Today’s edition of You Couldn’t Make It Up comes courtesy of Islamic State, which has advised jihadists to steer clear of Europe in case they catch coronavirus. ISIS, the terrorist outfit I’ve always called Izal — how appropriate that now sounds — is telling its disciples to ‘stay away from the land of the epidemic’. … Read more
Two U.S. soldiers were killed as they accompanied and advised Iraqi security forces during a fierce raid of an ISIS stronghold, drawing criticism from former U.S. special envoy Brett McGurk over the length of time that it took to reclaim the dead. The deaths of both soldiers prompted the military’s top brass to order a review of … Read more
A Muslim convert and Islamic State supporter today admitted plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral and a hotel in a suicide attack. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, of Hayes, West London, carried out a reconnaissance trip to scope out the landmark as a potential target while staying in an unnamed hotel. Shaikh – who is thought … Read more
ISIS has DOUBLE the number of soldiers across Iraq and Syria than it did when it swept through the region in 2014, Kurdish leader warns Trump has proclaimed ‘victory’ over ISIS, wants to withdraw from Middle East But Kurdish leader Masrour Barzani warns the group is rallying for a comeback Terrorists have 20,000 fighters, he claims, … Read more
With the exception of Islamic State and child pornographers, everybody wants the internet to be a better, safer place. Nobody with a shred of decency wants to see horrific images of murder, torture, the sexual exploitation of adults or children, or of self-harm plastered across the web. Just ask the family of Molly Russell, the … Read more
Anything you can chew, I can chew better! Kurdish female officer tears into a snake and a rabbit with her teeth alongside male counterpart as part of graduation ceremony in Iraq Female members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party train and go to war alongside their male counterparts They took part in an officers’ graduation ceremony … Read more
Anything you can chew, I can chew better! Kurdish female officer tears into a snake and a rabbit with her teeth alongside male counterpart as part of graduation ceremony in Iraq Female members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party train and go to war alongside their male counterparts They took part in an officers’ graduation ceremony … Read more
In northeastern Syria, prisons and detention camps hold thousands of men, women and children whose lives are in limbo nearly a year after the final defeat of Islamic State to which they once belonged. The area around Qamishli city is mainly controlled by Kurdish fighters who helped defeat the Islamist militant group. They have since … Read more
Ancient carvings of an Assyrian king honouring the gods while surrounded by mythical beasts have been safely unearthed in Iraq after being threatened by ISIS. ISIS seized the city of Mosul in 2014 and researchers were forced to abandon the archaeological site of Faida as the ruthless force was just 15 miles away. The ten … Read more
He recently hit back at critics of his controversial Golden Globes monologue with a scathing tweet. And Ricky Gervais was putting the recent furor that followed his fifth turn as host of the awards show behind him as he stepped out in London on Thursday. The comedian, 58, cut a casual figure for the day … Read more
Five ‘suspected Isis terrorists’ are detained in major Moscow shopping mall with outlets of Marks & Spencer and Topshop over ‘plot to attack targets in the Russian capital’ Suspects detained after FSB and police operation in Evropeisky shopping centre Alleged cell had been ‘plotting attacks on school and police station in New Year’ Devices with ‘instructions from … Read more
Amaani Noor (right), 21, of Wavertree, arrives at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday A former Miss Teen GB star and Liverpool FC WAG who married an ISIS fighter in an online ceremony was today found guilty of giving £35 to a terror fighting fund. Amaani Noor, 21, who fell in love with a jihadi called … Read more
‘One teacher refused to teach jihad. They stoned her to death’: Woman forced to work in ISIS schools reveals how staff had to focus on Koran verses about murder and war… or be killed Primary school teacher Ayat, 27, has described life in Deir ez-Zur, eastern Syria She said ‘ISIL closed schools and turned them into … Read more