The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts and assets of individuals and companies designated for terrorism and terrorism financing, following fresh sanctions imposed by Nigerian and United States authorities. The directive was contained in a circular dated June 24, 2026, issued by the CBN’s […]
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The Islamic State (ISIS), has released a picture of the suicide bombers responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. The image was reportedly released by Amaq news agency, the official media outlet of the terror group. ISIS had earlier claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings, which led to the death of 359 people. […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force says the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, has its spies operating from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Borno state. Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police in Borno, disclosed this while giving update on the security in the state. […]
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Islamic State militants on Wednesday, captured and beheaded Taliban commander, Mullah Burjan, an Afghanistan government official said. “Amid ongoing fighting between Taliban and IS group in Darzab district the IS fighters captured Taliban senior commander Mullah Burjan early Wednesday and beheaded him,” Reza Ghafoori, spokesman of the northern Jawzjan province, told Xinhua. Ghafoori also said […]
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The acting director of defence information, John Agim, in a statement on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s territorial integrity is not under threat from ISIS or any other group. Read the statement: The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to respond to a report making the round that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko […]
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Kuwait will lend $1 billion to Iraq and commit a further $1 billion of investment to the country, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah told an international conference on Iraq’s reconstruction on Wednesday. Donors and investors have gathered in Kuwait this week to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq’s economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a […]
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The Department of State Service (DSS) and other security agencies have reportedly identified an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) network operating within some north central and south-south sections of the country. According to a report by NAN, this information is contained in a security report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by some security service […]
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ISIS terrorists have released horrific footage showing a Syrian pilot being burned to death – some 18 months after he was first captured. Azzam Eid was seized in April last year after the regime shot down his Syrian Arab Air Force MiG 23 and he parachuted clear. Graphic footage, filmed at an unknown date, has […]
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Syria’s army on Thursday declared victory over Islamic State. The army said capturing of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region. The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic State in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in […]
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U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months. “We’ve cleared about half of Old Raqqa … and we’re advancing on all axes,” said Haval Gabar, the 25-year-old commander from the Kurdish YPG militia […]
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