Though succession of Ayman al-Zawahri not officially announced by terror group, most UN member states say commander is its 'uncontested leader'

10 civilians and a Syrian soldier are killed as gunmen attack group collecting truffles, says UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; state news puts toll lower

Local police say Khorasan Province leadership of Islamic State ordered suspects to take action against Swedish and Dutch missions, along with Jewish, Christian houses of worship

CENTCOM describes militants as facilitators, a logistician and an "associate" of the jihadist group, says that a civilian sustained minor injuries and was being treated

Security forces struggle to prevent periodic assaults by Sunni terror group while authorities strive to prevent violence boiling into conflict between Sunni and Shiite communities

Taliban claims to have improved security since storming back to power in 2021, but there have been scores of attacks, many claimed by local Islamic State chapter

Announcement signals counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries at a time of tensions over Erdogan's threat to launch an offensive against the Syrian Kurds

3 Egyptian police officers were killed in shooting in Suez Canal city on Friday, following years of attacks concentrated in Sinai

Prosecutors say Eslam Froukh decided in September to carry out attack, detail intricate preparations he made to carry out bombings and attempt to escape

Jihadists assault area containing a military intelligence prison housing some 200 IS inmates; two attackers were wearing explosive belts, says spokesperson for Kurdish force