Tag: Daesh
Islamic State recruits more educated than average: World Bank study
Recruits into the Islamic State group are better educated than their average countryman, contrary to popular belief, according to a new World Bank study.
Moreover,...
Islamic State-inspired Briton guilty of murdering imam
A British Muslim was found guilty on Friday of being inspired by the militant Islamic State group to help murder a respected local imam...
4 Daesh terrorists held in Lahore
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence agencies Friday arrested at least four terrorists belonging to Daesh, also known as Islamic State, during a...
Pope prays to ‘convert hearts’ of Islamic State extremists
Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to “convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction” following a series of deadly attacks by...
Daesh ‘falsely claiming’ attacks in Bangladesh
Daesh is trying to ride a wave of religious radicalisation by falsely claiming a spate of killings in Bangladesh, a government minister said, adding...
Dockyard attack case: 5 ‘Daesh-linked’ Navy officers get death sentence
Five Navy officers have been awarded death sentence for involvement in September 6, 2014, Karachi Naval Dockyard attack case.
The sentence has been given by...
Daesh has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in...
The Daesh group has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, including almost half of what it...
Suicide bombing claimed by Daesh kills 25 Yemen police recruits
A suicide bomber killed at least 25 Yemeni police recruits in the south-eastern port city of Mukalla on Sunday, medics said, the second attack...
Efforts to counter Islamic State propaganda bear fruit, experts say
US authorities and Internet giants are boosting attempts to counter the Daesh (Islamic State) group’s online propaganda, though it is unclear how effective these...
British PM apologises for calling imam Deash supporter
British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised to an imam on Thursday after wrongly branding him a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
Cameron...
US military softens claims on drop in Daesh’s foreign fighters
The US military on Thursday retreated from a top general’s claim this week that the number of foreign fighters joining Daesh in Iraq and...
Turkey kills almost 900 Daesh members in Syria raids: report
Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Daesh group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the state-run Anatolia news agency...
Daesh income drops 30 percent on lower oil, tax revenue: IHS
Daesh’s income and the population under its control have both fallen by about a third, a US-based analysis firm said, describing the declining revenue...
Islamic State asks its followers to slaughter Muslim clerics
Daesh terror group has issued a list of names of Muslim clerics, calling them “imams of kafir” and asking its followers to kill anyone...
Daesh ranks at lowest level since 2014: US official
The Daesh group’s ranks have been pared back by international and local military action in Iraq and Syria to their lowest level since Washington...
Daesh militants net millions from antiquities: Russia
Daesh militants in Syria and Iraq are netting between $150 million and $200 million a year from illicit trade in plundered antiquities, Russia’s ambassador...
Daesh hints at attacks in London, Berlin and Rome
The Daesh militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks in the West, naming London, Berlin and Rome...
