Tag: Islamic State
Islamic State frees hundreds of ‘human shields’ in Syria
Islamic State group has released hundreds of civilians they used as human shields while fleeing a crumbling stronghold in northern Syria, however, the fate...
Islamic State claims responsibility for latest attack in Quetta
The Islamic State group said Friday it was behind a roadside bomb that injured 13 in the Pakistani city of Quetta, the SITE Intelligence...
Islamic State militants claim capture of US weapons in Afghanistan
Militants linked to Islamic State have released photos that purport to show weapons and equipment that belonged to American soldiers and were captured by...
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR
Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the UN refugee agency...
Pakistani terror suspect captained Italy cricket team, plotted attack for Islamic...
A Pakistani man expelled from Italy for allegedly plotting an attack in the name of the militant Islamic State (IS) group used to captain...
Islamic State calls on members to carry out jihad in Russia
Islamic State called on its group members to carry out jihad in Russia in a nine-minute YouTube video on Sunday.
“Listen, Putin, we will come...
Pope says it’s wrong to identify Islam with violence
Pope Francis said on Sunday that it was wrong to identify Islam with violence and that social injustice and idolatry of money were among...
Afghan troops press offensive against Islamic State
When Afghan troops pushed into Kot, a district close to the border with Pakistan, this week, they found many of the houses empty, with...
Trump says he would consider alliance with Russia over IS
Republican nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that if elected US president he would weigh an alliance with Russia against the militant Islamic State...
Saudi attacks bear IS ‘hallmark’, says CIA director
CIA Director John Brennan the other day said that three bomb attacks which struck Saudi Arabia last week bore the “hallmark” of the Islamic...
India arrests five suspected of plotting Islamic State attacks
Indian counter-terrorism officials on Wednesday arrested five men on suspicion of plotting a series of attacks across the country on behalf of Islamic State,...
Islamic State mounts fierce defence of besieged Syrian bastion
Islamic State group extremists have launched a wave of suicide and car bombings to defend a besieged stronghold in northern Syria against US-backed fighters,...
Islamic State stones woman to death
Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local...
Islamic State video shows Assyrian temple blown up in Iraq
The militant Islamic State (IS) has posted a video showing a 3,000-year-old temple being blown up at the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern...
Islamic State withdraws from northwest Syria frontlines
Islamic State fighters withdrew from frontlines with Syrian rebel forces north of Aleppo on Wednesday as they mounted a counter attack against the jihadist...
Syrian army presses offensive against Islamic State
The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russian-backed offensive...
Thousands flee Islamic State offensive in northern Syria
Thousands of civilians have fled an offensive by the Islamic State group against non-militant rebels in northern Syria into territory controlled by a US-backed...
