Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss normalizing ties, want 'real coordination' against ISIS in Syria
The two leaders spoke on the ongoing civil war in Syria among several other issues.
Jan 29, 2017, 08:46 AM IST
United Nation warns west Mosul civilians at 'extreme risk'
The estimated 750,000 people living in jihadist-controlled west Mosul are in grave danger, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, 100 days into a massive Iraqi operation to retake the city.
Jan 24, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
Russia says airstrikes hit ISIS targets in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province: RIA
Six Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, RIA news agency quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying.
Jan 21, 2017, 20:18 PM IST
United Sates imposes sanctions on London-born ISIS fighter
The US has imposed sanctions on a surviving British member of the infamous ISIS kidnapping cell known as "The Beatles" - named after the British pop group.
Jan 11, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
ISIS terror attack in Egypt's North Sinai; nine policemen killed, over 14 injured
At least nine policemen were killed and 14 others injured today when ISIS-linked suicide bombers rammed a garbage truck packed with explosives into an Egyptian security checkpoint, the latest attack in the restive North Sinai governorate.
Jan 09, 2017, 16:24 PM IST
ISIS terror attack in Egypt's North Sinai; nine policemen killed, over 14 injured
At least nine policemen were killed and 14 others injured today when ISIS-linked suicide bombers rammed a garbage truck packed with explosives into an Egyptian security checkpoint, the latest attack in the restive North Sinai governorate.
Jan 09, 2017, 16:24 PM IST
ISIS claims twin suicide bombings in Baghdad that claimed 16 lives
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at the Baghdad markets on Sunday in which 16 people were killed.
Jan 09, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Nine terrorists killed, 16 others injured as army foils attack in Egypt
At least nine terrorists were killed and 16 others injured as Egypt's army foiled an attack on a number of security checkpoints in North Sinai, military officials said.
Jan 07, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
Two persons arrested for distributing ISIS pamphlets in Goa
Two persons hailing from Kasaragod district in Kerala were arrested near Panaji late on Monday while canvassing for a convention of Salafi Muslims scheduled to be held in Karnataka`s Mangalore district later this month.
Jan 03, 2017, 01:42 AM IST
Clashes between Syrian rebels, ISIS intensify, four Turkish soldiers killed: Army
Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing four Turkish soldiers and more than 40 jihadists, the army said.
Dec 21, 2016, 18:15 PM IST
Islamic State: The end is near...is it?
The Islamic State group has apparently signaled to its fighters that they are on the losing side in an international war against terror that has seen months of bloody territorial battles in Iraq an
Dec 21, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Russia, Iran, Turkey reach agreement on Syria peace talks, back expanding ceasefire in country
Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday agreed to guarantee Syria peace talks and backed expanding a ceasefire in the war-torn country, the Russian foreign minister said after talks with counterparts.
Dec 20, 2016, 23:01 PM IST
Syria strike kills IS figures, some with Paris attack ties
A coalition drone strike in Syria killed three Islamic State leaders involved in plotting foreign attacks, including two men who helped facilitate last year's attacks in Paris, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2016, 02:42 AM IST
IS claims deadly Cairo church bombing
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, in a statement circulated on social media on Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2016, 02:23 AM IST
ISIS beheads five youths suspected of working as spies in Syria
The Islamic State executed five youths on accusations they were spying within the ISIS-controlled territory.
Dec 10, 2016, 22:03 PM IST
ISIS seizes more ground near Syria's Palmyra: Monitoring group
Amid fierce clashes that raged for the second day, the Islamic State (ISIS) seized more territory from Syrian government forces near the ancient city of Palmyra on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
Dec 09, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Islamic State group attacks in Iraq's Mosul, 24 citizens killed
At least 24 people were killed in an attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday.
Dec 03, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Syrian troops capture new rebel district in Aleppo: Monitor
The Syrian army continued to advance seizing Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo from rebels as they press an offensive to recapture all of the city, a monitor said on Saturday.
Dec 03, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Sixteen Iraqi civilians killed in eastern Mosul in ISIS mortar attack
Iraqi military and hospital officials say mortar rounds fired by Islamic State militants have killed 16 civilians in neighbourhoods already retaken by troops.
Nov 26, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
ISIS-linked militants under siege in Philippine town: Army
Up to 100 Islamist militants from a group behind a deadly bombing in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home city were on Saturday under siege in a remote mountain town, officials said.
Nov 26, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
