Orlando nightclub gunman did pledge allegiance to IS: Police chief
The lone gunman who killed 49 and wounded 53 at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, did pledge allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and tried to negotiate with police during the attack, said Orlando Police Chief John Mina at a morning news briefing on Monday.
Jun 13, 2016, 22:44 PM IST
US President Barack Obama calls Orlando shooting ''home-grown extremism''
US President Barack Obama on Monday said it appeared that the gunman in the Orlando massacre had been inspired by extremist information he found on the internet, but that there was no clear evidence he was part of a wider terrorist plot directed by the Islamic State (IS).
Jun 13, 2016, 22:38 PM IST
Islamic State militants kill 18 civilians trying to flee Fallujah
Fighters from the Islamic State group killed at least 18 members of two families as they attempted to flee the besieged jihadist bastion of Fallujah, relatives said on Sunday.
Jun 12, 2016, 21:06 PM IST
Brutal killings by Islamists: 'Facebook, Microsoft, Google agree to work with Bangladesh govt'
Bangladesh has been witnessing a string of brutal attacks by Islamists.
Jun 12, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
IS suicide bombings target Libya pro-govt forces in Sirte
One bomber blew up his car a few metres from a group of pro-government fighters near the Abu Hadi roundabout in the city's southeast.
Jun 12, 2016, 17:10 PM IST
Anti-terrorist drive: Bangladesh arrests over 3,000; PM Hasina vows no mercy to those behind killings
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities as police detained over 3,000 people, including 37 suspected Islamists, on the first day of a nationwide anti-terrorist drive.
Jun 11, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
Arab-Kurd forces cut IS Syria, Turkey supply route: Monitor
IS still controls territory along the Turkish border with secondary roads to the frontier but these are more dangerous and difficult to access.
Jun 10, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
Syrian army, Kurds advance on IS northern strongholds
The coincidence of the near-simultaneous attacks has raised speculation about possible coordination between the United States and Russia in the anti-IS fight.
Jun 06, 2016, 19:51 PM IST
Islamic State militants recruited more militants in Asean than al Qaeda
The minister said militants who had returned to southeast Asia maintain an ideological link with the IS in the Middle East on "jihad".
Jun 05, 2016, 17:40 PM IST
Iraqi forces free town near IS stronghold of Fallujah
The troops took control of the government building and raised the Iraqi flag while continuing to drive out IS militants from the town, a source said.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:45 PM IST
Syria army thrusts into IS bastion as Kurds advance from north
It was the first time that government troops had entered Raqa province since they were ousted by IS fighters in August 2014.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
ISIS man recruited, sent Indians to Syria, Iraq: NIA to Court
NIA has claimed that several incriminating documents and articles like laptop, mobile phones, pen drives and DVDs have been recovered from the possession from the accused.
Jun 03, 2016, 21:28 PM IST
Iraq forces face tough IS resistance on fringes of Fallujah
Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi, the overall commander of the Fallujah operation, said IS fighters mounted a fierce counter-attack on the area on Tuesday.
May 31, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Libya must unite against IS: UN envoy
The IS group has built a stronghold in Sirte, a city 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of Tripoli.
May 31, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja; fresh bombings hit Baghdad
An elite military unit, the Rapid Response Team, seized the district`s police station at midday, state TV reported.
May 31, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
New mass grave found in Syria's Palmyra
The ancient city of Palmyra was liberated by the Syrian Army backed by Russian forces at the end of March.
May 30, 2016, 18:48 PM IST
Islamic State militants may attack Euro 2016 fans with chemical weapons
The terror attacks rocked the French capital on November 13, 2015, killing 130 people and injuring hundreds of others.
May 30, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Swiss village willing to pay £200,000 fine to keep 10 refugees out; fear sex attack on women, children
Their is one more reason which has led the super-rich of Switzerland’s Oberwil-Lieli village to vote ‘no’ in a referendum to accept just ten migrants and i.e. fear of sex attacks on their women and children.
May 30, 2016, 17:40 PM IST
Car bomb kills 11, wounds 18 in Shaab Shi'ite district of Baghdad: Police
A suicide car bombing today targetted an army checkpoint in Baghdad killing at least 11 persons.
May 30, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Thousands flee IS offensive in northern Syria: Monitor
The offensive against the towns of Marea and Azaz threatens to overrun the last swathe of territory in the east of Aleppo province held by non-jihadist rebels and bring IS to the doorstep of the Kurds' Afrin enclave.
May 29, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
