Russia strikes US-backed rebels in Syria: US official
The United States has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Jun 17, 2016, 08:40 AM IST
Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: UN
Islamic State is committing the crime of genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, seeking to destroy the ethno-religious group of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.
Jun 16, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Islamic State has created global battlefield: US Senator
The Islamic State terror group has created a global battlefield, a top US senator with access to intelligence information said today.
Jun 15, 2016, 13:40 PM IST
Islamic State leader Baghdadi dead or not? No confirmation from US yet
This is not the first time that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been reported to have died in a coalition strike.
Jun 15, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
IS-linked radical in French cop stabbing had `hit list`
A convicted radical who killed a French police couple in an IS-inspired stabbing was carrying a "hit list" of VIPs and urged followers to turn Euro 2016 into a "graveyard", officials said.
Jun 15, 2016, 08:55 AM IST
French police killing `an appalling terrorist act`: Minister
France Interior Minister on Tuesday described the killing of a policeman and his wife in a Paris suburb by a man who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group as an "appalling terrorist act".
Jun 14, 2016, 12:24 PM IST
Candles, tears and song at Orlando vigil for massacre victims
It was the first major vigil in memory of the 49 people killed in America`s worst mass shooting.
Jun 14, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Jihadi John still alive? His university seems to think so
Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as "Jihadi John", was presumed dead -- killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist`s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast doubts on this assumption.
Jun 10, 2016, 21:35 PM IST
ISIS burns 19 caged Yazidi girls for refusing to be sex slaves
The Islamic State continues to hold about 1,800 abducted Yezidi women and girls in Iraq and Syria.
Jun 06, 2016, 21:34 PM IST
Syrian Army thrusts into Islamic State bastion province Raqa
Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State group`s bastion province Raqa on Saturday for the first time since 2014, in an advance towards the country`s largest dam, a monitor said.
Jun 04, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
US-backed fighters open new front against Islamic State in Syria: Monitor
US-led coalition aircraft carried out intense strikes on the IS-held town of Manbij.
Jun 01, 2016, 16:44 PM IST
Islamic State urges Muslims to destroy satellite TV sets
Islamic State on Tuesday urged Muslims to destroy their satellite TV sets to prevent hostile channels "destroying their beliefs and polluting their ethics".
Jun 01, 2016, 01:48 AM IST
Coalition warplanes pummel Islamic State in Syria bastion
The US is backing twin assaults against IS -- one in Raqa province and another which aims to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah across the border.
May 27, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Islamic State hit by 150 US-led air strikes near Syria`s Raqa: Monitor
A US-led coalition has carried out at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic State group to back an offensive near the jihadists` northern Syria stronghold, a monitor said Friday.
May 27, 2016, 13:42 PM IST
US forces on ground in Syria aiding key anti-IS fight
The SDF has also received air support from the US-led air coalition bombing the jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
May 26, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Islamic State claims fatal stabbing of Bangladeshi Hindu: SITE
Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in Islamist violence in the past year in which members of religious minorities, liberal activists, academics and foreign aid workers have been killed.
May 26, 2016, 08:57 AM IST
Indian worker tells Australia court his pro-ISIS post was 'sarcastic'
An Indian-origin aviation worker in Australia, who was sacked last year for posting pro-Islamic State messages on Facebook, has told a court that his comments were "sarcastic".
May 25, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Kurdish-Arab forces announce anti-IS offensive north of Syria`s Raqa
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said Moscow was ready to coordinate with both the US and the SDF in the offensive for Raqa.
May 24, 2016, 20:59 PM IST
Rajnath Singh vows to bring Dawood Ibrahim back to India, adds no threat from Islamic State
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are against the IS.
May 24, 2016, 12:56 PM IST
Iraq forces begin assault on IS bastion Fallujah
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group on Monday in the opening stages of an operation to retake Fallujah, one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad`s war against the jihadists.
May 24, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
