Tag: Islamic State

Islamic State takes control of Iraq’s largest Christian town

Yazidis flee to Turkish border as Islamic State advances Militants took over Iraq's largest Christian town Qaraqosh and surrounding areas on Thursday and sent tens...

Islamic State imposes media controls in Syrian province

Activists in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province have been told that any videos, pictures or written reports would be reviewed by Islamic State's ‘Information Office’...

Young Islamic State robs al Qaeda of militant prestige

In hiding, targeted by drone strikes and unable to land a blow in the West, Al Qaeda's ageing leaders are losing a power struggle...

Karachi-based militant group swears allegiance to Islamic State

A little known group, Tehreek-e-Khilafat (TeK), that claimed responsibility for a string of attacks in Karachi, has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State, the...

Dabiq: IS ‘Caliphate’s’ latest magazine

BAGHDAD- Pictures of smiling locals, tales of life-changing experiences, articles glorifying centuries of heritage and predicting a bright future: if the “caliphate” straddling Iraq and...