A Greek cargo ship flying the Maltese flag was attacked and hit by a missile while passing through the southern Red Sea while heading north. This was reported by various news agencies, including Greek Ana-mpa. The ship’s name is Zografia and it is a bulk carrier, meaning a ship used to transport non-liquid cargoes that […]
Tag: Islamic State
Iran’s leader announced retaliation against the perpetrators of the attack in Kerman
Iran’s top religious and political leader announced he would avenge the victims of the attack in Kerman, which was claimed by Islamic State. A bomb attack in the Iranian city of Kerman killed 84 people and injured dozens on Wednesday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for organizing the attack. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced […]
Philippines: Terrorist attack by Islamists during Holy Mass.
Four people were killed and about fifty were injured in a bomb attack by Islamic State during Holy Mass. on the first Sunday of Advent at a church in Mindanao, Philippines. Local media reported that police believed the explosion in Marawi City was an act of revenge for the recent killing of 11 members of […]
Arrested and accused of terrorism in the United Kingdom one of the “Beatles” of the Islamic State
© Bakr Alkasem/AFP Author: Lusa A suspected member of an Islamic State (IS) hijacker group nicknamed the “Beatles” was charged with various terrorist offenses on Thursday after being detained on arrival in the UK, British police announced. Aine Leslie Davis, 38, was arrested at Luton airport after flying in from Turkey and is expected to […]
One of Islamic State’s ‘Beatles’ Arrested and Charged with Terrorism in UK
An alleged member of a group of Islamic State (IS) hijackers nicknamed the “Beatles” was charged Thursday with several terrorist crimes after being detained on arrival in the UK, British police said. Aine Leslie Davis, 38, was arrested at Luton Airport after flying over from Turkey and is expected to face trial at Westminster Court […]
Islamic State leader killed in Syria by US drone
A leader of the jihadist organization Islamic State (IS) identified as Maher al-Agal was shot down Tuesday by a US drone in a Turkish-occupied area in northern Syria’s Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. † Al Agal, one of the strongest leaders of the organization, along with another person, who also died […]