Islamic State

A group of young volunteers work to clean the church of Saint Thomas, as they help Iraqi Christians in the old city of Mosul Photo: Reuters
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Volunteers want Christians to return to Mosul, where Islamic State once ruled

“We want to change the perception people in the region and beyond have about Mosul,” he explained. “We want to say that Christians belong here. That they have a rich history here”

Civilians stand outside the Kangbayi central prison in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Erikas Mwisi Kambale NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Suspected Islamists free 1,300 prisoners from east Congo jail

FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Turkey, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
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Turkey detains senior Islamic State figure, minister says

British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 6, 2020/Reuters
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Islamic State attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32

Malaysia says Islamic State may shift operations to Southeast Asia
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Malaysia says Islamic State may shift operations to Southeast Asia

A bearded man introduced as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019 Al Furqan Media Network via Reuters  
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IS confirms Baghdadi's death, names Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi as new leader

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video/ Social Media Website via Reuters
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Baghdadi: A trail of horror and death

Men carry a coffin as they take part in a burial ceremony of the victims of a suicide bomb blast at a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan August 18, 2019/Reuters
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Islamic State claims Afghan wedding blast as families bury the dead

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale attends a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 7, 2018/Reuters
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Canada slams UK decision to 'off-load' Islamist fighter

New wave of terrorist attacks possible before end of year, UN says
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New wave of terrorist attacks possible before end of year, UN says

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Foiled bomb plot: IS claims responsibility, police refute existence

Dutch Judges Rose Perquin, Mariette Renckens (presiding) and Jantien Holleman and clerks Ekkart (first name unavailable) and Milica Sepmeijer sit in the courtroom prior the Netherlands' first war crimes trial for alleged atrocities in Syria committed by two Dutch nationals who fought with ISIS, in the courthouse in Schiphol, Netherlands July 8, 2019. REUTERS
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Alleged Islamic State fighter faces Dutch war crimes charges