Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in the cities

May 23, 2016, 23:27 PM IST

Centre taking all steps to protect country: Rajnath Singh on Islamic State

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Centre is taking all steps needed to protect the country and asserted that the people of all religions and castes will fight the terror forces "with all their might".

May 21, 2016, 15:28 PM IST

ISIS' video: Indian jihadists warn of revenge for Babri Masjid, Kashmir, Gujarat, Muzaffarnagar

The dreaded terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has launched a new propaganda video that showed off a large group of Kalashnikov-wielding jihadists allegedly from India fighting against the Syrian forces in the Homs province.

May 21, 2016, 09:06 AM IST

EgyptAir plane crash: Egypt hints at possible terrorist attack, air-sea search intensifies

Egypt`s aviation minister said that it was too soon to say why an EgyptAir plane flying from Paris to Cairo had vanished from radar screens.

May 20, 2016, 09:49 AM IST

Alarm bells for Lashkar, JeM as radicalised Indian Muslims getting inclined towards Islamic State

Islamic State mocked the capabilities of al Qaeda and LeT by questioning their support to militancy in the Kashmir Valley.

May 18, 2016, 10:37 AM IST

ISIS has lost ground in Iraq and Syria: Pentagon

The Islamic State has lost considerable ground across Iraq and Syria, including nearly half of the territory it once controlled in Iraq, the Pentagon has said.

May 17, 2016, 09:27 AM IST

Death toll from bombing in Baghdad's Sadr City rises to 50

Amaq news agency, which supports Islamic State, said a suicide bomber had targeted Shi`ite militia fighters in Baghdad.

May 11, 2016, 14:55 PM IST

Singapore detains 8 Bangladeshis for alleged IS-related terror plot

The Singapore government said Tuesday it had arrested eight Bangladeshi men who allegedly plotted to carry out terror attacks, including assassinations, in their home country to establish an Islamic state.

May 03, 2016, 14:54 PM IST

French, US jet fighters destroy Islamic State site in Iraq

France was the first European country to join the US-led coalition in September 2014 to strike IS militants at the request of the Iraqi government.

May 02, 2016, 08:59 AM IST

Sweden on alert for possible Islamic State attack in capital: Report

Sweden has received intelligence about a possible attack on the capital by Islamic State militants.

Apr 27, 2016, 01:19 AM IST

US military conducts cyber attacks on Islamic State

A US-led coalition has been striking IS fighters in Iraq and Syria since August 2014.

Apr 27, 2016, 00:40 AM IST

35 killed in clashes with Islamic State in Iraq

Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitary units have been battling IS militants for re-control of large territories in northern and western Iraq that was seized by the IS since June 2014. 

Apr 25, 2016, 07:07 AM IST

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's peace message gets a snub, ISIS sends beheaded man’s pic in return

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had attempted to initiate talks with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Apr 22, 2016, 10:24 AM IST

Iraq`s Mosul will eventually be retaken from Islamic State: Barack Obama

Mosul, in northern Iraq, was overrun during a jihadist offensive in June 2014 and has become an IS stronghold.

Apr 19, 2016, 15:13 PM IST

Spanish police arrest couple with links to Islamic State, son put in care

A Moroccan man and a Spanish woman with links to Islamic State were arrested in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras on Saturday as they were trying to leave for Morocco with their young son, the Interior Ministry said.

Apr 16, 2016, 15:07 PM IST

Islamic State planing to carry out attacks in India through mujahideens in 'Bengal', 'Wilayat Khurasan'

The Islamic State is planning to launch attacks in India with the help of local terror groups based in Bangladesh and Pakistan, a report said on Thursday.

Apr 14, 2016, 09:42 AM IST

Two more rockets hit Turkish border town: Report

Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.

Apr 12, 2016, 12:52 PM IST

Suicide bomber kills 5 Yemen Army recruits in Aden: Official

A suicide bomber suspected of belonging to al Qaeda killed five Yemeni soldiers when he detonated his explosive belt on Tuesday among Army recruits in Aden, a security official said.

Apr 12, 2016, 12:49 PM IST

ISIS recruiter, Ismail Abdul Rauwf, arrested at Pune airport on way to Syria

A suspected ISIS recruit was detained at the Pune airport on Tuesday as he was leaving the country and flying to Dubai for onward journey to Syria.

Apr 05, 2016, 21:19 PM IST

Salah Abdeslam 'chose' not to blow himself up in Paris: Brother

The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, decided not to blow himself up during the wave of killings in the French capital last year, his brother has said.

Apr 02, 2016, 09:50 AM IST