has been thrown in jail for an attack that is the first of its kind in the country.
CIA Chief John Brennan said that to obliterate the group, Islamic State, there should be a focus on removing the head such as what happened in May 2011 for Al -Qaeda when they apprehended Osama bin Laden.
Germany’s head of foreign intelligence agency will be stepping down from his position earlier than his retirement. The sudden dismissal was believed to be connected to recent events and controversies, including the spying of the NSA and the threats posed by the Islamic State.
The US Congress sent to the White House a bill seeking to curb looting of and trade in antiquities. It prevents cultural artifacts from being removed from Syria and sold in the United States.
Two Hindu teachers in Bangladesh were sentenced to jail after publicly insulting Islam. A mob of angry students and villagers attacked the teachers forcing them to lock up in a room. Insulting the religion in the said country will spark violence resulting to killings.
The U.S. is planning on carrying out its cyber operations as a new effort in the battle against the Islamic State. The NSA will use its 6-year-old Cyber Command to disrupt the digital communication and operation carried out by the terrorist organization.
Major US transportation centers were placed on high alert with police out in force in response to a possible security threat after suicide bombings in Brussels killed 31 people
A 16-year-old school girl was apprehended in Sydney earlier this week for transferring thounsands of dollars to Islamic State to fund the group's terror activities. The girl faces charges on terror financing.
A US Air Force veteran was found to be alleging with the militant Islamic State by federal prosecutors. The suspect's attorney however said that it has never been a crime for someone who thinks of joining a terrorist group.
High Negotiations Committee (HNC) accepted US-Russia plan as UN efforts to air drop aid encounter difficulties. The ceasefire is scheduled to go into effect and will not include Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) militants or those from Jabhat al-Nusra, the local branch of al-Qaeda.
A man accused of helping plan an attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas will be tried this week. The trial is said to be the first in the United States on terror charges linked to the Islamic State.
The Iraqi government claims that Ramadi has been fully recaptured. However, the efforts to rebuild the city have been slowed down due to financial issues.
Indonesia has sentenced seven people who are alleged of conspiring with the Islamic State. This took place after radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir appealed his conviction.
Seven people with suspected links to Islamic State have been arrested by the Spanish National Police in Valencia, Alicante. The arrests are the result of a two-year police investigation into the foreign operations of Daesh and the Al-Nusra front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
Self-styled Islamic State has developed a new strategy of combat to target Europe. Meanwhile, Rob Wainwright was speaking as Europol opened its new counter-terrorism centre in The Hague.
