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View of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 28, 2026, 12:00 pm
Two teens indicted for planning ISIS-inspired attacks on Temple Mount, security forces
Suspects from northern Israel; one also accused of researching explosive belts, lawyer for second argues exposure to ISIS material stemmed from ‘curiosity’
By ToI Staff
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during a televised speech at the People’s Palace in Damascus on August 25, 2026. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 11:56 pm
Syrian Kurdish leader says armed force dissolved, capping integration with Damascus
In speech from presidential palace, Mazloum Abdi announces ‘end of mission’ for Syrian Democratic Forces, which formed in 2015 and led successful US-backed campaign against ISIS
By AFP
The New York State Capitol building is in Albany, New York, seen June 30, 2023. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
August 20, 2026, 11:56 pm
Woman charged over ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol
Jessica Bowie, who allegedly converted to Islam and planned to flee to Syria after attack, expressed support online for 9/11 and purchased bomb parts, says indictment
By AFP
Abdullah Gergawi (L), who was indicted for planning to car-bomb a Beersheba nightclub, and a gun seized by police, in images published on August 18, 2026. (Israel Police)
August 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Alleged Islamic State backer charged with planning car-bomb attack at Beersheba club
Abdullah Gergawi, 20, allegedly procured machine guns and assault rifles and was in contact with purported Palestinian terror operative in preparation to blow up Forum nightspot
By Noam Lehmann
This handout photo taken and received from the NSW Premier's Department on December 15, 2025, shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists, at St George Hospital in Sydney. (Handout/ NSW Premier's Department/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 3:20 pm
Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed
Man filmed disarming gunman during Hannukah massacre was accused of stalking, assaulting father; prosecutors: over 800 witness statements examined in case against Bondi terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
From left, Family Minister Karin Prien, Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt carry flowers as they visit Tiergarten park after an attacker rammed a vehicle into a crowd near Berlin’s annual Pride event, in Berlin, July 26, 2026. (Annegret Hilse/Pool Photo via AP)
July 27, 2026, 7:00 pm
Merz vows action after Berlin Pride attack amid outcry that suspect was not in jail
Assailant, German of Lebanese descent, was recently convicted of preparing violent act, was suspected of trying to join ISIS, but was out of prison; far right calls for crackdown
By Agencies
Illustrative: A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on December 12, 2022, shows the public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard, in Iran's Mashhad city. (Mizan News/AFP)
July 14, 2026, 2:46 pm
Iran executes two men convicted of links to Islamic State, planning attacks
Tehran says two men part of cell operating along Iran-Iraq border, were hanged after final decision from Supreme Court
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Michael Sam Teekaye, imprisoned for supporting ISIS and targeting Jews, trains at a shooting range in Maryland, June 14, 2024. (US District Court for the District of Maryland)
July 10, 2026, 6:22 pm
US man who targeted Jews and tried to join ISIS is sentenced to 15 years
Michael Sam Teekaye discussed attack against ‘Jews or Israeli supporters’ in Maryland, vows to continue jihad after release from prison
By Luke Tress
Museum employees unpack a carved stone panel after Syrian authorities unveiled antiquities returned from France at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria, July 8, 2026.(AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 10, 2026, 11:48 am
France returns 23 Syrian treasures kept for 15 years due to severed ties
Artifacts flown to Damascus aboard Macron’s presidential aircraft include Roman bronze objects, Byzantine and Islamic-era pieces, mosaic panel that once adorned the Umayyad Mosque
By AP
A police officer stands guard at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, following a stabbing there on February 21, 2025. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
May 27, 2026, 12:59 pm
Berlin police arrest man suspected of encouraging Holocaust Memorial stabbing attack
Khalaf A. accused of aiding fellow Syrian national who was convicted in March of slashing Spanish tourist’s throat in antisemitic attack on behalf of Islamic State
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 16, 2026, 11:26 am
Trump says Islamic State’s second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces
Abu Bakr al-Mainuki viewed as the key figure in terror group’s organizing and finance, had been plotting attacks against the US and its interests, official says
By AP
Illustrative: A symbol for the Islamic State terror group on a shirt worn by a terrorist who attacked security forces at the Qalandiya checkpoint, in the West Bank, December 7, 2024. (Israel Police/ File)
May 3, 2026, 7:52 pm
Four Palestinians charged for planning ISIS-inspired attacks across Israel
Suspects allegedly watched Islamic State videos online, learned how to fire weapons and make bombs; targets included Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate and settlement of Kiryat Arba
By Charlie Summers
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 7, 2023. (AP/Chris Pizzello, File)
April 29, 2026, 8:28 pm
Man pleads guilty to plotting jihadist attack on 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
Accused, identified as Beran A., 21, says he wanted ‘to wage jihad’ in alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot; 2 others, named as Arda K., Hassan E., also facing charges
By Julia ZAPPEI
Former CEO of Lafarge Bruno Lafont (C) arrives on the day of the verdict in the trial of the French cement group Lafarge accused of financing terrorism in Syria, at the Paris courthouse, April 13, 2026. (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)
April 13, 2026, 8:03 pm
French company Lafarge found guilty of paying $6.54 million to jihadists in Syria
8 ex-employees of cement implicated, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, who is handed 6-year prison sentence over payments to Islamic State from 2013 to 2014
By Juliette Jabkhiro
Police officials gather outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 7, 2026, following a shootout between gunmen and police. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
April 7, 2026, 4:39 pm
1 attacker killed, two hurt in gun battle with police outside unstaffed Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Two wounded assailants are brothers, who traveled from Izmit; one is associated with terror group that ‘exploits religion,’ authorities say, in possible allusion to ISIS
By Agencies
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