After the war: Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra

SALLY ABOU ALJOUD and GHAITH ALSAYED, of Associated Press, report on efforts to restore damaged site and, hopefully, revive tourism…
Postcards: Military overtones vibrate through renowned Mali arts festival

PORTIA CROWE, of Reuters, reports from the Festival sur le Niger in Segou in Mali…
Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State

Villach, Austria Reuters The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was radicalised online, authorities said on Sunday. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Saturday afternoon’s attack in the centre of Villach and five other people were wounded, […]
US tells UN: We cannot pay forever for Syria camps with Islamic State-linked prisoners

United Nations Reuters US assistance for managing and securing camps in north-eastern Syria with Islamic State-linked prisoners “cannot last forever,” the acting US Ambassador to the United Nations, Dorothy Shea, told the Security Council on Wednesday. Dorothy Camille Shea, Deputy US Representative to the United Nations gives an statement during a Security Council about the […]
Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia

Balidhidin, Somalia Reuters Forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased international support, according to officials and Reuters reporters. The advances come against an IS faction that has gained in importance and was the target last week of the first […]
Trump says US carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

Washington DC, US Reuters US forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them, President Donald Trump said. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump said in a post […]
Ongoing terror: New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State comeback bid

ERIN BANCO, JONATHAN LANDAY and IDREES ALI, of Reuters, report on how terror group Islamic State has managed some major operations while striving to rebuild and continue to inspire lone wolf attacks…
Investigators seek clues to New Orleans attacker’s path to radicalisation

Washington DC, US Reuters As investigators learn more about the man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed 14 people with a truck on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, a key question remains: How did a veteran and one-time employee of a major corporation become radicalised? FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said […]
New Orleans attacker acted alone, supported Islamic State, FBI says

New Orleans, US Reuters A US Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Day revellers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least 14 people, the FBI said on Thursday. The suspect, who the FBI said was shot dead at the scene […]
Driver in deadly New Orleans truck ramming may have had help; ISIS flag found on truck

Updated: 1pm (AEDT) New Orleans, US Reuters A US Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 15 people in an attack officials believe was carried out with the help of others. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din […]