Tag: Daesh
Terror outfits using Afghan soil to disrupt peace in Pakistan: FO
--Dr Fasial says Fazalullah hiding in Afghanistan
--Says Mattis expected to visit the country in coming weeks
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson on Thursday said...
IS, Taliban ‘involved in human trafficking’: UN
A recent report published by the United Nations reveals that insurgent groups are involved in human smuggling for the purpose of sexual slavery and...
IS regains full control of last urban bastion in Syria
BEIRUT: The IS group fully recaptured the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal on Saturday, a monitor said, after a tough fightback for its...
US colluded with IS in Afghanistan, claims Karzai
Former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has accused United States of working with the Islamic State—also known as ISIL, ISIS, IS—in his country.
In an...
Pro-IS militants kill six soldiers in southern Philippines
MANILA: Pro-Islamic State militants killed six soldiers and wounded four others on a southern Philippine island, the military spokesman said on Friday, as the...
Syria army announces full recapture of last Daesh-held town
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops and allied forces on Thursday took the town Albu Kamal, which was the last urban hub still controlled by the Islamic...
15 IS fighters killed in US drone strikes near Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: At least 15 Daesh fighters were killed in three US drone strikes near the Pak-Afghan border in Afghanistan on Sunday, a private media outlet...
Daesh loses last towns in face of twin Syria, Iraq assaults
DEIR EZZOR: Daesh on Friday lost control of the last two major towns under its grip in Syria and Iraq, as Syrian troops and...
Qatar says Gulf crisis ´undermines´ fight against Daesh
DUBAI: The fight against the Daesh group has suffered in the Gulf crisis, which has seen Doha isolated from Saudi Arabia and the UAE,...
Islamic State’s growing influence in Afghanistan threat to Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The militant organisation Islamic State (IS)—also known as Daesh, ISIL, ISIS—has begun armed resistance against the Afghanistan government in almost all 15 districts of...
At least 74 dead, including Iranians, in Iraq attacks claimed by...
NASIRIYAH: Gunmen and suicide car bombers on Thursday killed at least 74 people, including Iranians, here near the southern Iraqi city, in an attack...
Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, children of suspected Daesh fighters
SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ: Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Daesh fighters after government forces expelled the group from...
Russia kills IS ‘Minister of War’ in airstrike
MOSCOW: Russia claimed on Friday that they have killed several top commanders of the Islamic State group in an airstrike in Syria, including the...
Accomplice of absconding Amir of Daesh held
Security forces during their search operation apprehended Lahore wing Amir of Daesh Umar alias Sufyan, an accomplice of Azeem Abu Fauji, on Monday.
Sources said...
Living in constant terror – Banned outfits continue fearmongering in Kurram
PARICHANAR: A BBC report has reported a marked drop in the amount of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s tribal region of the Kurram agency. However the...
Iran says Saudi, Israel working to damage country
TEHRAN: Iran on Monday criticised what it said was coordination between Israel and regional rival Saudi Arabia, describing attempts to create an “international atmosphere”...
Daredevil Waqar Zaka celebrates New Year in Syria
For those who don't know, Waqar Zaka is a Pakistani reality TV star popular for 'Living on the Edge'—call it poor man's Fear Factor...
