Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Indian-origin siblings forced off easyJet plane over 'ISIS claims'

The airline, easyJet, has apologised after the incident at Stansted last week as the three were heading to Naples for a weekend getaway.

Aug 24, 2016, 19:02 PM IST

Turkey tanks enter Syria in anti-Islamic State operation

Turkish tanks backed by fighter jets and special forces rolled into Syria on Wednesday in an unprecedented operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town.

Aug 24, 2016, 16:08 PM IST

Three held in France in August for planning attacks: Minister

Seven people with links to terrorist networks, at least three of whom were planning attacks, have been arrested in France this month, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday.

Aug 23, 2016, 16:32 PM IST

Turkish military returns fire in Syria after shells hit border town: Report

Turkey`s military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.

Aug 23, 2016, 12:50 PM IST

Assam BJP leader's son kidnapped, ULFA releases ISIS-style video

Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal has appealed to the abductors to release him on humanitarian ground.

Aug 23, 2016, 08:29 AM IST

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia`s aerial bombing campaign in Syria.

Aug 19, 2016, 15:28 PM IST

Bangladesh arrests four women in cafe attack probe

Police believe that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, a banned group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, played a significant role in organising the group.

Aug 16, 2016, 15:52 PM IST

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

Here's how Donald Trump wants to halt spread of radical Islam

Donald Trump said his administration will aggressively pursue joint and coalition military operations to crush and destroy ISIS.

Aug 16, 2016, 12:32 PM IST

Donald Trump trying to give exactly what ISIS wants: Biden

US vice president Joe Biden has said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's ideas are very dangerous and un-American as he criticised the business tycoon for playing into the hands of Islamic State by using anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Aug 16, 2016, 11:07 AM IST

Islamic State frees hundreds of abducted civilians in north Syria

The Islamic State group has freed hundreds of civilians used by the jihadists as human shields while retreating in northern Syrian, US-backed forces and a monitor said on Saturday.

Aug 13, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

Malaysia arrests Islamic State suspects for grenade attack on bar in June

Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have been on high alert since IS-linked militants carried out an armed attack in the capital of neighbouring Indonesia in January.

Aug 13, 2016, 09:39 AM IST

London schoolgirl who left to join Islamic State dead: Lawyer

One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic State militant group has died, her family lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.

Aug 12, 2016, 11:40 AM IST

US favours India's military support to Afghanistan; Pakistan 'concerned'

India has already provided four Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan and US Commander said the country needs more military aircraft to deal with Taliban.

Aug 11, 2016, 10:33 AM IST

Barack Obama founded Islamic State: Donald Trump

Donald Trump has suffered what critics insist is a long string of missteps that have marred his campaign since he officially won the nomination last month.

Aug 11, 2016, 08:48 AM IST

Islamic State-related group plans to bomb Miss Universe contest, Philippines says threat is `serious`

A pro-IS social media channel tracked by the terror-monitoring SITE Intelligence Group showed a video on how to "create a bomb for Miss Universe".

Aug 09, 2016, 17:18 PM IST

Zakir Naik's aides Arshi Qureshi and Rizwan Khan booked by Mumbai Police for radicalisation

Two suspected Islamic State sympathisers Arshid Qureshi and Rizwan Khan are currently under the Kerala police custody.

Aug 09, 2016, 13:52 PM IST

Crackdown continues! Another ISIS suspect arrested from Maharashtra's Parbhani

On July 21, Kerala Police, assisted by Maharashtra ATS, arrested Arshi Qureshi, associated with IRF, from Navi Mumbai for allegedly radicalising youths.

Aug 08, 2016, 15:45 PM IST

Two Belgian police hurt by machete-wielding assailant shouting `Allahu akbar`

A machete-wielding man who wounded two policewomen on Saturday in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi has died after being shot by officers, police said.

Aug 06, 2016, 22:24 PM IST