Tag: Islamic State
Philippine president denies militants in south are linked to Islamic State
President Benigno Aquino denied on Wednesday that Islamic State-linked militants are operating in the southern Philippines, describing armed groups in the area as mercenaries...
Islamic State is losing; coalition to step up pressure: US envoy
Islamic State is losing a battle against forces arraigned against if from many sides in Iraq and Syria and the focus would turn to...
Islamic State recruiting trained professionals from Pakistan
Trying to lure him into the Islamic State group, the would-be recruiter told Pakistani journalist Hasan Abdullah, “Brother, you could be such an asset...
Islamic State suicide bombers penetrate Iraq army HQ, kill general
Four Islamic State group suicide bombers infiltrated an army headquarters west of Baghdad, killing an Iraqi general and five other soldiers, army and police...
Islamic State attacks Kurdish-held town on Turkish border
Islamic State militants launched an assault on a Kurdish-controlled town on Syria's border with Turkey on Saturday, prompting air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition...
Rescued Swedish girl says life under Islamic State ‘really hard’
A Swedish teenager rescued from Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq has said life in the so-called caliphate was “really hard” and that she...
French teacher arrested for lying over Islamic State attack
A Jewish teacher in France who claimed he was attacked by Islamic State extremists was taken into custody on Wednesday, accused of lying to...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Faisalabad policemen killing
The Islamic State (IS) militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack on police personnel in Faisalabad in which three people were killed on...
US strikes Islamic State in Libya, killing 40 people
US warplanes carried out air strikes against Islamic State-linked militants in western Libya on Friday, killing as many as 40 people in an operation...
Nearly all influential British Muslims say Islamic State is ‘illegitimate’: report
Nearly all British Muslims with a professional background agree that Islamic State does not represent mainstream Muslim views and is not a “legitimate Islamic...
In Nisar’s eyes, Abdul Aziz is innocent until proven guilty
Interior minister says govt will take action against radical cleric if he ‘breaks the law’
Denies Daesh’s physical presence in Pakistan, says local militant outfits...
US tells allies campaign to defeat Islamic State must be accelerated
The United States pressed allies on Thursday to contribute more to a U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State that it says must be accelerated,...
Islamic State smuggling timber into Pakistan, say Afghan officials
Islamic State is cutting down trees in Afghanistan and smuggling them into Pakistan on a daily basis, Voice of America reported.
According to Afghan officials...
Daesh gaining foothold in Pakistan, says top civilian spy chief
Director General Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan on Wednesday said militant group Islamic State’s presence is growing in Pakistan.
Addressing the Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior...
10 killed by car bomb in Syria’s Damascus
A car bomb driven by a suicide attacker exploded Tuesday near a police officers' club in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 10...
Russia nabs ‘Islamic State group’ in the Urals
Russia has detained seven alleged members of the Islamic State group who wanted to stage terror attacks in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, authorities said...
Iraq deploying thousands of troops to retake Mosul
The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the Islamic State group’s hub of...
