Tag: ISIS
At least 14 dead in attack on Yemen counter-terrorism base
ADEN: At least 14 people were killed and 40 wounded when Islamist car suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm the headquarters of a...
Families with ISIS relatives forced into camps: HRW
MOSUL: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that Syrian officials, camp management, and three international organisations have confirmed that in early January 2018, Iraqi forces...
Indian-origin IS member designated global terrorist by US
Washington: The US on Wednesday designated Indian-origin Islamic State militant from Britain Siddhartha Dhar along with a Belgian-Moroccan citizen as global terrorists and imposed sanctions...
Security report claims IS footprint ‘on rise’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Militant group Islamic State (IS) is continually on the rise in Sindh and Balochistan, as claimed in a security report, ‘Pakistan Security Report...
Russia does not have great deal of influence over Pakistan, says US official
WASHINGTON: Amid increased bonhomie between Pakistan and Russia, the White House believes that Moscow does not have a great influence on Islamabad, a senior Trump Administration official has...
Afghanistan’s Hekmatyar denies links with Taliban or ISIS
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e Islami party, says holding the upcoming presidential election is the only way to solve the crisis in...
Pakistan must ‘demonstrate’ its desire to partner with the US, says...
WASHINGTON DC: United States (US) is prepared to partner with Pakistan to defeat terrorist organisations seeking safe haven, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
IS militants used American and Saudi weapons in Syria and Iraq:...
Weapons provided by the United States and Saudi Arabia to Syrian opposition groups often ended up in the hands of the militant Islamic State (IS)...
US forces not conducting operations inside Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US troops in Afghanistan are targeting enemies inside Afghanistan but don't have authority to conduct operations in Pakistan, a top US military said.
Kabul...
IS adopts new strategy to gain foothold in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The Islamic State—also known as Daesh, ISIS, and ISIL—has adopted a new strategy to gain a foothold in Peshawar, according to security forces.
Security...
Turkey contributing to development of Pakistan: Prof Mesut Ozcan
LAHORE: Turkey is contributing to the development of Pakistan through a number of initiatives and projects undertaken by the Turkish companies in Pakistan.
Speaking as chief...
How the Islamic State is using ‘heroic storytelling’ to woo recruits
Beyond the slick, Hollywood-style cinematics, the Islamic State is targeting Western recruits with videos suggesting they, too, can be heroes like Bruce Willis’ character...
Egyptian warplanes strike ‘terrorist’ targets following mosque attack
Egypt’s military has responded with air strikes directed at “terrorist” locations and vehicles after hundreds of people were killed in a bomb and gun...
Islamic State beheads 15 of its own fighters
JALALABAD: Islamic State beheaded 15 of its own fighters due to infighting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.
Nangarhar, on the porous border with Pakistan,...
Pakistan needs to be told US won’t tolerate terrorist havens, says...
WASHINGTON: The US should “make it clear” to Pakistan that the Trump administration will not tolerate Pakistan providing safe havens to terrorists, nominee for...
Hundreds of ISIS fighters, including Pakistanis, fled Raqqa under secret deal:...
LONDON: Hundreds of Islamic State fighters, including Pakistanis and Europeans, and their families escaped from terrorist group’s former stronghold of Raqqa in Syria as part of...
Yemen hostage crisis ends with 35 dead
Yemeni forces ended a hostage crisis on Monday leaving 29 police and six civilians dead, a day after the attack claimed by the militant...
