Tag: Islamic State
Turkish bombing in Syria kills 38 IS militants: Army
Turkish forces on Thursday bombed Islamic State hideouts in Syria, killing 38 militants, said Turkish army spokesperson.
Militants fled soon after the offensive. According to the army,...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Istanbul attack
Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for a gun attack on an Istanbul nightclub which killed 39 people on Sunday, the group said...
French President Hollande in Iraq to review war on IS
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Baghdad on Monday to meet the French forces helping Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group...
Turkish military ‘neutralises’ 44 Islamic State militants in northern Syria
The Turkish military said on Wednesday it had "neutralised" 44 Islamic State militants and wounded 117 as part of its operation in the northern...
Russia, Pakistan, China warn of increased Islamic State threat in Afghanistan
Russia, China and Pakistan warned on Tuesday that the influence of Islamic State (IS) was growing in Afghanistan and that the security situation there...
Attacks near IS-held Mosul in Iraq kill 34
Mortar fire and car bombs killed more than 30 people including aid workers near Mosul Thursday as Iraqi forces battled to seize the city...
Islamic State next target could be Pakistan, warns Tahir-ul-Qadri
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul Qadri Sunday (today) warned that Pakistan is the next target of the Islamic State (IS).
“God forbid! After...
Russian security service says killed North Caucasus Islamic State ’emir’
Russia's FSB security service said Sunday it had killed an "emir" of the Islamic State group in a raid in the volatile North Caucasus.
The...
Clinton slams Trump for comments on offensive against Islamic State
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to retake the Iraqi city of...
Battle for Mosul can shape or break Iraq further
It has taken two years of training a demoralised army, backed up by the air cover and special forces of the world’s greatest powers,...
Iraq forces in fierce Kirkuk clashes with IS
Security forces battled for a second day Saturday with Islamic State group gunmen who infiltrated Kirkuk in a brazen raid that rattled Iraq as...
US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul,...
For US, Obama, Mosul campaign is calculated risk
Iraq and the United States have launched a crucial battle to liberate the city of Mosul without determining how its volatile region will be...
Islamic State hits back against Syrian rebels north of Aleppo: monitors
Islamic State militants captured several villages from Syrian rebels in a counter-attack near the Turkish border that forced the foreign-backed insurgents to retreat, the...
India arrests six suspected of plotting Islamic State attacks
Indian police have arrested six people inspired by the militant Islamic State (IS) group suspected of plotting attacks on key figures and public places...
Islamic State-inspired Briton guilty of murdering imam
A British Muslim was found guilty on Friday of being inspired by the militant Islamic State group to help murder a respected local imam...
Russia launches first Syria raids from Iran base
Russia said Tuesday its warplanes flew out of an Iranian airbase for the first time to bomb terrorist groups in Syria, as fighting raged...
