Elite Iraqi troops battle IS on Mosul streets
Elite Iraqi troops battled the Islamic State group in the streets of Mosul on Friday as US-backed forces in Syria pressed an advance on jihadist bastion Raqa after a sandstorm eased.
Nov 11, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
German police detain five 'recruiters for ISIS group'
German police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of links to the Islamic State organisation, who allegedly sought to recruit fighters for the jihadist group.
Nov 08, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
71 including 2 jihadist killed, 133 wounded in ISIS raid in Iraq's Kirkuk
An ongoing attack by the Islamic State group in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has killed at least 46 people, mostly members of the security forces, security and medical sources said Saturday.
Oct 22, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
Iraqi army, Kurds collaborating well in Mosul battle: US
The US Defense Department on Wednesday said the coordination between Iraqi government and Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the battle to free Mosul city of Iraq from the Islamic State (IS) is very good.
Oct 19, 2016, 18:26 PM IST
Fresh raid in German hunt for Syrian bomb plot suspect
Security was stepped up at airports, train stations and other critical infrastructure as it was unclear whether the suspect was in possession of weapons.
Oct 10, 2016, 02:07 AM IST
US urges Iran to free activist serving lengthy prison term
The United States said on Friday it was "deeply troubled" that Iranian courts had upheld a 16-year prison term against journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, and it urged Tehran to release her on humanitarian grounds.
Oct 01, 2016, 15:51 PM IST
Gunman kills Jordanian writer charged over anti-Islam cartoon: Report
A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, state news agency Petra reported.
Sep 25, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
Shabaab seize Somalia town near Kenya border, several soldiers dead in attack
Heavily-armed Shabaab fighters seized control of a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Friday after an attack on an army base that left several soldiers dead, local officials and residents said.
Sep 17, 2016, 03:17 AM IST
ISIS bombings near Baghdad mall kill at least 13 people
Two bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 people, security and medical officials said on Saturday.
Sep 10, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
Sergei Lavrov, John Kerry to hold Syria talks September 8-9
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet on September 8-9 in Geneva to try to hammer out a deal on cooperation in Syria, Moscow said Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
First UN food aid in two years reaches over 30,000 Iraqis
The UN said on Tuesday it has delivered food supplies to more than 30,000 residents of Qayyarah for the first time in two years after Iraqi forces expelled jihadists from the northern town.
Sep 06, 2016, 17:16 PM IST
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels seize several villages from IS near town of al-Rai: Rebel official
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey seized several villages from Islamic State near the town of al-Rai, from where the rebel groups launched a new operation against the jihadists earlier on Saturday, a rebel official said.
Sep 04, 2016, 08:46 AM IST
Turkish bombardment kills 35 civilians in Syria: Monitor
Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 35 civilians in Syria on Sunday, the fifth day of an incursion against Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish militia, a monitor said.
Aug 28, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
Hate crime: Hijab-clad mother-daughter assaulted, called 'ISIS' in US
A hijab-clad mother-daughter duo was assaulted, spit at and called 'ISIS' by a woman here in an alleged hate crime incident, the latest in the US amid growing concerns over rising Islamophobic rhetoric.
Aug 16, 2016, 13:54 PM IST
Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls
Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes.
Aug 14, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
France introduces sea patrols following terrorist attacks
A marine police spokesman has said that France has introduced sea patrols for passenger ferries to and from Britain, following the recent string of jihadist attacks in the country.
Aug 03, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
French PM `open` to interim ban on foreign funding of mosques
France`s prime minister said on Friday he was "open" to a temporary ban on foreign financing for mosque building, after a spate of attacks in the country claimed by jihadists.
Jul 29, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Church attacker threatened France in new video
A jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.
Jul 29, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
Second French church attacker formally identified: Prosecutors
The two men stormed into a church in the northern town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during morning mass Tuesday and slit the 86-year-old priest's throat at the altar before being gunned down by police.
Jul 28, 2016, 22:02 PM IST
France names second church attacker
French prosecutors on Thursday identified the second jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest, as calls mounted for the prime minister and interior minister to resign after the latest terror attack.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
