ISIS
Libya conflict: Government forces ‘advance’ against IS-held Sirte
Significant gains have been made by Libyan government air, sea and land forces fighting to recapture the central city of Sirte from so-called Islamic State, officials say. Forces allied to the Tripoli government assert they now have the upper hand. Warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte while naval forces fired missiles into...
Civilians drown fleeing life ‘worse than hell’ in Fallujah
A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the ISIS stronghold of Fallujah sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad forces said they had the city almost completely encircled. Two children, their mother and a man drowned crossing the 300-metre wide Euphrates, one the few escape routes left for...
France braces for intense security around Euro 2016 championship
Gun attacks, remotely-detonated bombs, and even drones carrying explosives and chemical weapons: these are just a few of the terrorist threats French authorities are preparing for at the Euro 2016 football championships, which get underway on Friday. Just days before the championships kick off, Ukraine security services say...
Syria conflict: Troops ‘cross into IS-held Raqqa province’
Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation. A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters started a...
The fight for Falluja: Human shields and 20,000 children trapped
ISIS-held Falluja is surrounded by Iraqi-forces, which are expected to storm the city soon. An estimated 50,000 people — 20,000 of whom are children, the U.N. says — are trapped in the city. There are reports that hundreds of families are being used by ISIS as human shields in the center of Falluja; that men and...
ISIS have Euro 2016 ‘in their sights’ and could turn event into BLOODBATH, experts warn
TERRORISTS are planning to turn the EURO 2016 football championships into a bloodbath, German intelligence has warned. Islamic State militants have the upcoming sporting event in France "in their sights" and could wage a large-scale bombing campaign, according to security experts. The head of Germany's Federal...
Britain is ‘WOEFULLY unprepared for a terrorist drone attack and the threat is REAL’
EXCLUSIVE: A DRONE attack from Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists is a REAL possibility and Britain is “woefully” unprepared, a top security boss has claimed. It is “only a matter of time” before crazed jihadis adapt an easy-to-use and affordable drone, which can be bought for as little as £100 from...
SNIPERS and MISSILES: Arsenal of weapons protecting Brits from ISIS terror at Euro 2016
A LETHAL arsenal of weapons is being deployed to combat the high-level terrorist threat at the European Championships in France. A warship, heavy-duty ground-to-air missiles and rooftop snipers will greet England fans as they arrive in Marseille for the match against Russia on June 11. Islamic State militants are known to be...
Fingerprints and DNA of ‘800 terror suspects’ DESTROYED due to police blunders
MPs last night blamed "appalling" blunders by police and spies for the loss of potentially vital forensic evidence. They reportedly failed to complete major paperwork – meaning the biometric data could only be held for six months. The revelation comes at a time when Britain is on a high terror alert following...
‘ISIS soldiers are EASY to kill’ Female fighter boasts about blitzing jihadists in Syria
A BRAVE young woman who fought Islamic State on the frontline for 12 months has boasted the jihadists are "easy to kill". Blonde politics student Joanna Palani fled the safety of her home to help blitz depraved ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The 23-year-old, from Denmark, revealed she went to fight with Kurds...
ISIS on Europe’s doorstep
The call was simple, but it changed what an already dark business meant for one smuggler. Abu Walid knew his caller to be a devout man, a member of ISIS. And his request was chilling. Could he ship 25 of his people from Libya to Europe on a small boat for $40,000? Abu Walid — not his real name — declined. But it is...
Tony Blair calls for ‘proper ground war’ against ISIS
TONY Blair has admitted that the West ‘underestimated’ the problems in Iraq after the toppling of Saddam Hussein and said British troops should be sent back to the country to fight Isis. The former Prime Minister said it was vital to take on IS on the ground, which could lead to British soldiers dying in the...