The Security Council holds a meeting on the threat posed by the Islamic State, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 4, 2026. The threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) has increased in the past few months, a UN official said Wednesday. The IS continued to recruit foreign terrorist fighters and to enhance the use of new and emerging technologies, Alexandre Zouev, acting under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, told the Security Council in a briefing. (Evan Schneider/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
Acting under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Alexandre Zouev (C) speaks at a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 4, 2026. The threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) has increased in the past few months, a UN official said Wednesday. The IS continued to recruit foreign terrorist fighters and to enhance the use of new and emerging technologies, Alexandre Zouev, acting under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, told the Security Council in a briefing. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
