Islamic State attack kills nine Iraqis near Jordan border
Fighters of the Islamic State group attacked an Iraqi border guard base near Jordan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people before being beaten back, officers said.
Aug 16, 2016, 15:25 PM IST
Islamic State's Twitter traffic plunges by 45 percent
The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of the extremist organization.
Jul 09, 2016, 16:42 PM IST
120,000 Palestinian refugees flee Syria during war: UN
The Yarmouk camp is a large district in southern Damascus. It has recently become a stage of intense battles between the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and the Islamic State group.
May 13, 2016, 07:03 AM IST
Tunisia says dozens of jihadists arrested in latest raids
In a deadly confrontation that erupted during one of the raids in the Tataouine governorate, four policemen were killed when a militant detonated his explosives belt after a firefight erupted.
May 13, 2016, 06:06 AM IST
Residents hold protest blaming leaders for Baghdad carnage
On April 30, Sadr supporters who had been protesting for weeks to demand a cabinet reshuffle and reforms broke into the fortified Green Zone and stormed parliament.
May 13, 2016, 02:43 AM IST
IS cuts regime supply route to Syria's ancient Palmyra
IS and the regime both control parts of the area between Homs and Palmyra.
May 11, 2016, 07:20 AM IST
IS may be making chemical weapons, warns watchdog
There are "extremely worrying" signs that the Islamic State group may be making its own chemical weapons and may have used them already in Iraq and Syria, a global watchdog said Tuesday.
May 03, 2016, 23:10 PM IST
ISIS asks its followers to slaughter Muslim clerics
ISIS terror group has issued a list of names of Muslim clerics, calling them "imams of kafir" and asking its followers to kill anyone who disagrees with them ? including Islamic leaders.
Apr 13, 2016, 20:19 PM IST
Islamic State numbers lowest in two years: US
The number of Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq is lower than at any time in the past two years, Deputy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a US Senate hearing on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 00:35 AM IST
Young Arabs see Islamic State as biggest regional challenge - poll
Young Arabs view Islamic State as the biggest challenge facing their region and some blame poor job opportunities for the rise of the militant group, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 00:09 AM IST
Kerry says 600 IS fighters killed in Syria in last 3 weeks
Islamic State group has lost 3,000 square kilometres and 600 fighters, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Mar 13, 2016, 18:36 PM IST
Syria is a secular country like India, says Grand Mufti Hassoun
Syria's Grand Mufti Dr Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun has said the ISIS or Daesh as it has come to be called, were killing people for money at the behest of Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Mar 13, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
Hundreds of millions of dollars destroyed in anti-IS strikes
Hundreds of millions of dollars are believed to have been destroyed in coalition air strikes targeting cash hoards used to finance the Islamic State group, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Feb 18, 2016, 01:32 AM IST
Unbelievable! ISIS militants try to flee Ramadi by shaving beards, dressing up as women!
That, however, could not save them and the terrorists were arrested by the Iraqi army.
Feb 15, 2016, 05:41 AM IST
Turkey wants to `calm tensions` with Russia: PM
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday sought to ease tensions with Moscow over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, calling for unity against the Islamic State group.
Nov 27, 2015, 15:48 PM IST
Closing borders not solution in Islamic State battle: UN refugee chief
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that closing borders on Muslims fleeing violence by Islamic State is counterproductive and only risks helping the group grow stronger.
Nov 26, 2015, 21:33 PM IST
Hollande urges Germany to do more in IS fight
Hollande met his closest EU partner yesterday during a week of intense but so far faltering efforts by France to build a coalition to crush IS in its fiefdom in Iraq and Syria.
Nov 26, 2015, 03:28 AM IST
French lawmakers vote to extend air strikes in Syria
President Francois Hollande met his US counterpart Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic push to forge a global coalition against IS.
Nov 26, 2015, 02:29 AM IST
Turkey has right to defend its airspace: Obama
Obama said this points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations in the sense that they are operating very close to a Turkish border and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by not only Turkey but a wide range of countries.
Nov 25, 2015, 04:32 AM IST
US issues global travel alert due to 'terrorist threats'
Citing recent attacks in Denmark, France, Mali, Nigeria and Turkey, it also noted the threat of "lone wolf" attacks by unaffiliated persons inspired by terror groups.
Nov 24, 2015, 05:24 AM IST
