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3 months agoIslamic State terror threats overshadow German Carnival DW 02/26/2025
Islamic State threats aim to instill fear during Cologne's Carnival rather than indicate actual attack plans.
The Mali army announced that it arrested the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, Mahamad Ould Erkehile "alias Abu Rakia," along with another figure, Abu Hash, known for coordinating severe atrocities against civilians.
"Iraq on Monday officially banned alcohol in social clubs and hotels—among the last venues serving booze—in what might be the last step in the country's drawn-out process of stamping out alcohol."