Islamic State

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is a Sunni jihadist militant group.

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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 2025

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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 6 left, 16 center, 7 right, 17% of the sources that published that week · 40 articles

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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72 left · 88 center · 70 right: 230 sources on the spectrum, across 229 linked stories.

Everything else22 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Islamic State that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 14– 16Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group42 articles · 30 sources
    6 left, 16 center, 7 right
  2. Oct 8Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to ISIS, police say13 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 8 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 27– 28At least 34 killed in attack on Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, official says11 articles · 11 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  4. Mar 14– 15ISIS chief in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says19 articles · 19 sources
    3 left, 12 center, 2 right
  5. Feb 1– 2US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia38 articles · 33 sources
    8 left, 15 center, 8 right
  6. Jan 9US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says5 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right

Stories that name Islamic State

  1. Dec 30Texas man arrested, accused of funding, supplying bomb materials to ISIS11 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 25Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year13 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  3. Apr 18– 19US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria8 articles · 8 sources
    0 left, 4 center, 3 right
  4. Feb 11Woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Syria jailed by Swedish court10 articles · 10 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 0 right
  5. Jan 5– 6Attacker in New Orleans had visited city, FBI says28 articles · 17 sources
    5 left, 10 center, 2 right
  6. Jan 1– 2New Orleans attack latest: FBI says suspect acted alone; other things to know86 articles · 45 sources
    8 left, 16 center, 19 right