Overview
- The Secretary-General’s latest report and a CTED briefing say the threat has increased in measurable ways since August 2025, with violence intensifying across several regions.
- UNOCT reports affiliates expanding in West Africa, the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, ongoing activity in Iraq and Syria, and ISIL-K remaining a major danger after the January 19 Kabul attack.
- Officials warn of growing use of virtual assets, cybertools, unmanned aircraft and advanced AI, plus exploitation of commercial satellite links for secure communications.
- More than 26,000 people linked by perception to ISIS, mostly children, remain in dire conditions in north-east Syria camps, as Al Hol’s administration changed last month and repatriation is urged.
- Member states are pressed to coordinate responses that disrupt financing, support returns and reintegration, and strengthen regional mechanisms, while US strikes in Syria and reported detainee relocations to Iraq add operational complexity.