350 British Jihadists Trained in Syria Now Back in the UK and Threatening Security - Home Office

At least 350 British jihadis are back in the UK after fighting and plotting terror attacks in the ISIS - 'braincell' of Syria, the government warned today.

Indian Security Arrest 2 Nigerian Students Suspected of Trying To Join ISIS

Two young Nigerian Students suspected to be on their way to joining the Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been arrested at the volatile  India-Pakistan border  after  scaling a barbed wire fence near the  border.

Experts: Terrorists Can Be Their Own Worst Enemies

Are Islamic State, Other Extremist Groups Doomed to Fail? Many anti-terrorism experts contend that modern terrorism is evolving at such speed that counterterrorism strategies are falling behind. But others note that the newly morphed terrorists can be their own worst enemies.

Root Cause Must Be Understood First To Counter Violent Extremism

According to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, some 20,000 people have joined ISIL since last summer. They have traveled to Syria and Iraq from more than 100 countries all over the world for that purpose. To make a comparison, it took ten years for the number of foreign fighters against the Soviet Army in Afghanistan to reach 20,000.

Boko Haram's Allegiance To ISIS Shows It Is Expanding Its Focus From Nigeria To The World - John Campbell

In a recording Boko Haram released last week Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emir, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The recording appears to be authentic. Shekau’s pledge goes further than his previous statements of support for ISIS, and was a Boko Haram propaganda coup: once again, the movement made the front page of the New York Times and became a brief media sensation. However, it is unclear what, if any, practical effects this pledge will have.

Security Agencies Tracking Nigerians With ISIS Link

There were indications on Thursday that security agencies had begun investigations to get identities of Nigerians, who might joined the militant, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

How A Swedish Suburb Became A Breeding Ground For Foreign Fighters Streaming Into Syria And Iraq

Foreign Fighters In Syria (Source: statista.com)

When he was 3 years old, Ahmed arrived in southern Sweden from Iraq, together with his older brother and parents. The family settled in one of their new country’s cut-off suburbs, where its many new immigrants come to live, but mostly to be forgotten.

BEWARE! Islamic State (ISIS) Scouting For Fighters In Nigeria

Mr. Mike Omeri

The federal government has warned that agents of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are scouting in the country to recruit Nigerian youths as fighters for the terrorist group.

Nigeria's Minister of Defence Bemoans 'Foreign Fighters' Phenomenon To Boko Haram, Global Terrorism

Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd.)

The Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), has raised the alarm over the growing influence of foreign fighters in the ranks of Boko Haram group as well as other similar groups all over the world, and called for a united effort to tackle the menace.

President Obama Says U.S. Intelligence Underestimated Islamic State (ISIS) Threat

President Barack Obama said U.S. intelligence underestimated that the political chaos in Syria over the past several years would create an environment for extremist group Islamic State to thrive.