Islamic State Archives - In Homeland Security

Eight Americans, Including Six Children, Detained During ISIS Battles In Syria Are Sent Home

June 5, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Eight Americans taken into Kurdish custody in northeastern Syria during the fight against the Islamic State have been repatriated to the United States.

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Navy SEAL Seeks To Toss Slaying Case Over Withheld Evidence

May 29, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Lawyers for a Navy SEAL accused of killing an ISIS prisoner in Iraq in 2017 want the case thrown out because of alleged misconduct by the prosecution.

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Baghdad Court Sentences Fourth French IS Member to Death

May 28, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Mustafa Mohammed Ibrahim became the fourth French citizen to be sentenced to death by a Baghdad court for joining the Islamic State.

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How Should We Treat Western IS Fighters and Their Families?

April 30, 2019 John Ubaldi

The Islamic State has collapsed. But now, the lingering question is what do we do with all the captured foreign fighters and their families?

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Sri Lanka shows the deadly reach of the Islamic State

April 29, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The link between local militants and the Islamic State is unclear. But the Sri Lanka attacks showed the enduring ability of ISIS to inspire violence.

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ISIS Claimed the Sri Lanka Church Attacks, but There Are Still Many Unanswered Questions

April 23, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks Tuesday, while Sri Lankan authorities said that Islamist extremists had carried out the attacks in retaliation for a white supremacist's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, that left 50 Muslims dead.

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With the ISIS Caliphate Defeated in Syria, an Islamist Militant Rivalry Takes Root in Yemen

April 15, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The Islamic State and al-Qaeda are waging a deadly contest for territory, recruits and influence in Yemen that is dividing tribes and deepening instability in the Middle East's poorest nation, according to tribal leaders, security officials and analysts.

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Treason Laws Must Be Updated To Deal With Fighters Returning From Islamic State

April 9, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The “control orders” of yesteryear, which placed tough restrictions on the activities of suspected terrorists, are no more, having succumbed to a campaign against them. In their place are the comparatively toothless Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, or TPIMs, which are rarely used and extremely expensive.

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In Russia's Dagestan Region, a Path Back From the Ruins of the Islamic State

April 8, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Russia is no stranger to Islamist extremism, having for years battled a homegrown insurgency in its majority-Muslim North Caucasus in the aftermath of two bloody wars for independence in Chechnya.

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I Am a Survivor of Islamic State Violence. Don't Forget Us.

April 5, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Nadia Murad is a Yazidi activist and advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018.