Tag: Islamic State
Islamic State claims deadly shooting in Russia’s Caucasus: SITE
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for a shooting at an ancient citadel in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan that...
Islamic State persecution of Christians, Yazidis, a genocide: Clinton
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that Islamic State (IS) violence against Christians, Iraqi Yazidis and other religious minorities in the...
Iraqi forces seize Islamic State stronghold in Ramadi
Iraqi forces on Sunday took control of the government complex in central Ramadi, the last Islamic State stronghold in the western city, a military...
Afghan Taliban deny contacts with Russia against Islamic State
Afghan Taliban rejected on Friday claims made by a Russian official that they have contacted the group to seek its cooperation against the Islamic...
Islamic State denounces Saudi Arabia’s anti-IS coalition
The militant Islamic State (IS) group threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for “colluding with crusaders” after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a...
Daesh’s Baghdadi isn’t a ‘Khalifa’, say Pakistani Taliban
TTP statement says in Islam, Khalifa means that he has command over all the Muslim world, while Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has no such command
Yazidi woman begs UN Security Council to wipe out Islamic State
A young Yazidi woman pleaded on Wednesday for the United Nations Security Council to wipe out Islamic State after describing the torture and rape...
Islamic State issues decree to kill children with Down’s Syndrome
The ultra-violent extremist outfit has already killed no less than 38 newborns and children, of ages one week to three months, affected by deformities, according to reports.
Gambia now an ‘Islamic state’, says president
The president of the Gambia has declared his country is now “an Islamic state,” his office said Saturday, adding that “the rights of the...
Limelight-hungry Islamic State ups the ante with violence
As the Islamic State group comes under growing military pressure, its prodigious propaganda output has slowed somewhat but turned increasingly gruesome in a bid...
Red Cross says seeking permission to work in Islamic State territory
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said it is trying to establish relations with the Islamic State group in hopes of delivering...
Daesh hails California attackers as ‘soldiers of caliphate’
In its English-language radio broadcast, the terrorist group praised the Wednesday shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others.
German parliament approves military action in Syria against Islamic State
Lawmakers approved Friday plans for Germany to take on a direct role in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria, answering France’s...
Air strikes alone won’t defeat Islamic State, Kerry warns
Syrian and other Arab ground forces must be found to take on Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, warning...
Islamic State’s online supporters include 300 Americans: Report
Active online supporters of the Syria-based Islamic State movement now include about 300 people identifiable as Americans, said a study by academic experts published on Tuesday.
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Putin says Turkey shot down Russian warplane to protect Islamic State...
Erdogan says would resign if Putin IS oil trade claims proven
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane...
Three injured in grenade attack on TV channel’s office in Lahore
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade on the Lahore office of a local television channel DIN News on Tuesday evening, injuring two policemen and...
