Islamic State
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilMiddle East
Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains
CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked ISIS sleeper cells in northern Iraq, destroying tunnel systems, buildings, caves, and command positions
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30 AprilAfrica
Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants
New video from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi confirms Islamic State Central Africa ties to DR Congo militants
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29 AprilMiddle East
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014
The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization
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27 AprilAfrica
Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said
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27 AprilAsia Pacific
At least 15 killed in Kalmunai raid as Sri Lanka security operations continue
At least 15 people died in suicide explosions and a gun battle in Kalmunai in eastern Sri Lanka, as security forces hunt for suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings
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27 AprilAsia Pacific
US, Russia and China agree on Afghanistan foreign troop withdrawal
The US, Russia and China agreed that foreign troops should withdraw from Afghanistan if the Taliban pledges not to welcome foreign extremists
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26 AprilAsia Pacific
Sri Lanka police find explosives at ISIS video location
Sri Lanka's security forces found bomb-making materials in a raid on the location where they believe suicide bombers recorded a video later released by ISIS
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25 AprilAsia Pacific
Sri Lanka top defense official resigns over Easter bombings security failure
Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended services
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24 AprilAsia Pacific
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
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23 AprilAfrica
Morocco arrests ‘ISIS supporters’ suspected of planning ‘terrorist acts’
Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said it had arrested seven people in Sale suspected to be jihadists with links to Islamic State
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