Barack Obama tells Russia, Turkey to focus on Islamic State militants
US President Barack Obama led calls Tuesday for Turkey and Russia to end their dispute over the downing of a Russian fighter jet and focus instead on the real enemy -- Islamic State jihadists.
Dec 02, 2015, 06:49 AM IST
Anti-war protesters march in London on eve of Syria strikes vote
Thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Tuesday in an effort to stop Britain joining air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, a day before a parliamentary vote on the move.
Dec 02, 2015, 05:52 AM IST
Pentagon sending special force to conduct raids in Iraq, Syria: US defense chief
Carter also said that the force would also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in Syria.
Dec 02, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Islaim State militants pushes east in Libya amid government air strikes
The senior officer said warplanes Tuesday struck a "house in an industrial area south of Ajdabiya where jihadists were meeting".
Dec 02, 2015, 02:34 AM IST
Islamic State's online supporters include 300 Americans: Report
Twitter is the "platform of choice" most widely used by the active core of American supporters of Islamic State, a report said.
Dec 02, 2015, 01:44 AM IST
Islamic State executes 3,500 in Syria since declaring 'caliphate': Monitor
In the last month alone IS executed 53 people -- including 35 civilians -- in areas it controls in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Nov 29, 2015, 20:01 PM IST
Bomb-rigged mass grave of IS`s victims found in Iraq
It is the sixth mass grave discovered in or near the town of Sinjar since it was recaptured from IS jihadists earlier this month.
Nov 28, 2015, 19:02 PM IST
France's Hollande wins cooperation not coalition against Islamic State
The leaders of Russia and France avoided each other`s gaze as they made short, stiff statements in the Kremlin on Thursday before talks on countering Islamic State in Syria.
Nov 27, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
Putin seeks map of forces not to bomb in Syria: France
France has stepped up its aerial bombing campaign of Islamic State targets in Syria since the group claimed responsibility for attacks in Paris on Nov. 13.
Nov 27, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
US-led campaign not affected by downing of Russian plane: Pentagon
a Russian Su-24 crashed in Syria "allegedly because of gunfire from the ground," said the Russian defence ministry.
Nov 25, 2015, 00:30 AM IST
US calls for accelerating action to defeat Islamic State
Obama has taken additional steps, which he said, "can't talk about it. "
Nov 24, 2015, 00:09 AM IST
Lesson for jihadi aspirants? ISIS says Indians not good enough as 6 out of 23 fighters from India are killed
Indian, Pakistani and African fighters in ISIS are considered less motivated and therefore are generally 'tricked' into carrying out 'suicide bombings', the report says.
Nov 23, 2015, 18:50 PM IST
Thanks to Russian strikes, Syrian army advancing on ‘nearly all fronts’: Assad
The embattled president also said he favoured new peace talks to be hosted in Moscow, but stressed that the Syrian conflict could not be resolved with "defeating terrorism".
Nov 22, 2015, 21:11 PM IST
US 'will not relent' in Islamic State campaign: Barack Obama
French President Francois Hollande is due to meet with Obama at the White House on Tuesday to discuss ways to bolster the international coalition fighting the Islamic State.
Nov 22, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
Panel discussion on Sukhbir Singh Badal allegation against Congress
In today's Taal Thok Ke the panel discussed about Punjab's Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal's allegation against Congress' invoking terror in Punjab.
Nov 21, 2015, 19:37 PM IST
Congress rejects Akali Dal's 'anti-national' remark, says Sukhbir justifying failures of his govt
Amarinder Singh said, “Badals are trying to hide their failure by putting blame on Sarbat Khalsa."
Nov 21, 2015, 17:46 PM IST
Suicide blast, bombings strike Baghdad, killing 15
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but near daily attacks in Baghdad are often claimed by the Islamic State group.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:39 PM IST
Zero tolerance against Islamic State: Pakistan army
"Not even a shadow of Daish will be allowed in Pakistan," Military spokesman Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:05 PM IST
ISIS techies run 24-hour 'Help Desk' for jihadis: Experts
The Jihadi Help Desk has been described as "a fairly large, robust community" that is anchored by at least five or six core members who are technical experts with at least collegiate or masters level training in IT.
Nov 17, 2015, 22:41 PM IST
Paris attacks fallout: France strikes IS, global resolve against jihadists intensifies
The IS group which operates out of Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility for downing the airliner as well as a bombing in Beirut last week.
Nov 17, 2015, 20:36 PM IST
