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Shoppers walk through the Mall of America, October 7, 2026, in Bloomington, Minnesota. (AP/Ellen Schmidt)
October 9, 2026, 4:56 am
Minnesota teen charged with ISIS-inspired plot on Jewish-owned Mall of America
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, purchased assault rifle and told an undercover FBI agent he wanted to attack shopping center because its owners are Jewish
By Emma Paidra
Illustrative: Israeli security forces raid the southern Bedouin town of Rahat on May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 9:19 pm
Shin Bet details alleged plot to form ‘terror battalion’ in Bedouin town in southern Israel
Details come in report saying 72 residents of south have been arrested on security charges this year; about 50 have been indicted, agency says
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man is seen in handcuffs after an arrest operation (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 5:34 pm
East Jerusalem student charged with plotting terror attacks in revenge for parking tickets
Muhammad Shalbi, studying pharmacology at al-Quds University, allegedly used his knowledge to plan deadly ‘Day of Judgment’ bomb and toxic material assaults aimed at killing Jews
By Noam Lehmann
A US Air Force C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft prepares for takeoff from Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport on September 29, 2026. (Ammar Karim/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 10:58 am
US leaves Iraq 23 years after fall of Saddam Hussein, stoking fear of vacuum emboldening ISIS, militias
Withdrawal fulfills 2024 agreement reached under Biden; Tehran hails departure as victory, Iraqi security officials warn ISIS could regroup without a Western military presence
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
An Iraqi man selling photographs sits at his stall on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad’s Al-Maidan central district on September 28, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
September 29, 2026, 11:18 am
US forces to exit Iraq after decades, leaving gap for Iran and fear of ISIS attacks
As Shiite groups celebrate withdrawal of American troops, Sunni tribal leader in Fallujah warns Iraq ‘not fully ready’ to secure itself, and ‘creating a vacuum is what all Iraqis fear’
By Ahmed Rasheed
Illustrative: Iraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq, November 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, file)
September 15, 2026, 7:01 pm
ISIS supporter in Pennsylvania sought to poison synagogue food — FBI
Jonathan Kramer attempted to synthesize poisons to ‘wage war’ against non-Muslims, posted Hamas propaganda online
By Luke Tress
Members of the Saraya al-Salam Shiite militia attend a ceremony marking the start of the process of handing over their weapons to Iraqi state forces in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
September 15, 2026, 1:34 pm
Iraq’s future murky as pro-Iran militias likely to retain arms after US pullout
Baghdad initially tied US withdrawal, scheduled for Sept. 30, to disarmament, but Tehran-backed groups are refusing to give up weapons until talks are held, after forces leave
By AP
Taliban government supporters cheer during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)
September 12, 2026, 9:49 pm
25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda said regrouping in Taliban-run Afghanistan
Aided by ‘permissive environment,’ terror group and affiliates have established at least 8 bases since Taliban’s return to power, Washington Post reports
By ToI Staff
Yaqoub Shibli (right) being arrested by police on August 16 for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
September 7, 2026, 11:28 am
Teen from northern Bedouin town charged with pledging allegiance to Islamic State
Yaqoub Shibli, 19, consumed online ISIS content, say police and Shin Bet, in latest in string of arrests of Israeli youth associating with terror group
By Noam Lehmann
Illustrative: Iraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq, November 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, file)
September 2, 2026, 5:12 pm
Former IDF soldier charged with training to fight abroad with Islamic State
Indictment charges that Khamis Sawaed, from the Bedouin village of Hussniyya, became interested in ISIS in 2023 and was planning to travel to Syria or Africa to join group
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
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
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