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IS suicide bomber, as young as 12 years, attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead

The bombing late last night in Gaziantep, near Turkey's border with Syria, was the deadliest attack in Turkey this year.

Aug 21, 2016, 19:03 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

Germany arrests IS suspect, cites Bundesliga threat

League champions Bayern Munich will host Werder Bremen as the new season of Germany`s first division football championships kick off on August 26.

Aug 10, 2016, 02:12 AM IST

Islamic State group claims Belgium machete attack

The IS-linked Amaq Agency said yesterday's attack came "in response to calls to target citizens" belonging to countries in a US-led coalition bombing IS in Syria and Iraq.

Aug 07, 2016, 20:35 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

French church attackers pledged allegiance to ISIS in video

Two jihadists who attacked a French church and killed a priest pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a video showed Wednesday, as investigators worked to identify the second assailant.

Jul 28, 2016, 02:05 AM IST

Munich mall killer was quiet boy obsessed with killing sprees

Europe reacted in shock to the third attack on the continent in just over a week, after 18-year-old David Ali Sonboly went on a shooting spree at a shopping centre on Friday.

Jul 23, 2016, 23:50 PM IST

Unable to stop Syria's war, US offers Russia new partnership

The United States offered Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria.

Jul 15, 2016, 11:18 AM IST

SHOCKING video! Promising singer who appeared in Bangladesh Idol now ISIS terrorist

Famed Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has posted this video that shows Tahmid Safi's real singing talent.

Jul 07, 2016, 16:38 PM IST

Iraq in mourning as more than 200 dead in IS-claimed Baghdad blast

At least 213 people were killed in Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said, making it one of the deadliest ever militant attacks in Iraq.

Jul 04, 2016, 13:52 PM IST

37 Libya pro-govt fighters dead in clashes with IS

At least 34 Libyan pro-government forces were killed Tuesday and 100 wounded in clashes with Islamic State group jihadists as they prepared for a final assault on the jihadist stronghold of Sirte.

Jun 22, 2016, 03:45 AM IST

Islamic State launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack against fighters trying to capture the Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on the U.S.-backed forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the militants said.

Jun 21, 2016, 04:41 AM IST

IS mounts fierce defence of besieged Syrian bastion

The town lies some 50 kilometres east of Raqa city, and recapturing it would cut a supply route from the west. 

Jun 18, 2016, 14:48 PM IST

Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee IS bastion

Peace talks towards ending Syria's five-year war have stalled, with no immediate end in sight to a conflict that has killed 280,000 people.

Jun 12, 2016, 23:16 PM IST

US-backed Syrian rebels advance on IS bastion

Supported by air strikes by the US-led coalition battling IS in Syria and Iraq, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance launched an assault last week on Manbij.

Jun 05, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Iraq PM announces start of operation to retake Fallujah

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of a military operation to retake the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State group.

May 23, 2016, 05:55 AM IST

IS has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagon

The Defense Department had previously estimated that IS fighters had lost control of about 40 percent of the territory they claimed in Syria and about 10 percent of the land they held in Syria.

May 17, 2016, 01:57 AM IST

Seven dead in raid on Iraqi gas plant claimed by IS

The attack on the Taji plant, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the capital, was launched at dawn.

May 16, 2016, 01:23 AM IST

IS bombs kill 47 Yemen police in former Qaeda bastion

The suicide bomber killed at least 41 police recruits on the southwestern outskirts of the city, the capital of Hadramawt province, medics said.

May 15, 2016, 20:40 PM IST

Militants kill two police officers in Russia's Dagestan, Islamic State claims responsibility

Islamic State said its fighters were behind the attack.

May 15, 2016, 00:19 AM IST