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Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar delivers a speech during a conference for the country's development and reconstruction, in Libya's southern city of Sebha
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Libya's Haftar played role in release of US hostage held by IS

The hostage, a pilot working for a Christian missionary organisation in Niger, was handed over to eastern Libyan authorities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 August, 2026
Day After Berlin Pride Parade Attack
Germany
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Berlin Pride attack suspect is Islamic State supporter: German media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2026
Islamic State billboard in Qaraqosh, Iraq
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Lebanon says detained Islamic State group commander

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2026
The facade of the Palace of Justice Munich (Justizpalast Muenchen), a neo-baroque court and administrative building, is visible near a Karlsplatz Stachus station entrance in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 7, 2025.
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Iraqi couple jailed in Germany for enslaving Yazidi girls

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2026
A member of Morocco's anti-terrorism security service stands guard outside the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in Sale near the capital Rabat on May 2, 2018.
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Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 July, 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.
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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
Al-Hol Camp
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Syrian army declares IS-linked camp 'closed security zone'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 January, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC
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Rubio warns Iraq on Iran ties as Maliki sets return

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
A member of the Iraqi border forces surveys the area near a concrete wall along the Iraqi-Syrian border, in the town of al-Baghuz in the Al-Qaim district of western Iraq, on January 21, 2026 (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraq says it will prosecute IS militants being moved from Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2026
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Syrian govt, SDF extend truce by 15 days for detainee transfer

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2026
Syrian security forces increased security measures at Al-Hawl refugee camp
Syria
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Europeans among 150 IS detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
Women and children, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, sit near a wall inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP via Getty Images)
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Volatile security blocks UN from Syria IS-linked camp: UNHCR

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
Members of ISIS, released by the SDF, are seen at Shaddadi Prison in Al Hasakah, Syria on January 20, 2026
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US to complete transfer of IS detainees in Syria to Iraq soon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026