Ansar al Islam, a longstanding al Qaeda-linked jihadist group which now mainly operates in Syria, has claimed its first attack in its native Iraq in five years. Yesterday, Ansar al Islam released a ...

The International Criminal Court will Wednesday sentence a jihadist police chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity ...

She was critically wounded, but survived. The assault was carried out by a banned group, Ansar al-Islam, which is believed to be linked with al-Qaeda, the court heard. Two of the group were tried ...

He was the founder of the defunct Islamic group Ansar al-Islam, although has since distanced himself from the group. Norway has been trying to extradite him for years, judging him to be a threat ...