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Follow ISIS  


## ISIS


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06c6f61d0adef29d/6a6662b5ad05188181611fce/AP26207020466787.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 26, 2026  
## [Berlin Pride Attack Suspect Dies in Police Confrontation](https://time.com/article/2026/07/26/berlin-pride-attack-suspect-dies-in-police-confrontation-after-daylong-manhunt/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by T. Michelle Murphy
* ![Daesh chief al-Baghdadi killed in US raid](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccf7596449e391d6/698a0535011682756f97e738/gettyimages-1178639953-scaled-2560.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 1, 2019  
## [What to Know About the New Leader of ISIS](https://time.com/5716061/isis-leader-baghdadi-hashimi-al-quarashi/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![A Syrian man inspects the site of helicopter gunfire near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha on Oct. 27, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7d57e18afafc962/698a04ebe76ad2a7bb636b23/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-death-syria-raid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 28, 2019  
## [Here's How U.S. Forces Tracked Down al-Baghdadi](https://time.com/5711905/al-baghdadi-capture-isis-intelligence/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by John Walcott
* ![A member of People's Protection Units \(YPG\), part of the Siria's Democratic Forces, removes an Isis flag from a wall of a building inside Raqqa.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2799bf953741fd2f/6988e359196cf4c59004278d/raqqa-emanuele-satolli-16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 28, 2019  
## [Al-Baghdadi Is Dead. Where Does That Leave ISIS?](https://time.com/5711828/al-baghdadi-dead-isis-future/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by W.J. Hennigan
* ![President Donald Trump announces the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a raid by American special operations forces in Syria, in remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b3f3b6f23626fab/698a04ea457a52dca8d62feb/donald-trump-announces-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-death-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 28, 2019  
## [Why Trump Mocked al-Baghdadi and Gave Gruesome Details of the ISIS Leader's Death](https://time.com/5711845/al-baghdadi-trump-details-isis/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Brian Bennett  
* ![ISIS-Al-Baghdadi](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4326e39954ae40/698a04ec01168222fa97e6ba/al-baghdadi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2019  
## [Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Dead. Here's What to Know About the Deceased Islamic State Leader](https://time.com/5711809/al-baghdadi-islamic-state-isis-dead/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Tara Law
* ![Mike Pence](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2537501b43ccb5d/698a047101168216ea97e604/mike-pence-tayyip-erdogan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 18, 2019  
## [Kurds Await Fate as Trump, Turkey Praise Brief 'Ceasefire'](https://time.com/5704368/turkey-temporary-ceasefire-syria/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by W.J. Hennigan
* ![Kashmiri Muslim protestor waves ISIS flag during a funeral](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07ec61c09569fb32/698940fd929fad75a5bf2450/gettyimages-966012944.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 30, 2019  
## [U.S. Military Uses Drones to Hunt ISIS Leaders](https://time.com/5577364/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-isis-military-hunt/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by W.J. Hennigan
* ![Multiple Explosions Hit Sri Lanka On Easter Sunday](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53fcc2ca8d158ab5/698948c1db2987908a26235b/gettyimages-1138776124.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 23, 2019  
## [ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack](https://time.com/5576053/isis-sri-lanka-easter-attack-responsibility/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8d7b20391777059/698947c44ee2623e223144a2/mosul-raqqa-victor-blue-opener-4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 6, 2019  
## [After the ‘War of Annihilation’ Against ISIS](https://time.com/5563553/mosul-raqqa-ruins-after-the-war-of-annihilation/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Victor J. Blue  
* ![Britain Islamic State](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d0e78db29d9c70c/6989457086f68e493b6eb60b/ap_19045348921958.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 22, 2019  
## [Shamima Begum and the Legality of Removing Citizenship from an ISIS Member](https://time.com/5534569/shamima-begum-isis-islamic-state-syria-citizenship-stateless/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by George Steer
* ![Relatives Of Missing Schoolgirls Give Interview To Scotland Yard](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39f23ea7aebf1a52/698945904ee2622fe53140f3/gettyimages-464129912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 21, 2019  
## [ISIS Returnees Stir Debate Over Citizenship and Security](https://time.com/5534674/shamima-begum-hoda-muthana-isis/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![TOPSHOT-IRAQ-CONFLICT-MOSUL](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69f7fbdcd0faa629/69894394656a3f52f8bd676a/gettyimages-646639778.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2019  
## [Pentagon Warns ISIS Could Resurge in Syria Within Months](https://time.com/5520495/isis-syria-donald-trump-resurgence/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by W.J. Hennigan
* ![Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing On Worldwide Threats](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt488acbb53e1716db/69894428096a9480596a475b/dan-coats.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 29, 2019  
## [How Trump's Intelligence Chief Is Contradicting Him](https://time.com/5515473/trump-coats-senate/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Tara Law
* ![GB. Wales. Llandudno. Bank Holiday. 2013.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ffd807ae880b4cd/69892f32db2987caf125f89a/isis_magnum_photos_07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 14, 2018  
## [A Visual History of ISIS](https://time.com/5260620/isis-visual-history-magnum-photos/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Fred Ritchin

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