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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 · 116 stories · 587 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs0 named arcs in 2023

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every arc in 2023 at its own dates · opens on month
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Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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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 else7 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Oct 24Macron Calls for Anti-ISIS Military Coalition to Target Hamas10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Stories that name Islamic State

  1. Dec 3– 4‘Foreign terrorists’ blamed for bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers in the Philippines, officials say34 articles · 25 independent sources
    8 left, 7 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 18How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Oct 18– 19Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say33 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 8 right
  4. Oct 18Terrorist attack in Uganda safari claims lives of honeymooning couple, guide8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 7– 12Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages52 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 6 right
  6. Oct 5– 6Armed Turkish drone shot down after it came too close to US troops in Syria69 articles · 41 independent sources
    8 left, 15 center, 5 right
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