Tag: Islamic State

Iranian jets carried out anti-IS air raids in Iraq: US

WASHINGTON- Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State jihadists in eastern Iraq in recent days, but the strikes were not coordinated with US forces, the...

Lebanon detains wife, son of IS chief Baghdadi: security source

  Lebanese forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the Syrian border, security and military sources...

Indian IS recruit goes home after having to clean toilets: reports

India's moderate population of 150 million Muslims have traditionally not been drawn into sectarian conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, but the case of the four raised concerns about online recruitment.

Indian IS recruit goes home after having to clean toilets

NEW DELHI- An Indian student who travelled to Iraq to join the Islamic State group has returned home disillusioned after jihadists made him clean...

Islamic State pamphlets distributed in South Waziristan

Pamphlets of the Islamic State (IS) militant group were reportedly distributed in parts of South Waziristan. This is the first reported incident of IS pamphlets...

Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms: UN

The Islamic State group which controls a large swath of Syria and Iraq has received between $35 million and $45 million in ransom payments...

Saudi says attackers behind Shiite killings linked to IS

RIYADH- Saudi Arabia said Monday the assailants behind Shiite killings earlier this month are linked to the Islamic State jihadist group, including many jailed...

Iraqi troops retake two towns in the eastern province

Diyala province is ethnically mixed between Arabs and Kurds, and Jalula has a large Kurdish community

Turkey, US play down differences on fight against Islamic State

Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made clear Ankara...

Islamic State kills 25 Iraqi tribesmen near Ramadi

Islamic State militants have killed 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe during their assault on a provincial capital west of Baghdad, local officials...

Second French citizen in Islamic State execution video identified

A second Frenchman was identified on Wednesday after appearing unmasked in a grisly execution video among Islamic State (IS) militants, many of whom are...

Pro-IS wall-chalking spreads panic in Gilgit

GILGIT- Pro-Islamic State (IS) wall-chalking appeared in Gilgit, capital of Gilgit-Baltistan, causing panic among the residents of the area. 'Welcome to G-B ISIS' was found spray...

Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia

BEIRUT- Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his...

Following Lahore and Khanewal, pro-IS campaign appears in Bannu: report

PESHAWAR- Wall-chalking acknowledging and welcoming militant group Islamic State (IS) has now been seen in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following similar incidents in Karachi, Khanewal, Peshawar...

Jundullah Spokesman: IS group visits Pakistan militants

DERA ISMAIL KHAN— A spokesman for a small Pakistani militant group claims that a delegation from the Islamic State group has visited Jundallah's leaders...

Pakistani national among suspected IS supporters held in Germany

  German police arrested several men, including a Pakistani national, suspected of supporting militant groups, including Islamic State, and raided numerous properties in a large...

No existence of ‘Islamic State’ in Pakistan: Interior Minister

KARACHI- Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday denied the presence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Pakistan. Addressing the media during 18th Rangers Recruitment Parade in...