IS 'Beatle' pleads guilty to murdering US hostages A British-born man who was a member of a team of militants of the so-called Islamic State in Syria nicknamed 'The Beatles' has pleaded guilty ... World • 03 Sep 21
What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan? As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another threat: the so-called ... World • 26 Aug 21
UK Supreme Court blocks IS recruit's citizenship appeal Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, the Supreme Court has ruled. World • 26 Feb 21
Alleged accomplices on trial over Charlie Hebdo attack Fourteen alleged accomplices to the Islamist gunmen who attacked the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have gone on trial. Europe • 02 Sep 20
Spain captures rapper turned Islamic State fighter Spanish police have captured a former British rapper who was on the run after fighting for the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, officials ... World • 22 Apr 20
At least 25 killed in Kabul temple attack At least 25 people have been killed in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the ... World • 25 Mar 20
Dozens killed by gunman at Afghan political rally Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul, the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a ... World • 06 Mar 20
British jihadi bride loses bid to restore citizenship A British woman who travelled to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the so-called Islamic State has lost the first round of her legal challenge ... UK • 07 Feb 20
Lisa Smith's period of detention extended by 24 hours Lisa Smith is to be questioned for a further 24 hours after her period of detention was extended by a garda chief superintendent this morning. Ireland • 02 Dec 19
Sister of dead IS leader 'captured in Syria' - official Turkey has captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a northern Syrian town, according to a senior Turkish official World • 05 Nov 19
Turkey to send back foreign Islamic State fighters The Turkish government said it would send foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria back to their countries of origin, despite the unwillingness of notably ... World • 02 Nov 19
US releases first images of Baghdadi compound raid The Pentagon has released video and photos of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr ... World • 31 Oct 19
Remains of IS leader al-Baghdadi 'disposed of', US says US authorities have disposed of the remains of so-called Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has ... World • 28 Oct 19
Timeline: Islamic State's rise, rampage and fall The leader of Islamic State - Abu Bakr al Baghdadi - has died following a US raid in Syria. Here is a timeline covering the ... World • 27 Oct 19
Syrian villagers recall quiet neighbours In the middle of the night amid the olive trees of northwest Syria, Abu Ahmad heard soldiers "speaking a foreign language" attack the home next ... World • 27 Oct 19
IS chief Baghdadi dead after US military raid - Trump The leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died following a US military raid in northwest Syria. World • 27 Oct 19
The Yazidi people: Some of Islamic State's many victims The so-called Islamic State's hold on parts of Iraq and Syria was a brutal one. RTÉ News spoke to some of the Yazidi people in ... World • 19 Jul 19
Wife of Irish citizen held in Syria speaks out The wife of an Irish citizen who was arrested in Syria for working for so-called Islamic State has spoken about her husband's struggle to adjust ... World • 20 Jul 19
Joining IS 'wasn't worth it,' says Lisa Smith In an interview for RTÉ News, former member of the Irish Defence Forces Lisa Smith describes her life in Syria after leaving Ireland to join ... Ireland • 18 Jul 19
'I don't think I will be going back' to Ireland: Smith The Irish woman who travelled to Islamic State-controlled territory has said she does not think she will ever be coming back to Ireland. Ireland • 19 Jul 19
Varadkar says Lisa Smith would be investigated Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Lisa Smith, who is being held in a Syrian refugee camp would "certainly" be investigated if she returns to Ireland. World • 05 Jul 19
14 French, Dutch orphans repatriated from Syria Twelve orphaned children of French jihadists were flown home from Syria, along with two Dutch orphans who will be handed over to the Netherlands, the ... World • 10 Jun 19
Gunmen kill six during mass in Burkina Faso A priest and five churchgoers were shot dead during mass in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo in northern Burkina Faso, security sources ... World • 13 May 19
15 killed during police operation in Sri Lanka Police in Sri Lanka say 15 people, including six children, have died during a raid by Sri Lankan security forces as three cornered suicide bombers ... World • 27 Apr 19
Sri Lanka admits 'major' lapse over deadly bombings Sri Lanka's government has acknowledged "major" lapses over its failure to prevent the attacks on Easter Sunday that killed more than 350 people, despite prior ... World • 24 Apr 19
