Tag: Islamic State
Islamic State gaining ground in Afghanistan: UN
The self-styled Islamic State (IS) group is making inroads in Afghanistan, winning over a growing number of sympathisers and recruiting followers in 25 of...
Putin preparing to strike Islamic State ‘with or without US’
Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to strengthen his country's only military outpost in the Middle East, is preparing to launch unilateral airstrikes against Islamic...
Islamic State Syria advance pushes France to begin air strikes
Islamic State (IS) fighters have made considerable progress near the contested northern Syrian city of Aleppo and are threatening to rout core elements of...
‘Islamic State’ militants claim attack on Pak-Afghan border
Taliban commander Habib among four militants killed in drone strike near Pak-Afghan border
Former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State...
47 dead as rebels battle Islamic State in north Syria
A battle between Islamic State group and rebels for control of an opposition stronghold in northern Syria has killed at least 47 fighters, a...
Islamic State militants destroy ancient tombs in Palmyra, Syria
Islamic State militants have destroyed the ancient tower tombs of Palmyra, continuing a campaign of destruction that threatens Syria's cultural heritage.
The destruction of the...
Mullah Omar’s death may weaken Afghan Taliban, strengthen IS
The group has suffered a string of recent defections to IS, with some insurgents voicing disaffection with the ‘ghost leader’, who hasn’t been seen in public since the 2001 US-led invasion
Kuwait attack shows Gulf vulnerability to Islamic State
By sending a Saudi Arabian suicide bomber to Kuwait and recruiting local members of a stateless underclass to help him attack a Shia Muslim...
Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration...
A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda splinter group faces military pressure from...
Islamic State giving away sex slaves to winners of Ramzan competition:...
In yet another appalling strategy being employed by the Islamic State (IS) to radicalise young men, the group is reportedly giving away female sex...
Islamic State overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war
Militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State (IS) at the expense of al Qaeda, analysts said on...
Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State stronghold
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance towards an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on Saturday, thrusting deeper into...
Islamic State says blows up two warplanes at seized Libyan base
The militant group Islamic State said on Thursday it had blown up two warplanes at an air base it seized near the central Libyan...
Islamic State seizes power plant near Libyan city of Sirte
Islamic State militants have seized a power plant west of the Libyan city of Sirte which supplies central and western parts of the country...
Syrian warplanes bomb Islamic State near Hasaka
Syrian war planes on Friday bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding...
India ‘afraid’ Islamic State may get access to Pakistan’s nuclear arms
Indian Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh struck an alarmist tone on Saturday, saying India is concerned that extremist groups such as...
Commander of elite Tajik police force defects to Islamic State
The US-trained commander of Tajikistan’s elite police force has defected to Islamic State, he said in a YouTube video, and his former unit will...
