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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: ISIS

Baghdadi is dead but Islamic State is not

Terrorists will continue to pose an extreme danger to Western interests around the world, because they are not dependent on a single charismatic leader.

ISIS chief al-Baghdadi targeted in US military raid in Syria

Capture or killing of al-Baghdadi would be a boost to Donald Trump, who has faced relentless criticism after he said he would pull US forces back from northern Syria.

Something very big happened, tweets Donald Trump after IS leader Baghdadi reported dead

The terrorist was killed in a special operation raid in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, say reports.

What led Turkey to launch a military offensive against Kurds in Syria

The Kurds have been demanding an independent country since the end of World War I & this demand has sometimes taken the form of insurgencies, such as in Turkey.

How al-Qaida outpaced ISIS in Bangladesh by tuning into youth anger & conservatism

Modern Bangladesh is a textbook breeding ground for ‘ressentiment’. And new strains of Islamist terror—ISIS and Al-Qaeda—are showing through.

Jihadi groups in balkanised Syria have found the perfect place to train for global attacks

ISIS Caliphate may be over, but its ideology lives in Syria. And that helps jihadi groups recruit, thrive and plan attacks from Sri Lanka to Bangladesh.

There are real risks in allowing terrorist safe havens

Preventing the most dangerous terrorist groups from establishing secure territorial footholds is worth a significantly lower investment of resources.

Why ISIS bombed Kabul wedding and how it’s eyeing the Afghan peace talks

ISIS claimed responsibility for bombing a wedding reception in Kabul last week. Tracking the rise of ISIS in Afghanistan and its objectives in the conflict-ridden country.

Islamic State, al Qaeda hunker down to rebuild in weaker countries

IS is adapting, undermining security & economic prosperity in more countries as it establishes new bases. The threat is particularly acute in Africa.

On Camera

With Param Sundari, the North-South divide is back

Bollywood has clearly not learned anything from its past mistakes. The habit of stereotyping South Indians claims its latest victim in Param Sundari — the Malayalis.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.