A North Carolina man accused of murdering his neighbor and offering to pay an undercover agent to kill his parents was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for plotting mass shootings in the name of the ISIS terrorist group, U.S. prosecutors said.

El Bahnasawy also sought to have the attacks officially sanctioned and funded by ISIS.

In a letter written in the form of a will and dated the day of his death Djaziri pledged allegiance to the head of ISIS. He said in the letter he practiced marksmanship to be successful in jihad.

Al-Bab had been controlled by ISIS since late 2013. The militants finally retreated Thursday after more than two months of intense fighting.

Smoke billows from the ISIS terrorists positions after an artillery attack by the Iraqi soldiers in western Mosul, Iraq June 18, 2017.

neighborhoods only to be hit with overnight ISIS counterattacks.

The radio program, called "Voice of Caliphate," broadcast from a mobile transmitter a variety of ISIS propaganda, including interviews with ISIS members, threats against government employees, criticism of the Afghan government, and recruitment advertisements

ANKARA—Turkish authorities have detained a suspected ISIS terrorist of Russian origin after he allegedly planned to use a drone to bring down a U.S. plane at the Incirlik air base, Dogan News Agency said on Thursday.

Beyond the threat posed by ISIS, another threat awaits some civilians due to the tradition of collective punishment practiced by some Iraqi tribal societies. Families that had a member who fought with ISIS can face severe punishment.

ISIS terrorists blew it up as they retreated. The battle for Mosul concluded in July and marked a major victory for anti-ISIS forces, effectively breaking any claim ISIS made on a caliphate in Iraqi territory. U.S.

Moreover, it helps the Libyan troops gauge ISIS numbers, reaction time, and weak points, as they measure how long it takes ISIS to come shut the music down.

Germans have been increasingly wary since two attacks by asylum-seekers last summer were claimed by ISIS.

A gunman in a 2014 Sydney cafe siege boasted about links with ISIS terrorists, although no direct ties with the group were established. The gunman and two other people were killed in the siege.  

Akayed Ullah, 27, said he was inspired by ISIS, two law enforcement officials told WNBC.

BAGHDAD—The ISIS terrorist group is talking to al-Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on ISIS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.

ISIS said the attack had been perpetrated by an ISIS "soldier ... in response to calls to target nationals of the coalition countries."

One of the officials said the device "doesn't look very professionally built" and said its rudimentary design suggested the attack was carried out by someone inspired by ISIS propaganda rather than by a well-trained cell.

On Dec. 25, 2025, Trump said the United States had conducted a “powerful and deadly strike” in northwest Nigeria that targeted the ISIS terrorist group.

That advance would help block potential ISIS reinforcements from al-Mayadeen, it said. The Syrian army this week advanced quickly, backed by Russian air strikes, to reach a government-held enclave of Deir al-Zor that was besieged for years by ISIS. 

ISIS supporters took to social media to celebrate the blast and some encouraged similar attacks elsewhere.

ISIS Outnumbered Wednesday's event was the first meeting of the international coalition since the election of Trump, who has pledged to make the fight against ISIS a priority. He vowed in January to set up safe zones in Syria for refugees.

ISTANBUL—Turkish jets and artillery struck 10 ISIS targets as they were preparing to fire on Turkey, the country's General Staff said Sunday. U.S.

The offensive to drive the ISIS terrorist group out the northern city, the country's second largest and the last major ISIS terrorist group bastion in Iraq, began on Oct. 17.

ISIS maintains tight control of the city's western half where Iraqi forces will likely encounter another wave of heavy ISIS resistance. The west of the city is home to some of Mosul's densest neighborhoods and an estimated 700,000 civilians.

It's unclear whether the arrest had any ties to the ISIS plots. Daniels allegedly also wired money to an intermediary of Abu Isa Al-Amriki, a now-deceased ISIS member known for recruiting and planning external attacks.

ISIS is fleeing its last major stronghold—starving, emaciated, and high on drugs.

An intercepted ISIS communication says the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooter was an ISIS "soldier" and had converted to Islam months before the attack.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded nearly 70 people. Of those killed 27 were foreigners, many from the Middle East.

According to a recently unsealed FBI affidavit, the ISIS terrorist group may have used eBay to funnel money to an ISIS operative in the United States.

Mosul fell to ISIS in the summer of 2014, along with large swaths of northern and western Iraq.