ISIS killed at least 14 Syrian soldiers on a military bus near Palmyra.[8]
ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing on a minivan belonging to Kabul's main prison, killing three people and injuring four others.[9]
11 January:
Iranian authorities claimed they identified the ringleader and bomb-maker of the Kerman bombings, and arrested 35 other people with alleged links to the attacks.[10]
Israel Police and the Shin Bet made a joint statement announcing the arrests of two ISIS supporters from East Jerusalem who were planning to conduct bombing attacks against security forces in the Israeli capital.[11]
12 January – Pakistani authorities captured two Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) would-be suicide bombers near Peshawar who were planning to target regional politicians.[12]
14 January – ISIS militants shot at an Iraqi army position near Haditha, killing three soldiers and injuring one.[13]
A clash between Boko Haram and ISWAP on the islands of Kandahar and Kaduna Ruwa killed dozens of militants.[15]
25 January – The US and Iraq agreed to start talks about ending the presence of the US-led coalition in the country. Iraq said that ISIS was defeated and the coalition's goal was accomplished.[16]
30 January – 2024 Sibi bombing: ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing targeting an election rally for Tehreek-e-Insaf which killed four people and injured five others.[19]
Under code name 'Operation Heroes-49', Turkish authorities detained 147 people who were suspected of having ties to ISIS.[24][25]
9 February:
Pakistani forces killed Abdul Shakoor, an ISIS-K member it said was behind the 2024 Balochistan bombings. The Inter-Services Public Relations said that he was planning to conduct further attacks in Balochistan.[26]
Mucojo attack: ISIS fighters conducted a raid in Mucojo, killing at least 25 Mozambican soldiers. The attack was the group's deadliest on Mozambican troops since 2021.[27] They also killed a bus driver near Meluco, and left a note urging Christians to convert to Islam or pay a jizya, or else they would be killed.[28]
12 February:
Pakistani forces confirmed the killing of senior ISIS-K leader Surat Gul during a counter-terrorism raid.[29]
Filipino officials said that the mastermind of the Mindanao State University bombing was killed during a clash between ISIS supporters and government forces.[30]
13 February:
Turkish police arrested a Russian citizen working at Akkuyu nuclear plant during a probe on ISIS.[31]
An ISIS attack east of Hama province killed nine Syrian soldiers and injured three others.[32]
15 February – Filipino officials arrested a woman declared by the United States as a facilitator for the Islamic State's Philippines branch.[33]
18 February – A gun battle between Filipino troops and the ISIS-aligned Maute group left six soldiers and two rebels dead near Munai.[34]
20 February – ADF rebels armed with machetes and guns killed 11 people in Beni Territory.[35]
24 February – Iraqi authorities said they captured two ISIS members during an operation outside of the country. The location of the operation was not disclosed.[36]
25 February – A landmine left by ISIS killed 13 truffle hunters in Raqqa Governorate.[37]
3 March – 2024 Karabulak clash: Six alleged ISIS members were killed during a counter-terrorism operation that resulted in a shootout in Karabulak, Russia. A man walking by was reportedly killed in the crossfire.[40]
6 March:
ISIS militants killed 18 villagers collecting truffles and injured 16 others near Kobajeb, Syria. At least 50 people were missing and are suspected to have been kidnapped.[41]
Mozambican authorities reported that at least 72 children were missing and suspected to be kidnapped by ISIS following recent jihadist attacks in Cabo Delgado.[42]
10 March – The Iraqi Army announced that it killed ten ISIS militants within the past 24 hours.[45]
16 March – A landmine planted by ISIS in Raqqa Governorate killed 16 people and injured nine others.[46]
17 March:
The Maute group ambushed Filipino soldiers as they were returning to their base in southern Philippines, killing four.[47]
Ugandan security forces were put on high alert following a statement by deputy military spokesperson Deo Akiiki announcing that ADF rebels had crossed into the country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[48]
19 March – German police arrested two Afghan nationals who were suspected of plotting an attack against the Swedish parliament in support of ISIS.[49]
20 March:
Head of ISIS in India Haris Farooqi and his aide were arrested in Dhubri, Assam after crossing from Bangladesh.[50]
2024 Tillabéri attack: A Niger Armed Forces unit was ambushed near Teguey, Tillabéri Region, resulting in the death of at least 23 soldiers and 30 attackers. 17 other soldiers were injured in the attack. The Islamic State claimed responsibility three days later.[51]
22 March – ISIS claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attackinKrasnogorsk, claiming it was targeting Christians. At least 140 people were killed and over 360 were injured.[54]
23 March – Russian authorities detained 11 people in connection to the Crocus City Hall attack, including the four perpetrators.[55]
24 March – An ISIS bomb and shooting attack killed 11 truffle hunters in Raqqa Governorate, and three others were kidnapped.[56]
26 March:
Turkish authorities arrested 147 people suspected of having ties with ISIS across 30 provinces.[57]
German interior minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement that ISIS-K poses "the greatest Islamist threat to security in Germany," and announced temporary border controls during the soccer 2024 European Championship, which begins on 14 June.[58]
Spanish police arrested a man in Barcelona who they said had been carrying out "intensive efforts to encourage terrorism" and had suspected links to ISIS.[59]
Iranian police arrested three ISIS members, including a senior operative, and detained eight others following clashes in Karaj.[66]
Turkish authorities announced that they detained 48 people with suspected ties to ISIS.[67]
A teenager was arrested in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for plotting to attack churches across the town in the name of ISIS. The attack was scheduled to coincide with the end of the month of Ramadan.[68]
8 April – Italian police arrested a Tajik national suspected of being an ISIS member after he arrived at Rome Fiumicino Airport.[69]
9 April – A pro-ISIS media outlet published threats against stadiums holding UEFA Champions League games, prompting increased security measures.[70]
11 April – A man from Baqa al-Gharbiyye was arrested by Israeli police for planning several ISIS attacks, including a plot to poison the Sea of Galilee.[71]
12 April – German authorities arrested four teenagers planning Islamist attacks against churches and synagogues in the name of ISIS.[72]
13 April – Swiss authorities announced that they arrested three teenagers over the Easter weekend for planning bombings in the country and allegedly supporting ISIS. The arrests were connected to the arrests in Germany on 12 April.[73]
15 April – ADF rebels killed at least 11 people and set vehicles on fire over the weekend in Mulekera, North Kivu Province.[74]
18 April – Israeli authorities arrested an ISIS operative in the West Bank.[75]
20 April – ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing in the Koht-e Sangi neighborhood of Kabul that killed one and injured three others.[76]
21 April – Iraqi authorities hanged 11 people who had been sentenced to death for joining ISIS.[77]
25 April – Fifty women and children who were family members of ISIS militants were handed over to a delegation from Tajikistan by Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria.[79]
30 April – Malian state TV announced the killing of senior ISIS commander Abu HuzeifainIndelimane, Mali by a joint force made up of soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Hezeifa had been linked to several attacks in the Sahel, including the Tongo Tongo ambush in 2017 that killed four American soldiers.[80]
13 May – Five Iraqi soldiers, including a commander, were killed in an ISIS attack between the governoratesofDiyala and Saladin.[83]
14 May – British police arrested two men accused of planning an ISIS-inspired attack against Jews and law enforcement in northwest England.[84]
17 May – ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the 2024 Bamyan shooting in Afghanistan, that led to the deaths of 6 people, including 3 Spanish tourists, as well as injuring 8 people, including one Lithuanian, one Norwegian, one Australian and another Spaniard. The majority of the targeted victims were foreign tourists.[85]
19 May – ADF commander and bomb-maker Anywari Al Iraq was captured by the Ugandan military.[86]
20 May – Four Sri Lankan nationals were arrested at Ahmedabad Airport over suspicions of planning a terror attack on behalf of ISIS.[87]
24 May – The FSB announced the arrests of over 20 people in connection to the Crocus City Hall attack.[88]
An ISIS attack in the Sukhna desert, Homs Governorate killed 16 Syrian soldiers, including an officer.[99]
An attack in Mayikengo, Lubero Territory killed at least 42 people. ISIS later claimed responsibility.[100]
14 June:
Europol and Eurojust announced that European and American police shut down a large number of ISIS-linked online servers in the US, Germany, the Netherlands and Iceland. It also said that Spanish police arrested nine "radicalized" individuals.[101]
Four ISIS supporters from countries such as Uzbekistan and Georgia were sanctioned by the US following a joint investigation with Turkey.[102]
Fifteen suspected ISIS supporters were arrested in Bishkek and other parts of Kyrgyzstan.[103]
A man was arrested in 'Ara, Israel over suspected plans to join IS – Somalia Province.[109]
Spanish media reported that the ISIS-linked propaganda center I'lam Foundation was dismantled and a planned attack on Real Madrid fans and players in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was thwarted in the previous week.[110]
18 June – US officials warned that IS – Somalia Province could host top leaders of the wider organization, including its caliph, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.[111]
19 June – An Iraqi national was detained by German authorities in Esslingen for planning to conduct attacks on behalf of ISIS.[112]
23 June:
The Niger Armed Forces claimed that it killed senior ISIS member Abdoulaye Souleymane Idouwal during a raid in the Tillabéri Region.[113]
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced that 31 people with suspected ties to ISIS were detained during a week-long operation.[115]
Malaysian authorities arrested eight people with suspected ties with ISIS over the weekend.[116]
26 June – The DHS identified over 400 Central Asian immigrants who entered the United States through an ISIS-linked smuggling ring within the past three years, 50 of whom remain unaccounted for.[117]
29 June:
Five bombs planted by ISIS years earlier were discovered by UNESCO in the walls of al-Nouri Mosque.[118]
6 July – Canadian authorities charged a woman with terrorism-related offenses after she left for Syria to join ISIS.[120]
7 July – A senior ISIS commander was killed by Taliban forces during a raid in Nangarhar Province.[121]
8 July – A Russian playwright and theatre director were sentenced to six years in prison for "justifying terrorism" over a play based on the stories of women who were recruited by ISIS.[122]
10 July – An Iraqi court sentenced the widow of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death for collaborating with the organization and detaining Yazidi women.[123]
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