ISIS in March 2026: the most important developments in security
In March 2026 the Islamic State group, known as ISIS, appeared in attack cases and court proceedings in the United States, Russia and France. On 12 March a suspect in a shooting at Old Dominion, who had a prior ISIS conviction, was subdued by students. Earlier, on 9 and 10 March, US investigators were examining an ISIS motive in a bomb attack in New York, and two men were charged with supporting ISIS in the Gracie Mansion attack, an attempted explosives attack in New York City.
On 12 March a Russian court sentenced Tajik men linked to ISIS to life in prison over the concert hall attack that killed 149 people.
In Europe and Iraq, attention turned to ISIS detainees and returnees. A former deputy prime minister warned about returning ISIS members, and a plan for jailing women returning from ISIS territory was announced. A French court was set to try women accused of jihadist activity, and an ISIS flag and a weapon were found in a French prison, and a terror investigation was opened. On 11 March drone attacks on Iraq's ISIS prisons raised security concerns. Later in the month, analysts discussed how ISIS and its affiliates might make use of the Iran war, and attacks on Gulf states and an international coalition withdrawal from Iraq were noted.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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