French President Macron stresses on combating Jihadi threat
France has suffered multiple attacks by Islamist militants in the past two years losing 230 civilians.
May 20, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
United Nations says struggling to cope with Mosul exodus
The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies struggling to cope, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq said today.
May 18, 2017, 19:38 PM IST
Turkey hit back at German to pull its troops out of a key NATO base
Relations between Turkey and German plunged after Turkey imprisoned Deniz Yucel.
May 18, 2017, 16:35 PM IST
'Islamists' stone couple died in north Mali
The Islamists dug two holes where they put the man and the woman who lived maritally without being married
May 18, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
United States plan to arm Kurdish militia casts shadow over Trump-Erdogan talks
Angered by a U.S. decision to arm Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria, Turkey`s President Tayyip Erdogan heads to Washington this week for talks with Donald Trump seeking either to change the president`s mind or to "sort things out ourselves".
May 15, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
Militants kill two Iraqi police in anti-ISIS stronghold Haditha
Militants killed two police Monday in Haditha in a rare attack inside a town west of Baghdad that tribesmen and security forces successfully defended against repeated jihadist assaults, officials said.
May 15, 2017, 14:31 PM IST
Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria: SITE
Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday.
May 09, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
Engineers set to to enter IS-held parts of Syria dam
Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance on Wednesday on the country`s largest dam, where US-backed fighters have been battling Islamist State group jihadists who still control most of it.
Mar 29, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Russia, China seek chemical weapons probe in Iraq
Russia and China have proposed that a United Nations panel investigating chemical weapons use in Syria be extended to Iraq, a proposal Britain immediately rejected.
Mar 25, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Rebels, jihadists launch surprise rebel assault, heavy clashes rock Syrian capital
Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday after rebels and jihadists launched a surprise assault on regime forces there, a monitor and state television said.
Mar 19, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
Libyan warplane downed striking jihadists in Benghazi
A fighter jet of forces loyal to a Libyan military strongman was shot down today as it attacked jihadist positions in Benghazi, a military source said.
Mar 18, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
Islamic State pulls back from Syria's Palmyra: Monitor
Islamic State group fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said today.
Mar 02, 2017, 15:37 PM IST
26,000 Iraqis flee west Mosul fighting in 10 days
Twenty-six thousand people have fled in the 10 days since Iraqi forces launched a push to retake west Mosul, where jihadists were putting up "fierce" resistance on Wednesday.
Mar 01, 2017, 18:12 PM IST
350,000 children trapped in west Mosul
Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned today as Iraqi forces launched a fresh offensive on jihadists defending the strategic city.
Feb 19, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Iraq forces launch operation to retake west Mosul: PM Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul`s west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.
Feb 19, 2017, 11:23 AM IST
Karachi breeding hub of anti-India jihadist groups: Report
Pakistan's port city of Karachi is a breeding hub of anti-India Jihadist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi which are backed by the Pakistani Army, a Brussels-based think tank said.
Feb 17, 2017, 17:21 PM IST
Islamic State group executes five Egyptians accused of aiding army
The Islamic State group in Egypt claims to have executed five men it accused of working for the army, which is battling the jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula.
Feb 11, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Syria: Death toll in airstrikes on Al-Qaeda's former affiliate hits 46
The death toll in airstrikes against Al-Qaeda's former affiliate in Syria in the northwest of the country has risen to 46, including 24 civilians, a monitor said on Wednesday.
Feb 08, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
Donald Trump vows United States, allies will defeat 'radical Islamic terrorism'
President Donald Trump vowed Monday that America and its allies would defeat the "forces of death" and keep radical jihadists from gaining a foothold on US soil, but did not offer details about his strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
Feb 07, 2017, 10:27 AM IST
ISIS 'besieged' in last bastion in Syria's Aleppo province: Monitor
The Islamic State group was "completely besieged" in Al-Bab after forces loyal to Syria's regime cut off a road into the jihadists' last major stronghold in Aleppo province, a monitor said Monday.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
