Tag: Islamic State
IS terrorists say they could buy nuclear weapon from Pakistan within...
Islamic State is indeed a well-funded group having secured numerous oil fields in Syria and Iraq
Obama says US not losing against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the...
Saudi Arabia arrests 93 Islamic State suspects
Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Muslim militant group Islamic State, including at least 65 Saudi nationals, the interior...
TTP Bajaur pledges allegiance to Islamic State
Leaders of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Bajaur tribal district on Thursday declared allegiance to the Islamic State ultra-extremist outfit.
The pledge is a serious...
Iraq claims victory over Islamic State in Tikrit
The Iraqi government claimed victory over Islamic State insurgents in Tikrit on Wednesday after a month-long battle for the city supported by Shia militiamen...
Islamic State militants raze Iraq’s ancient Hatra city
Islamic State militants have destroyed ancient remains of the 2,000-year-old city of Hatra in northern Iraq, the tourism and antiquities ministry said on Saturday.
An...
Islamic State bulldozes ancient Nimrud city in Iraq
Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest assault on some of...
Charities that funded Cage, one time supporter of IS’s Jihadi John,...
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The financial backers of a campaign group that had contact with the man later known as 'Jihadi John' are under pressure from...
Missing British girls filmed by CCTV at Istanbul bus station
New images of three teenage girls thought to have travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group have emerged.
Scotland Yard said...
Islamic State under pressure as Kurds seize Syrian town
Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town on Friday in the latest stage of a powerful offensive in...
Japan police arrest teen for ‘IS-inspired’ killing
Japanese police on Friday arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local media suggested was inspired...
US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
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The US-led coalition carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the militants have launched a new offensive and...
With sledgehammer, Islamic State smashes Iraqi history
Ultra-radical Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist...
IS jihadists kidnap 90 Christians in Syria
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, a monitor said on Wednesday.
The abductions took place...
Spain breaks up online network recruiting young women for IS
Spain said Tuesday it had broken up an online network accused of recruiting young women to join Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and...
Potential hazard: FO to brief Senate panel on threat posed by...
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A bipartisan parliamentary panel will discuss the potential threat posed by Islamic State to Pakistan, amid reports that the ruthless militancy is out to...
British police hunt for ‘IS-bound’ London girls
British counter-terrorism police issued an appeal for information regarding three London school girls suspected of travelling to areas controlled by Islamic State in Syria...
