IS claims responsibility for bombings in Syria
The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group said it was behind the three bombings which killed at least two persons and injured 12 others on Monday in Syria`s central city of Hama.
Oct 04, 2016, 00:39 AM IST
IS suspects arrested: BJP blames LDF, UDF for situation
"Both the fronts should understand at least now that it is not by supporting anti-nationals that they should oppose the BJP," Kerala BJP chief said.
Oct 03, 2016, 20:02 PM IST
Five persons with suspected IS links picked up by NIA
However, they did not disclose any further details.
Oct 02, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
IS gun, suicide bomb attacks kill 12 in Iraq's Tikrit
IS seized Tikrit in June 2014, but the city has largely been spared the attacks that have plagued other parts of the country since its recapture last year.
Sep 25, 2016, 02:21 AM IST
Fight against IS far from over: German defence minister
Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen pledged continued support to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in the fight against Islamic State group.
Sep 23, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Erdogan says Turkey has 'duty' to defeat IS
Turkey has sent dozens of tanks and hundreds of troops into Syria, in an unprecedented operation dubbed Euphrates Shield aimed at booting out both IS jihadists and Kurdish militia from the border area.
Sep 11, 2016, 20:39 PM IST
IS claims responsibility for Syria's serial bombings
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the six bombings that rocked key Syrian cities and killed at least 48 people earlier on Monday.
Sep 06, 2016, 04:59 AM IST
IS loses last stretch of Syria-Turkey border: Monitor
"IS has lost its contact with the outside world after losing the remaining border villages," the Britain-based monitor said.
Sep 04, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
70,000 civilians trapped by IS in Iraq
An official said the jihadist group is "stopping civilians from fleeing in order to use them as human shields" against Iraqi troops' plan to liberate the city.
Aug 20, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria: Monitor, Kurds
The Arab-Kurdish alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expelled most IS fighters from the town last week, but a small number remained.
Aug 12, 2016, 19:38 PM IST
Turkey offers Russia joint operations against IS in Syria
"We will discuss all the details. We have always called on Russia to carry out anti-Daesh (IS) operations together," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Aug 11, 2016, 18:00 PM IST
Rebels turn tables on regime, Islamic State loses Syria bastion
The developments have rocked the key northern province of Aleppo, a microcosm of Syria`s chaotic multi-front war that has killed more than 280,000 people.
Aug 06, 2016, 19:52 PM IST
US to keep targeting IS `aggressively across every front`: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said the United States would keep targeting the Islamic State group "aggressively across every front."
Aug 05, 2016, 02:38 AM IST
Islamic State group announces new Boko Haram leader
Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians.
Aug 04, 2016, 07:28 AM IST
Washington Metro transit cop arrested for intending to help IS
A Washington Metro transit police officer was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly trying to provide "material support" to the Islamic State.
SHOCKING: Expelled Pakistani terror suspect captained Italy cricket team
Italy' Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said that Farook was planning to go to Syria to join IS.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:22 PM IST
IS-inspired London Tube knifeman jailed for life
Somali-born Muhaydin Mire, 30, said during the rampage that he was doing it "for my Syrian brothers", while a bystander shouted at him "You ain't no Muslim, bruv" -- a phrase that went viral online.
Aug 01, 2016, 21:16 PM IST
French PM `open` to interim ban on foreign funding of mosques
France`s prime minister said on Friday he was "open" to a temporary ban on foreign financing for mosque building, after a spate of attacks in the country claimed by jihadists.
Jul 29, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
France names second church attacker
French prosecutors on Thursday identified the second jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest, as calls mounted for the prime minister and interior minister to resign after the latest terror attack.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for six militants
A Bangladesh court on Thursday upheld the death sentence for six Islamist militants convicted over a suicide bombing in 2005 of a lawyer`s office that killed eight people, a top prosecutor said.
Jul 28, 2016, 15:10 PM IST
