Belgian authorities charge 3 in major anti-terror raid
Belgian authorities charged three men with terror-related crimes after two days of raids and the detention of 40 people in a major investigation which they said required "immediate intervention" because they feared a new attack was close.
Jun 19, 2016, 03:04 AM IST
Belgium stages dozens of anti-terror raids, 12 people held
The latest raids targeted several areas tied to the attacks of November 13 and March 22.
Jun 18, 2016, 17:10 PM IST
IS mounts fierce defence of besieged Syrian bastion
The town lies some 50 kilometres east of Raqa city, and recapturing it would cut a supply route from the west.
Jun 18, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Libyan forces 'retake port' in jihadist bastion Sirte
The fall of Sirte, the hometown of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi, would be a major setback for the extremists who have also lost territory in Syria and Iraq.
Jun 11, 2016, 22:55 PM IST
US-backed forces cut main IS Syria-Turkey supply route
IS has come under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared "caliphate" in 2014.
Jun 10, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
`Silent crisis` in Boko Haram-hit Cameroon: UN
Nigeria-based Boko Haram fighters have in recent months carried out fewer spectacular attacks and suicide bombings in neighbouring Cameroon.
Jun 10, 2016, 20:38 PM IST
Arab-Kurd forces cut IS Syria, Turkey supply route: Monitor
IS still controls territory along the Turkish border with secondary roads to the frontier but these are more dangerous and difficult to access.
Jun 10, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
Iran says US ally Saudi the real 'terrorism sponsor'
Ansari said Washington's support for Israel despite its decades-old occupation of the Palestinian territories made it the "biggest sponsor of state terrorism".
Jun 05, 2016, 17:14 PM IST
Libya PM rules out international military intervention
Some 25 nations including the United States and Russia agreed last month to help Libya arm itself against the jihadists.
Jun 05, 2016, 07:39 AM IST
Syria army thrusts into IS bastion as Kurds advance from north
It was the first time that government troops had entered Raqa province since they were ousted by IS fighters in August 2014.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Iraq forces face tough IS resistance on fringes of Fallujah
Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi, the overall commander of the Fallujah operation, said IS fighters mounted a fierce counter-attack on the area on Tuesday.
May 31, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Thousands flee IS offensive in northern Syria: Monitor
The offensive against the towns of Marea and Azaz threatens to overrun the last swathe of territory in the east of Aleppo province held by non-jihadist rebels and bring IS to the doorstep of the Kurds' Afrin enclave.
May 29, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Moscow proposes joint Syria air strikes, US rejects proposal
Pentagon rejected Moscow's proposal, saying the US military does "not collaborate or coordinate with Russians on any operations in Syria."
May 20, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
Al Qaeda sends its seasoned veterans from Pakistan to challenge IS in Syria
Al Qaeda in Pakistan has secretly dispatched over a dozen of its most seasoned veterans there, TOI reported quoting The NYT.
May 16, 2016, 18:35 PM IST
IS attacks Syrian hospital, killing 20 pro-regime forces: Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the jihadists attacked Al-Assad hospital in Deir Ezzor as they press an advance to control the oil-rich city.
May 14, 2016, 19:24 PM IST
Libya militia scramble to halt IS advance
Commanders in Libya's third city Misrata rushed militiamen to a key crossroads on Friday after it was overrun by the Islamic State (IS) group in an assault in which a suicide bomber killed two police personnel.
May 06, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
US Vice President Joe Biden on surprise visit to Iraq
US Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Baghdad on Thursday during an unannounced visit to Iraq, whose leadership has been locked in a protracted political crisis even as its forces battle jihadists.
Apr 29, 2016, 01:58 AM IST
Yemen govt forces retake key port city from Qaeda
Yemeni troops have recaptured a key port city from al Qaeda militants who held it for a year, in what a Saudi-led coalition hailed Monday as a major victory in which over 800 jihadists were killed.
Apr 25, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
Turkey kills almost 900 ISIS members in Syria raids: Report
Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (ISIS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the state-run Anatolia news agency said Monday, citing military sources.
Apr 25, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
Brussels airport bomber worked there for five years: Report
One of the jihadists who blew themselves up at Brussels airport last month had in fact worked at the site for five years until 2012, Belgium`s VTM television reported Wednesday.
Apr 21, 2016, 02:06 AM IST
