Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia arrests three citizens in anti-terror operation linked to ISIS

TBILISI, October 13 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Monday that three Georgian citizens have been arrested in the Black Sea region of Adjara on charges of joining a foreign terrorist organization and assisting terrorist activity. The operation was carried out by the agency’s Counterterrorism Center under court orders, simultaneously across five different locations in … Read more

Georgia extradites terrorism suspect Akhyadov to Russia, public opinion opposed

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia extradited an ethnic Chechen to Russia on Thursday, despite strong opposition to the move. Russia accuses 39-year-old Ramzan Akhyadov, who has lived in Georgia for the last two years, of having ties to the terror group ISIS. Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani said Friday that Georgia received “written assurances” from Russia that Akhyadov … Read more

US confirms Shishani’s death

Undated photo of Tarkhan Batirashvili, Abu Omar Shishani
Undated photo of Tarkhan Batirashvili, Abu Omar Shishani

TBILISI, DFWatch–Pentagon officials confirm the death of the Islamic State’s prominent field commander Tarkhan Batirashvili (Omar al-Shishani), CNN reported.

On 9 March, major Western news outlets reported that Mr Batirashvili, 30, was ‘likely killed’ in

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