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"ISIS Brides" Return To Australia
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Australia charges two IS-linked women with slavery in Syria

Australian police on Friday charged two women linked to the Islamic State extremist group with slavery offences after they returned from Syria.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2026
The Sayyida Zeinab shrine is heavily guarded by Syrian security forces
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IS claims responsibility for killing of Shia cleric in Syria

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2026
A woman with links to Islamic State arrives at Melbourne Airport on May 07, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. The women, who had traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group, are expected to face questioning by Australian Federal Police upon their arrival, with authorities weighing potential charges under counter-terrorism legislation.
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Three women connected to IS militants arrested in Australia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2026
Raqqa is home to hundreds of archaeological and historical sites
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Raqqa heritage sites face neglect after years of Syria civil war

The New Arab Staff
02 May, 2026
Women with children walk at Camp Roj, where relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held, in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, on March 28, 2021.
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Australia refuses repatriation help for citizens in Syria camp

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2026
An aerial photograph shows the Qasrak Base after the withdrawal of US forces and its handover to Syrian government forces
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Syria says has taken over all bases previously hosting US forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2026
Lafarge Admits Paying Millions To Isis To Keep Factory Open
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French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 April, 2026
US military vehicles move along a road in a convoy transporting Islamic State group detainees being transferred to Iraq from Syria
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Iraq warns of strikes near prison housing IS detainees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 March, 2026
A view of Al-Hawl Camp, housing the families of members of the terrorist organization Islamic State
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Syria takes over northeast base after anti-IS coalition pullout

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2026
The al-Hol camp holds families of people suspected of fighting for IS
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EU memo warns of Syria IS recruitment risk after al-Hol escapes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2026
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein gives a press conference during the official visit of French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Baghdad on February 5, 2026.
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Iraq: Turkey to repatriate IS detainees from Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 February, 2026
Syrian security forces are on alert for IS activity in areas like Raqqa
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IS threatens 'new phase' as Syria gov-SDF integration advances

The New Arab Staff
23 February, 2026
Syrian Army fire the traditional Ramadan cannon for the first time in 14 years to announce iftar time in Aleppo
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IS claims two attacks on Syrian army, announce new operations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2026
A picture shows the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, on August 26, 2022.
al-Hol camp
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Families leave Islamic State camp in Syria amid repatriations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
In Deir ez-Zor, Eastern Syria, on January 21, 2026, an aerial drone shot captures the city landscape after Syrian Government forces successfully secure control.
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Security officer killed in IS attack in eastern Syria 

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2026
Nigerian soldiers run while singing during training in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2026
Mourners attend the funeral of Shia Muslims, a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad
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Islamic State claims Pakistan mosque bombing that killed 31

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2026
Iraqi security guards detain 4 ISIS members on October 31,2013 in Iraq.
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Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026
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Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2026
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) member flashes the V for victory sign during a demonstration by Syrian Kurds in the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, on February 1, 2026 (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)
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Curfew in northeast Syria city awaiting entry of govt forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
Al-Shadadi prison in northeast Syria comes under government control in January 2026 (Photo by Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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US slows transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026