US Army sergeant indicted in Hawaii on charges of trying to help Islamic State
Ikaika Erik Kang, 34, is being held in jail and is scheduled to appear in court in Honolulu on Monday to face charges. He was arrested on July 8.
Jul 23, 2017, 00:16 AM IST
Missing Indians in Mosul: Amit Shah defends Sushma Swaraj, says search ops underway
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday defended External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and said that the search operation of 39 missing Indians in Iraq`s Mosul is underway and the Centre is not misleading the nation.
Jul 22, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
ISIS-K on back-foot in Afghanistan after group's head Abu Sayed's death: Pentagon
The Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) has lost its hold in Afghanistan, days after the terror group's head Abu Sayed, was killed by US troops in an airstrike, the Pentagon has said.
Jul 18, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj says missing Indians in Iraq probably in jail in Badush
Sushma Swaraj added that the Iraqi Foreign Minister would be visiting India on July 24 and will provide further information.
Jul 16, 2017, 15:54 PM IST
Iraq faces pockets of Islamic State resistance in Mosul's Old City
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch said it had used satellite imagery to verify that a video published on Facebook on Tuesday.
Jul 14, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Despite Mosul success, war against Islamic State not over yet: United States
The war against the Islamic State militant group is not over yet despite the success achieved by the Iraqi forces which liberated the key city of Mosul, a top US envoy for the international coalition against the dreaded outfit said.
Jul 14, 2017, 14:13 PM IST
Iraq strikes Islamic State in Mosul days after declaring victory
Separately, 28 Sunni Muslim civilians were kidnapped in the Iskandariya district south of Baghdad this week and 20 of them were found dead later.
Jul 12, 2017, 18:53 PM IST
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.
Jul 11, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Islamic State tightens grip on village near Mosul after defeat
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over Islamic State in Mosul on Monday, marking the biggest defeat for the hardline Sunni group since its lightning sweep through northern Iraq three years ago.
Jul 11, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
Iran congratulates Iraq on liberation of Mosul
Also, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday that liberation of Mosul is attributed to the leadership of religious figures, wisdom of Iraqi government and courage of Iraqi army and volunteer forces.
Jul 10, 2017, 10:07 AM IST
Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi declares victory over Islamic State in 'liberated' Mosul
Iraq`s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday "victory" over Islamic State in the city of Mosul, his office said.
Jul 09, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Iraqi elite force reaches Mosul Old City riverbank as Islamic State faces defeat
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the end of Islamic State's "state of falsehood" a week ago, after security forces retook the mosque - although only after retreating militants blew it up.
Jul 09, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Security forces kill 35 ISIS terrorists in Mosul
According to the official, dozens of snipers have been deployed by the Iraqi Army along the Tigris River in an effort to abort any Daesh attempt to attack Mosul's eastern side.
Jul 09, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
Two Iraqi journalists killed, third trapped south of Mosul
IS infiltrated Imam Gharbi this week, seizing territory in the village and kidnapping civilians, prompting Iraqi forces to counterattack to try to oust the jihadists, officers said.
Facing defeat in Mosul, Islamic State mounts diversionary attack to the south
Air strikes and artillery salvoes continued to pound Islamic State`s last Mosul bastion on Friday, a Reuters TV crew said.
Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in IS-held areas of Mosul
The jihadist group holds territory elsewhere in Iraq as well as in neighbouring Syria, and has been able to carry out attacks in government-held areas.
Jul 06, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi congratulates troops on 'big victory' in Mosul
Haider al-Abadi spoke during a press conference in Baghdad, less than a week after he declared an end to IS' self-styled caliphate after Iraqi forces achieved an incremental win by retaking the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City.
Jul 05, 2017, 10:07 AM IST
Desperate civilians flee last Islamic State pocket in Mosul
Shop-owner Adnan dragged himself from the rubble two days in a row after the houses he was sheltering in were bombed, one after the other, in the U.S.-led campaign to uproot the last Islamic State militants from Mosul.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:27 PM IST
Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks
Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalising an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:22 PM IST
Islamic State women suicide bombers hit Iraqi troops in Mosul, kill one
At least four such attacks have targeted Iraqi forces as hundreds of civilians flee the fierce fighting in the Old City's congested streets.
Jul 03, 2017, 13:04 PM IST
