'ISIS commander Abu Omar al-Shishani likely killed in US air strike'
In November, a US air strike killed Islamic State's senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil.
Mar 09, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
IS blamed for Yemen care home attack, Pope `shocked`
Al Qaeda has previously criticised IS for attacks on Shiite mosques in Yemen that left dozens dead.
Mar 05, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
NIA court extends judicial custody of IS suspects Qasmi, Iqbal till March 30
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Islamic State suspects Mufti Abdus Sami Qasmi and Azhar Iqbal till March 30.
Mar 05, 2016, 14:33 PM IST
US unleashes Delta Force in Iraq to target ISIS operatives
The US Army's elite Delta Force operations to target, capture or kill top ISIS operatives have begun in Iraq.
Mar 01, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
West Bengal youth detained for suspected Islamic State links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a youth from West Bengal`s Burdwan district suspected of having links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on Saturday.
Feb 27, 2016, 14:55 PM IST
Top ISIS leaders arrested on group's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi orders: Report
Last year, 13 top ISIS leaders, including five high- ranking military commanders, were reportedly executed on Baghdadi's orders after a failed coup attempt to topple him.
Feb 26, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
Egypt jails four schoolboys for ''insulting Islam''
A court in Egypt sentenced four young Coptic Christian schoolboys to five years in jail for contempt of religion.
Feb 26, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
Pro-IS hacking group threatens Facebook, Twitter
In October 2014, then Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said he and his staff had been threatened over shutdowns.
Feb 25, 2016, 12:36 PM IST
Islamic State bomb supply chain includes firms in 20 countries: Report
IEDs are now being produced on a "quasi-industrial scale" by ISIS.
Feb 25, 2016, 09:49 AM IST
Rescued Swedish girl says life under Islamic State "really hard"
A Swedish teenager rescued from Islamic State militants in Iraq has said life in the so-called caliphate was "really hard" and that she was duped into going there by her boyfriend.
Feb 24, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
Islamic State attack shuts Syrian govt supply route for second day
An important Syrian government supply route to Aleppo was shut for a second day on Tuesday because of an Islamic State attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Feb 23, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Four arrested in Spain, Morocco for IS armed group ties
Spain's Interior Ministry on Tuesday said Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit members for the Islamic State group.
Feb 23, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
'US airstrikes destroy over $500 mn ISIS cash reserves'
US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria have reportedly destroyed more than USD 500 million cash reserves and 20 kilogrammes of gold stored by the terror group.
Feb 19, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
CIA director says Islamic State group has used, can make chemical weapons
President Bashar al-Assad`s regime and rebel forces have accused each other of using chemical agents in the nearly five-year war that has killed more than 250,000 people.
Feb 12, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Syrians recount `hell` of Aleppo life under air strikes
Syrian farmer Mahmud Turki was sitting on his couch at sunset watching the news with his family after eating supper. Then an air strike hit his home and turned his life upside down.
Feb 10, 2016, 09:51 AM IST
ISIS losing fighters to rival groups after pay cuts: Report
The ISIS' recent defeats signify its worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters with many of them joining rival militant groups after facing pay cuts, according to a media report.
Feb 08, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Russia holds Islamic State group suspected of planning attacks: Report
Russia`s FSB security police has arrested seven Islamic State militants in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg who were planning terrorist attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg, Interfax news agency quoted the FSB as saying on Monday.
Feb 08, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
ISIS suspect arrested in Uttar Pradesh, NIA court sends him to 10-day police custody
Delhi Police' Special Cell on Friday arrested a suspected ISIS sympathiser Mohsin from the Inter State Bus Terminal in national capital.
Feb 06, 2016, 13:41 PM IST
11 suspected ISIS operatives sent to 7-day NIA custody
Eleven suspected ISIS operatives, who were arrested from across the country for allegedly recruiting and financing people to join terror outfit Islamic State, were on Friday remanded in seven days NIA custody by a Delhi court.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Islamic State sending fighters disguised as refugees: German spy agency
Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany`s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
