Tag: Islamic State
Teacher tried to create ‘army of children’ to launch terror attacks...
LONDON: A British supporter of Islamic State was found guilty on Friday of trying to recruit children he was teaching into an “army” of...
Battle to free Mosul of Islamic State ‘intellectual terrorism’
In a classroom of the University of Mosul, in the Islamic State group’s former Iraqi capital, around 50 volunteers have undergone a week’s training...
Mattis urges Turkey to focus on fighting Islamic State
BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis urged Turkey to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, a Pentagon statement on Thursday said.
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Al Qaeda still going strong as Islamic State crumbles: UN report
Al Qaeda’s global network remains “remarkably resilient,” posing more of a threat in some regions than the Islamic State group, UN sanctions monitors said...
Islamic State may target FIFA World Cup, warns UK firm
BAGHDAD: The World Cup soccer tournament to be held in Russia in June and July will be an “attractive target” for Islamic State given...
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...
Taliban must be brought into peace process: Afghan ambassador
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban, known for its extreme Islamic rule before US forces ousted the group from power in Afghanistan, have largely devolved into groups...
Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the militant Islamic State (IS) group...
Britons joining IS should be hunted, killed: Britain’s defence minister
LONDON: Britons who have joined the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria and Iraq should be hunted down and killed, Britain’s new defence minister...
Iraq accused of violating due process for Islamic State suspects
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi federal and Kurdish regional judiciaries are violating the rights of Islamic State suspects with flawed trials, arbitrary detentions under harsh conditions, and...
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.
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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...
Syria army, allies retake Albu Kamal from Islamic State
DEIR EZZOR: Syria’s army and loyalist militiamen Sunday ousted the Islamic State group from its last urban stronghold in the country as regime strikes claimed...
IS regains full control of last urban bastion in Syria
BEIRUT: The IS group fully recaptured the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal on Saturday, a monitor said, after a tough fightback for its...
Putin, Trump ‘agree to defeat IS in Syria’
US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to defeat so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Kremlin said.
It said a...
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...
Philippines on lookout for possible new Islamic State ’emir’
MANILA: Philippine authorities were on the lookout on Monday for a Malaysian who could be the new leader of pro-Islamic State groups in Southeast...
