Portugal fears for combat of Islamic State
The Portuguese government has wasted no time in condemning the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. As EU foreign ministers meet today to settle on a ‘fitting response’, Portugal’s head of
Young soldier who deserted Portuguese barracks to fight ISIS given hero’s burial
The tragic end to an idealistic quest to “be part of history, not just read about it in a book” saw 22-year-old Mário Nunes given a hero’s burial in Portalegre
Body of Portuguese soldier killed fighting Islamic State finally repatriated for burial
The body of 22-year-old Portuguese soldier Mário Nunes, who went AWOL from his base in Beja last year to join the fight against ISIS, is finally on its way home.
Portuguese soldier who went AWOL to fight Daesh “executed on Syrian border”
Billed as the first Portuguese to take up arms against ISIS (or Daesh, as the terrorist group is now called), 22-year-old Mário Nunes, originally from Sagres in the Algarve, has
Portugal threatened by Islamic State in four-minute video
A new propaganda video, claiming to be from Islamic State, outlines a “global coalition” of nations that the terrorist group considers to be its enemies. Portugal is among them. The
Islamic State’s “map of control” threatens Portugal by 2020
A chilling map drawn up by Islamic State shows the terrorist group is intent on taking over Portugal, Spain, Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, parts of the Middle East and North
Number of «Portuguese terrorists fighting in conflict zones” is unknown
Getting a huge “thumbs down” in the nation’s tabloid press for his comments this week, Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs, Rui Machete, has admitted Portugal has “no concrete data” on
Jihadi boxer “tried to use Portugal” to go and fight for Islamic State
An English boxing champion who wanted to fight for Islamic State was planning to use false Portuguese papers to dupe authorities into letting him into Syria, London’s Old Bailey has
“There will come a day when there is no Portugal”, says Euro MP
PSD Euro MP Paulo Rangel has told a debate on the future of Portugal that people have to accept that there will “come a day when there is no Portugal”
Portuguese jihadist reported dead in Syria
Authorities are said to be investigating claims by Islamic State that a Portuguese jihadist dubbed Abu Juwairiya al-Portughali has been killed in a suicide mission in Syria. According to media