Also known as: ISIS
Islamic State group — jihadist militant organization operating across West and Central Africa with affiliates including ADF in DRC, responsible for attacks and claiming responsibility for violence in Nigeria, Mali, and the Lake Chad Basin.
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Capital News
… These include the Allied Democratic Forced (ADF), affiliated to the Islamic State group. …
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR CongoCitizen Digital
… The region also faces ongoing attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group formed by former Ugandan rebels that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State. …
Militia kill at least 69 in DR CongoThe Standard
… The region also faces ongoing attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group formed by former Ugandan rebels that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State. …
Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sourcesThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeAn Australian mother and daughter "kept a female slave" after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said Friday as the pair faced charges in Melbourne. …
IS-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in SyriaThe Standard
… Since 2012, Mali has faced a deep security crisis fuelled in particular by violence from fighters affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, as well as local criminal gangs and pro-independence groups. …
Twin jihadist-claimed attacks kill more than 30 in MaliThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeAmnesty International on Tuesday accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State group of "rampant" war crimes and crimes against humanity. …
Amnesty accuses IS-linked fighters of eastern DR Congo war crimesCitizen Digital
… Three dates in Swift's record-breaking tour were cancelled in the summer of 2024 after authorities warned of the alleged Islamic State group plot. …
Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concertCapital News
… The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, without specifying its motive. …
IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 peopleCapital News
… For years, Mali has been plagued by insurgencies by groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, and the FLA. …
Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacksCitizen Digital
… Mali is battling insurgencies by the West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State. …
Gunmen hit Mali's military bases in 'complex attacks', airport shutPresident Bola Tinubu said Nigeria has killed more than 13,000 "terrorists" in the past year, claiming the death toll from the country's jihadist insurgency is down 81 percent since he took power in 2023. He also reported that over 124,000 fighters and dependents have laid down their arms since 2023 through Operation Safe Corridor.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria has killed more than 13,000 "terrorists" in the past year, claiming the death toll from the country's jihadist insurgency is down 81 percent since he took power in 2023. He also reported that over 124,000 fighters and dependents have laid down their arms since 2023 through Operation Safe Corridor.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
At least seven people were killed in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces, Islamic State-linked rebels, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, according to local and military sources. ADF fighters launched an incursion overnight Saturday-Sunday near Beni in North Kivu province.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Suspected jihadists killed at least 25 people in coordinated attacks on five villages in central Mali's Bandiagara region Thursday, with many wounded, villages torched, and cattle stolen. The targeted villages had refused to sign local agreements with the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM).
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
Joint US and Nigerian military airstrikes over the weekend killed 175 Islamic State jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, including the group's global second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. The strikes also destroyed checkpoints, weapons caches, and logistical hubs used by the terrorist group.
20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ebola outbreak spreading in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo faces obstacles from long-running regional conflicts, including M23 militia control of territory and inter-ethnic violence between Lendu and Hema groups in Ituri province, where the outbreak's epicentre is located in Mongbwalu.
19 May 2026 · The Standard →
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and the country's military confirmed the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by US President Donald Trump as IS's second-in-command worldwide, in a joint Nigeria–US operation overnight in the Lake Chad Basin. Al-Minuki was killed along with several of his lieutenants.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu confirmed the killing of senior Islamic State leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation with US forces. Al-Minuki, who held the rank of Head of General Directorate of States, was struck at his compound in the Lake Chad Basin along with several lieutenants.
16 May 2026 · Capital News →
Africa's top health agency declared an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths reported mainly in gold-mining towns. Uganda confirmed one imported case, a 59-year-old male who died after testing positive.
16 May 2026 · Capital News →
US President Donald Trump announced that American and Nigerian forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, in a jointly planned operation. Trump said al-Minuki had been under US sanctions since 2023 and was described as the most active terrorist in the world.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US and Nigerian forces conducted a joint operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by both countries as the second-in-command of IS worldwide and a senior operational and strategic figure providing guidance on media, economic warfare, and weapons development to Islamic State entities outside Nigeria.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Africa's health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province, with around 246 cases and 65 deaths reported mainly in gold-mining towns. The virus has been detected in 13 of 20 laboratory samples analysed, and the agency is convening a meeting with neighbouring countries to discuss response efforts.
15 May 2026 · Capital News →
Codeco militia attacked several villages in Ituri province in northeastern DRC on April 28, killing at least 69 people, according to local and security sources. The attacks followed an assault by another armed group, the CRP, on Congolese army positions near Pimbo.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Armed men affiliated with the Codeco militia carried out attacks in several villages in Ituri province on April 28, killing at least 69 people according to local and security sources. The attacks were reportedly retaliatory strikes following an assault by a rival armed group on Congolese army positions.
10 May 2026 · The Standard →
An Australian mother and daughter who travelled to Syria in 2014 to support Islamic State were arrested on arrival in Melbourne and face charges of crimes against humanity, including enslavement and slave trading. Kawsar Ahmad, 53, was accused of purchasing a female slave, while her daughter Zeinab, 31, was accused of keeping one; both were detained by Kurdish forces in 2019 and held in a Syrian detention camp before repatriation.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
Two strikes claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) killed more than 30 people in villages in central Mali on Wednesday, according to security and administrative sources. The assaults were reportedly in retaliation for acts by the Dan Nan Ambassagou militia, a self-defence group that authorities have accused of a massacre.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
Amnesty International accused the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an IS-linked militant group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, of rampant war crimes and crimes against humanity, including kidnappings, forced labour, child recruitment, and sexual violence against women and girls. The group said its findings, based on testimonies from 71 people, show the ADF has terrorised the mineral-rich region for three decades.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty in an Austrian court to a jihadist plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to the cancellation of three Vienna dates of her "Eras" tour in summer 2024. He pleaded guilty to all charges except attempted murder.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state that killed at least 29 people. Gunmen raided a football pitch in Guyaku village and opened fire at random, then burned houses, places of worship and motorcycles; the state governor said authorities are intensifying security operations.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako, as part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists across the country. The attack, launched by militants affiliated with al-Qaeda, also killed at least three family members.
27 April 2026 · Capital News →
Insurgents staged simultaneous complex attacks across Mali on Saturday, hitting the military base in Kati near Bamako and cities further north including Mopti, Gao, and Kidal, with the airport shut and the U.S. embassy urging citizens to shelter in place. Security sources attributed the assault to al Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the Tuareg-led FLA, marking what analysts describe as the biggest coordinated attack in years against the military-led government.
26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday battled "terrorist groups" it said had launched attacks across the country, with fighting reported in the capital Bamako and other key cities including Gao, Kidal and Sevare. Mali has faced more than a decade of jihadist conflict and security turmoil linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →