Israel won't allow IS to open new border front: PM
On Sunday, IS militants fired at Israeli soldiers from a machine gun-mounted truck.
Nov 29, 2016, 05:07 AM IST
France foiled suspected IS plot directed from abroad
Two of the suspects were later released but the other five -- four Frenchmen and a Moroccan -- were charged and remanded in custody by anti-terrorism judges yesterday, the prosecutor's office said.
Nov 26, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
More than 40 killed in renewed Yemen clashes
The attack began late Monday, targeted the Al-Dhabab area, which provides pro-Hadi forces with their only access to the flashpoint city of 300,000 people that is surrounded by insurgents.
Nov 22, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
Zakir Naik's NGO provided scholarship to IS sympathiser: NIA
The agency has raided 21 properties of Naik, his office bearers, his immediately family members and others holding various posts in his NGO and private television channel.
Nov 22, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
IS tightens grip in Syria bastion Raqa as assault nears
Internet cafes closed down, travel bans and new checkpoints: residents say jihadists are trying to tighten their grip on power in Raqa as US-backed forces near the Islamic State group`s Syrian bastion.
Nov 16, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
15 dead in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS
The attacks come as Iraqi forces battle IS in the northern city of Mosul, the last major population centre the jihadists hold in the country.
Nov 14, 2016, 23:16 PM IST
IS claims responsibility for deadly Pak shrine bombing
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through its website and by sending emails to some media outlets in Pakistan.
Nov 13, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
Iraqi forces engaged in 'intense' fighting with jihadists in east Mosul: Officer
Elite Iraqi forces were engaged in "intense" fighting with jihadists in eastern Mosul on Saturday as they tried to fortify positions before advancing further into the city, an officer said.
Nov 12, 2016, 14:36 PM IST
Elite Iraqi troops battle IS on Mosul streets
Elite Iraqi troops battled the Islamic State group in the streets of Mosul on Friday as US-backed forces in Syria pressed an advance on jihadist bastion Raqa after a sandstorm eased.
Nov 11, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
42,000 displaced since start of Mosul assault, says International Organization for Migration
Nearly 42,000 people have fled their homes since last month's start of the operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian ISIS 'capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives progressed against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
Nov 08, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Iraq fully retakes town attacked by IS: officials
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday regained full control of a western town that was attacked by Islamic State group militants two days earlier, officials said.
Oct 25, 2016, 17:30 PM IST
Wave of strikes as IS puts up tough defence of Mosul
Federal forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters gained ground in several areas, but the jihadists were hitting back with shelling, sniper fire, suicide car bombs.
Oct 24, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
Iraq forces press Mosul assault, hunt Kirkuk attackers
Iraqi forces battled Sunday through booby traps, sniper fire and suicide car bombs to tighten the noose around Mosul, while also hunting Islamic State group jihadists behind attacks elsewhere in th
Oct 24, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
Iraq forces make gains against IS near Mosul
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told an international meeting in Paris that the four-day-old offensive was "advancing faster than expected".
Oct 20, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
Iraqi special forces join Mosul offensive against Islamic State
Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle on Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by the Islamic State group, a key part of a multi-pronged assault on eastern approaches to the besieged city.
Oct 20, 2016, 13:33 PM IST
Kurdish forces in fresh push against Islamic State near Mosul
Kurdish forces launched a fresh push against areas held by the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, pressing an offensive to retake the jihadists` last major stronghold in Iraq.
Oct 20, 2016, 12:44 PM IST
Pakistan arrests two for spreading Islamic State propaganda
Police arrested two men suspected of distributing pamphlets for Islamic State (IS) following a raid in the northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said on Wednesday, amid lingering fears that the Middle East militant group was making inroads in Pakistan.
Oct 19, 2016, 18:42 PM IST
Syria rebels capture emblematic IS stronghold Dabiq
The defeat for IS came as John Kerry was due to meet European allies in London as part of a new diplomatic push to end Syria's conflict.
Oct 16, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
Suicide attack hits Syrian wedding, kills 22: Monitor
A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people Monday in an attack targeting a party in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and medics said.
Oct 04, 2016, 03:58 AM IST
