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Pakistan's Hizbul Mujahideen chief accuse India of 'genocide' in Kashmir

Militants in Pakistan-administered Kashmir accused New Delhi of 'genocide' Wednesday, after days of clashes left 32 people dead and hundreds wounded on the Indian side of the heavily-militarised frontier.

Jul 13, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Islamic State car bomb attack kills seven north of Baghdad

A suicide bomber killed at least seven people north of Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical sources said, in the second bombing claimed by Islamic State in the district in as many days.

Jul 13, 2016, 16:07 PM IST

Singapore jails four Bangladeshi men for terrorism financing

A Singapore court jailed four Bangladeshi men for between two and five years for terrorism financing on Tuesday in a case that has put the city-state`s most marginalized migrant-worker community in the spotlight.

Jul 12, 2016, 13:03 PM IST

Car bomb kills nine north of Baghdad, say sources

At least nine people were killed and 32 wounded on Tuesday when a car packed with explosives was detonated in a district just north of Baghdad, security and medical sources said.

Jul 12, 2016, 10:58 AM IST

US sending advisers to help Iraq army push on Mosul: Carter

US forces will move advisers and other staff to an Iraqi airfied recaptured from Islamic State to help locals organise a push on Mosul, the militants largest stronghold, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said before arriving in Baghdad on Monday.

Jul 11, 2016, 16:10 PM IST

Turkey arrests 7 more suspects over Istanbul airport attack

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have arrested seven suspects pending trial in connection with the attack at Istanbul's airport that killed 44 people. That brings the total number of suspects to 37.

Jul 11, 2016, 14:54 PM IST

Kurdish militant bomb attacks on Turkish army outpost kill six

Two bomb attacks by Kurdish militants ripped through a military outpost and an army vehicle in southeast Turkey on Sunday, killing six members of the armed forces, the military said, showing no let-up in a conflict which flared a year ago.

Jul 10, 2016, 20:47 PM IST

Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland - a quarter of its territory - to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on Sunday. 

Jul 10, 2016, 17:54 PM IST

Iraqi forces retake key airbase from south of Mosul from ISIS

Iraqi forces have captured a key airbase from the Islamic State group that can serve as a launchpad for retaking the jihadist-held city of Mosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.

Jul 09, 2016, 23:01 PM IST

IS extremists crush ancient mummies in Syria

A video was released by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group showed extremists smashing up ancient sculptures and driving a lorry over mummies in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Jul 08, 2016, 13:58 PM IST

Bangladesh's famous model Naila Nayem's ex-husband featured in latest ISIS video?

The three Bangladeshi youths who appeared in the latest ISIS video threatening of more terror attacks around the world have been identified as a dentist, an aspiring singer and an MBA student, officials said here on Thursday.

Jul 07, 2016, 20:21 PM IST

Dhaka cafe attackers used five pistols, two AK-22 rifles

The Islamist militants who killed 22 people, including an Indian girl, in the brazen assault at a cafe here used five pistols and three AK-22 rifles, police said on Thursday.

Jul 07, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

Totally against terrorism and killing of innocent: Naik

Facing heat over the "hate speech" that reportedly inspired one of the involved in the Dhaka attack, Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Thursday said his statement "urging all Muslims to become terrorists" has been taken out of context and that he is totally against terrorism and the killing of innocent humans.

Jul 07, 2016, 20:06 PM IST

Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 292: Minister

A Baghdad bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 292 people, the health minister said on Thursday, raising the toll of what was already one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq.

Jul 07, 2016, 19:58 PM IST

Trump defends his statement on Saddam Hussein

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, has defended his remarks on Saddam Hussein saying that he hated him but the Iraqi dictator was "good at killing terrorists."

Jul 07, 2016, 13:04 PM IST

Seventeen jailed pending trial over Istanbul airport attack: Media

A Turkish court jailed 17 suspects pending trial on Tuesday in connection with last week's suicide bombing attack on Istanbul's main airport that killed 45 people and wounded hundreds, state media said.

Jul 05, 2016, 12:31 PM IST

13,000 flee ISIS bastion Manbij since start of assault: Monitor

At least 13,000 civilians have fled the Islamic State group bastion of Manbij in northern Syria since the launch of a US-backed offensive there, a monitor said Monday. 

Jul 04, 2016, 17:14 PM IST

Turkish authorities detain 3 new suspects over Ataturk airport terror attack

Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have detained three new suspects in connection with the attack at Istanbul's airport that killed at least 44 people.

Jul 03, 2016, 18:15 PM IST

Baghdad's deadliest single attack: Death toll reaches 119, ISIS says bombing targeted Iraq's Shiite Muslims

A suicide car bombing in Baghdad shopping district killed at least 119 people, officials said.

Jul 03, 2016, 13:52 PM IST

Terror suspect narrates account of his stay in Syria

A French citizen arrested in Paris last year over his connection with the ISIS told he encountered "some Indians", Russians and Chechens in a dormitory he was put in.

 

Jul 01, 2016, 13:51 PM IST