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Islamic State

Arcs in the news about Islamic State from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 117 stories · 588 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

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All arcs2 named arcs in 2026

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Jan 1 – Oct 13, 20261 arc shown · 1 more this year

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Oct 2, 20231015670
Oct 9, 2023510538
Oct 16, 202358837
Oct 23, 20230326
Nov 13, 202302211
Nov 27, 202385226
Dec 4, 20230224
Jan 1, 2024710844
Jan 15, 202446231
Jan 22, 202455018
Jan 29, 202444015
Feb 19, 202442312
Mar 18, 2024254714298
Mar 25, 202410266128
Apr 8, 202427237
Apr 29, 20241408
Jun 10, 202443218
Jul 8, 20240227
Jul 15, 20240308
Jul 22, 20241115
Jul 29, 202415118
Aug 5, 2024193214223
Aug 19, 202414817
Aug 26, 2024512753
Sep 2, 20240238
Sep 23, 202406216
Sep 30, 202404313
Oct 7, 20244161275
Oct 28, 202405210
Dec 2, 20241102
Dec 9, 2024013225
Dec 30, 2024113313182
Jan 6, 20252229
Jan 27, 2025510436
Feb 3, 20250329
Feb 10, 20250208
Mar 10, 2025210116
Apr 14, 20250327
Apr 28, 20251205
Jun 16, 202523416
Jun 23, 202533212
Jul 21, 20253115
Jul 28, 20252228
Oct 6, 202514111
Dec 8, 20257121368
Dec 15, 202582413135
Dec 22, 2025112417151
Dec 29, 2025510739
Jan 5, 2026214647
Jan 19, 202615311
Feb 2, 202677327
Feb 9, 202623418
Feb 16, 202634423
Feb 23, 20260102
Mar 9, 202636432
May 4, 20263306
May 11, 202658537
Jul 6, 202615616
Jul 13, 202602166
Jul 20, 2026163915254
Jul 27, 2026361244
Aug 17, 202662115101
Aug 24, 20260203
Sep 7, 202647428
Sep 14, 2026214542
Sep 21, 2026510130
Sep 28, 20260112

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else23 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Islamic State that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jul 26– 28German investigators find apparent motive after Berlin Pride attack13 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. May 16– 17Trump Says a top Islamic state leader was killed in US-Nigerian mission39 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 5 right
  3. May 6– 8Australia charges two women linked to ISIS with slavery after return from Syria9 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Mar 12– 13Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State group ties freed from prison 2 years before attack23 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 4 right
  5. Feb 6– 7Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores30 articles · 25 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 3 right
  6. Jan 21– 22US begins transferring ISIL-linked detainees from Syria to Iraq10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  7. Jan 20Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 75 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right

Stories that name Islamic State

  1. Sep 27– 28Archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of treasures from Islamic State terrorists2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 20– 24Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings24 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 18– 21Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 2126 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 3 right
  4. Sep 16– 17Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops21 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 11– 13Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court30 articles · 30 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 4 right
  6. Aug 27– 28Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 20– 22FBI says woman plotted to blow up New York state Capitol, 'destroy as much of the building as possible'103 articles · 57 independent sources
    6 left, 21 center, 15 right
  8. Jul 31– Aug 1Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 25– 28Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police after manhunt. Here’s what we know so far291 articles · 86 independent sources
    18 left, 39 center, 20 right
  10. Jul 14– 15US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi prime minister and Pentagon say57 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 25– 27Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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