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IS beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra
The Islamic State group has beheaded the 82-year-old former antiquities director for the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief and a monitor said.
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120 civilians killed by IS in Syria’s Kobane
At least 120 civilians have been killed by the Islamic State group since it entered the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane just over 24...
World worried about rise of IS: survey
The rise of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) has generated strong concerns in nations around the world, and a new survey by the Pew...
Iran, Iraq, Syria to strengthen cooperation against IS
Officials from Iran, Iraq and Syria will meet next week in Baghdad to strengthen their joint fight against the Islamic State extremist group, media...
IS ties 2 boys to pole for eating in Ramzan
The Islamic State group (IS) on Monday made two youths hang from a beam by their wrists after accusing them of eating during daylight...
Turf war between IS, Taliban escalates in Afghanistan
Islamic State militants have executed three fighters accused of defecting to the Taliban as a brutal turf war escalates between the rival organisations in...
Tajik police chief who joined IS wanted for treason
Tajikistan has issued an international arrest warrant for the commander of its elite police force who joined Islamic State (IS), prosecutors said on Wednesday,...
Shia Houthi mosque bombed, IS says it’s responsible
A bomb exploded at a Shia Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, wounding 13 people, a security source said, and the...
IS in full control of Syria’s ancient city Palmyra
Islamic State fighters in Syria have entered the ruins of Palmyra after taking complete control of the historic city, a group monitoring the war...
IS, Taliban pairing up in northern Afghanistan
Kunduz governor says IS fighters are ‘supporting the Taliban, training the Taliban, trying to build the capacity of the Taliban for a bigger fight’
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IS claims deadly bombing on Shia mosque in Iraq
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Iraq Friday that officials said killed at least...
IS claims responsibility for Texas cartoon attack
The self-styled Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a centre near Dallas, Texas, exhibiting cartoon depictions of the...
Saudi accuses IS of killing police, seizes bombs
Saudi Arabia blamed the Islamic State group Friday for the killing of two policemen in the capital this month and said three bomb-laden cars...
IS leaflets found at shooting site of ‘US national’ in Karachi
Debra Lobo, a member of faculty at Jinnah Medical and Dental College, is said to be in stable condition after being hit in the...
IS threatens to give 80 lashes to Barcelona-Real Madrid match viewers
The Islamic State (IS) announced to punish anyone who watched last Sunday’s football match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona last Sunday with 80...
IS has recruited at least 400 child soldiers in Syria since...
Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called “Cubs of the Caliphate” military...
Iraqi Kurds say IS used chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their Peshmerga fighters...
