Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Turkish police detain 40 over links with Islamic State: Report

Turkish counter-terror police detained 40 foreign nationals in raids in Istanbul over their suspected links with Islamic State, Turkey`s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

Sep 19, 2016, 09:13 AM IST

Turkey detains Islamic State suspects believed to plan attack: Report

Turkish police have detained more than 20 Islamic State suspects, including a Syrian man believed to be organising an attack in Istanbul, a local newspaper reported on Saturday.

Sep 17, 2016, 16:15 PM IST

Turkey detains four for suspected plot against British, German embassies: Report

Turkish authorities detained four people in an investigation into a potential threat against British and German diplomatic missions but found no links to any terrorist groups, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Friday.

Sep 16, 2016, 14:18 PM IST

Nadia Murad, former ISIS sex slave, named UNODC Goodwill Ambassador

The 23-year-old Yazidi woman from Iraq endured a three-month nightmare as a sex slave of the Islamic State group.

Sep 16, 2016, 13:24 PM IST

Two Indians held captive in Libya since July 2015 rescued: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday informed that two Indians, who had been in captivity in Libya since July 29, 2015, have been released.

Sep 15, 2016, 10:04 AM IST

Turkey Army chief vows to press on with Syria operation

Turkey`s top Army chief on Monday said the offensive in neighbouring Syria would continue until the country`s borders were completely secured and "all terrorists" were routed.

Sep 12, 2016, 13:16 PM IST

Women in French terror cell guided by Islamic State in Syria: Prosecutor

The women behind a foiled attack in Paris were guided by the Islamic State group from Syria, the city`s prosecutor said Friday.

Sep 09, 2016, 22:08 PM IST

New arrest over car found with gas cylinders in Paris

The French Police have arrested the boyfriend of one of three women held over the discovery of a car laden with gas cylinders in Paris, sources close to the probe said on Friday.

Sep 09, 2016, 18:21 PM IST

US will go after ISIS chief Baghdadi the same way it went after Osama: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has said the US will go after ISIS terror group and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Sep 08, 2016, 12:10 PM IST

Turkey has cleared Islamic State, Kurdish force from area of north Syria: Erdogan

Turkey has swept Islamic State and the Kurdish YPG militia from an area of northern Syria, but Syrian Kurdish forces have still not met a Turkish demand to withdraw to the east of the Euphrates river, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

Sep 02, 2016, 12:19 PM IST

When India, China bump up against each other, US feels vibrations: John Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry said that he does not think there should be any linkage between India's National Security Guard membership and its achievement of climate change goals.

Sep 02, 2016, 08:57 AM IST

Australia to widen scope of targets in Islamic State air war

Australia is to start targeting jihadist support and logistics resources in Iraq and Syria, as it broadens the scope of its air war on the Islamic State group, officials said Thursday.

Sep 01, 2016, 10:34 AM IST

Bring 26/11, Pathankot perpetrators to book: India, US to Pakistan

India and the US on Wednesday called upon Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack to justice.

Aug 31, 2016, 15:03 PM IST

US tries to stop feuding allies from unraveling Syria strategy

The United States scrambled on Monday to get its feuding allies, Turkey and Kurdish YPG militia, to focus their firepower on Islamic State instead of each other after clashes that have threatened to unravel America`s war strategy in Syria.

Aug 30, 2016, 10:00 AM IST

Belgium arrests five suspects after crime lab blast

The Belgian Police have arrested five suspects after a blast on Monday at the country`s national crime lab just north of Brussels caused major damage but no casualties, prosecutors said.

Aug 29, 2016, 15:45 PM IST

Evidence of Islamic State links to Bangladesh attacks: John Kerry

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s administration has consistently denied that the Islamic State has gained a foothold in Bangladesh.

Aug 29, 2016, 15:36 PM IST

Indonesian church attacker ''obsessed'' with Islamic State leader: Senior minister

A knife-wielding Indonesian teen who tried to attack a priest at a church during a Sunday service was "obsessed" with extremist group Islamic State, a senior minister said on Monday.

Aug 29, 2016, 11:40 AM IST

Eleven Turkish police killed in bombing blamed on PKK

The early morning blast almost completely destroyed the police headquarters in the southeastern town of Cizre, just north of the Syrian border and close to northwestern Iraq.

Aug 26, 2016, 14:55 PM IST