Islamic State
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is a Sunni jihadist militant group.
229 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 3, 2021.
Stories involving Islamic State3 named stories in 2026
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- Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside PakistanJan 20, 2022 – Nov 11, 2026 · 70 stories
Here for 2 stories about Islamic State
- The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-SharaaNov 27, 2024 – Nov 6, 2026 · 88 stories
Here for 5 stories about Islamic State
Gone quiet · 1
- Oct 31, 2025 – Feb 16, 2026 · 6 stories
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2026
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: whole weeks overlap 2026; counts include days outside 2026.
Dec 29, 2025 - Nov 15, 2026
Share of the sources publishing each week that covered it
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 2 left, 4 center, 7 right, 3% of the sources that published that week · 14 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 17% |
| Jan 5, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 47 | 18% |
| Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 9% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 12% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 17% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 57 | 3% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 248 | 13% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 6% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 99 | 11% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 6% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 41 | 6% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 3% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 114 | 14% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 104 | 16% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | under 1% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
72 left · 88 center · 70 right: 230 sources on the spectrum, across 229 linked stories.
Everything else28 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Islamic State that are not part of any story yet
- Nov 11An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot9 articles · 9 sources2 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Oct 22Jury weighs fate of US woman who says father forced her into Syria's war zone when she was a teen4 articles · 4 sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Sep 23Australian man is accused of being Islamic State group propagandist who shared 10,000 files online2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Jul 26– 28German investigators find apparent motive after Berlin Pride attack13 articles · 11 sources1 left, 3 center, 4 right
- May 16– 17Trump Says a top Islamic state leader was killed in US-Nigerian mission39 articles · 32 sources7 left, 17 center, 6 right
- Mar 12– 13Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State group ties freed from prison 2 years before attack23 articles · 14 sources3 left, 6 center, 5 right
- Jan 21– 22US begins transferring ISIL-linked detainees from Syria to Iraq10 articles · 9 sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Jan 20Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 75 articles · 5 sources0 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Jan 2FBI says it foiled 18-year-old’s ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve ‘terror attack’ in North Carolina17 articles · 16 sources2 left, 7 center, 6 right
Stories that name Islamic State
- Nov 9– 10Young Christian man killed by ISIS in Libya after refusing to deny Jesus4 articles · 4 sources0 left, 0 center, 4 right
- Oct 7– 9FBI foils alleged terrorist attack at Minneapolis's Mall of America104 articles · 76 sources9 left, 34 center, 33 right
- Sep 29– Oct 1The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete127 articles · 72 sources17 left, 32 center, 17 right
- Sep 20– 24Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings24 articles · 17 sources3 left, 6 center, 3 right
- Sep 16– 17Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops21 articles · 21 sources3 left, 14 center, 3 right
- Sep 11– 13Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court30 articles · 30 sources6 left, 15 center, 6 right
- Aug 20– 22FBI says woman plotted to blow up New York state Capitol, 'destroy as much of the building as possible'103 articles · 57 sources7 left, 29 center, 17 right
- Jul 31– Aug 1Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings10 articles · 8 sources2 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Jul 31Rights group says Russia-linked airstrike in Mali killed 8 civilians last month10 articles · 10 sources2 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Jul 25– 28Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police after manhunt. Here’s what we know so far291 articles · 88 sources20 left, 37 center, 24 right
Local coverage
- Nov 6IS-linked militants kill at least 33 in eastern Congo village attack, civil society says2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Oct 20Attack by Islamic State-affiliated group in Mali kills 48 people4 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Mar 9Men who brought explosives to New York protest said they were inspired by Islamic State: complaint9 articles · 6 sources2 left, 4 center, 0 right