Islamic State
How Islamic State radicalises people today
The group that wants to force Muslims to adhere strictly to the faith’s earliest teachings has a very modern strategy to boost its global reach.
- by Alissa J. Rubin
Latest
The New Orleans attacker’s secret radicalisation
Recordings and interviews detail Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s growing discontent with US society and his increasing isolation even within his local Muslim community.
- by Edgar Sandoval, Eduardo Medina, Adam Goldman and Rukmini Callimachi
New Orleans attack a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism in Australia
Islamic State and other terrorist groups are seeking to harness anger about the war in Gaza to gain recruits, national security experts have warned.
- by Matthew Knott
New Orleans attacker behind NYE rampage acted alone, FBI says
Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted five videos on social media hours before the attack in which he aligned himself with the Islamic State.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Suspect in deadly terror attack served in US Army
The Texas man accused of driving a pick-up truck into New Year’s Day revellers in New Orleans was once deployed to Afghanistan, the US Army said.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Telling Israel the killing must stop in Gaza is not antisemitic
Israel had every right respond to Hamas, but some of its supporters ignore a critical constraint under international law.
- by Rodger Shanahan
‘The fear is palpable’: Australian women and children trapped in Syria afraid for their lives
Australia has had five years to repatriate dozens of women and children who went to Syria under Islamic State.
- by Michael Bachelard
Editorial
Syrian conflict
Fall of the house of Assad gives Syrians a fragile new hope
The rebels’ lightning offensive ousted the head of a country bled dry by decades of neglect and an appalling civil war. It offers hope to some, despair to others.
- The Herald's View
‘Depraved ideology’: Terrorist smiles after being jailed over Islamic State pledge
Aran Sherani, who pledged allegiance to the terror group after lighting bushfires, may be out of prison in just under three years.
- by Tara Cosoleto
Germany to step up deportations after stabbing
Visiting the site of last weekend’s stabbing, which has emboldened his far-right opposition, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it ‘terrorism against us all’.
- by Rachel More
Explainer
Middle East tensions
Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas: Who they are and what they want
As Israeli troops raid Lebanon, conflict is spreading again in the Middle East. Who are the key players, and what is the Axis of Resistance?
- by Jackson Graham, Angus Holland and Cindy Yin
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