Islamic State's Libyan branch was one of the militant group's strongest outside its original territory in Iraq and Syria, taking advantage of the chaos and warfare that followed a 2011 Nato-backed uprising.

The restrictions by China's cyberspace regulator against Micron, the biggest US memory chipmaker, were the latest in a widening trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.

Critics say the film incites negative sentiments against the country's minority Muslim population.

The US Treasury has said in a report last year that Islamic State had received crypto donations it later converted to cash, accessing funds via crypto trading platforms.

Iraqi General Qais al-Mohamadawi stresses that IS – now based in remote desert and mountain hideouts – has 'lost its ability to attract new recruits'.

The killing of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil marks one of the highest-level attacks since the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021.

Top cop Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani says monitoring has been stepped up to ensure an adequate level of security.

The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border was said to hold about 2,000 inmates, with about 1,300 of them suspected to be IS fighters.

Police arrested Mariam Raad saying she willingly travelled to Syria in early 2014 to join her husband, fully aware he was an active member of the Islamist militant group.

Mariam Raad has been charged with travelling to parts of Syria that were controlled by IS – a crime under Australian law – and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

The militant group says the attack killed 20 people and wounded 30.

An IS spokesman says Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi has been named as the group's new leader.