Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi still alive, says US Defence Secretary James Mattis
US Defence Secretary James Mattis believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike.
Jul 22, 2017, 09:47 AM IST
James Mattis says he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday he assumes that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive.
Jul 21, 2017, 23:39 PM IST
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis says United States has no proof IS leader Baghdadi is dead
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Friday that he cannot confirm whether or not Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive or dead.
Jul 14, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.
Jul 11, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
US Army soldier arrested in Hawaii on terrorism charges
Ikaika Erik Kang was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday following a year-long undercover probe.
Jul 11, 2017, 11:38 AM IST
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi congratulates troops on 'big victory' in Mosul
Haider al-Abadi spoke during a press conference in Baghdad, less than a week after he declared an end to IS' self-styled caliphate after Iraqi forces achieved an incremental win by retaking the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City.
Jul 05, 2017, 10:07 AM IST
Iraq forces retake hospital near Mosul's old city
The country's security forces are in the final stages of the gruelling battle to retake second city Mosul, which they launched more than eight months ago.
Jul 02, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Indonesia says seized Islamic State propaganda likely used by children
Indonesia has the world`s largest population of Muslims but is officially a secular country. Most Muslims practice a moderate form of the religion.
Jun 30, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
In Mosul, Iraqi forces push toward mosque blown up by Islamic State
The mosque is hugely symbolic from its pulpit, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014 declared a self-styled "caliphate," encompassing territories held by IS in Syria and Iraq.
Jun 29, 2017, 14:41 PM IST
Iraqi forces battle towards heart of Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul`s Old City on Friday.
Jun 23, 2017, 20:33 PM IST
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death near 100 percent certain: Russian senator
The fact that Islamic State has still not shown him anywhere also adds to our confidence that al-Baghdadi has been killed.
Jun 23, 2017, 13:44 PM IST
Indonesia arrests 41 suspected militants since May attack
Indonesian police say they have arrested 41 suspected militants following last month's twin suicide bombings in the capital that killed three policemen.
Jun 22, 2017, 17:04 PM IST
Russia has no information on Baghdadi's fate: Official
The ISIS terror group is known for imposing a hard-line form of Islam that has included stonings, amputations and beheadings.
Jun 22, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Russia claims it killed two more Islamic State commanders in Syria
The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday it killed around 180 militants and the two commanders al-Beljiki and al-Masri in air strikes close to Deir al-Zor on June 6 and June 8.
Jun 17, 2017, 23:48 PM IST
100,000 civilians behind Islamic State lines in Iraqi city of Mosul
The Old City "is a very dense labyrinth, a maze of narrow alleyways where fighting will have to be done on foot, house by house," said Geddo.
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi likely killed in Russian air strike: Reports
Russia said it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May.
Jun 16, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
ISIS leader Baghdadi killed in air strike in Syria: Reports
The reports claimed that Baghdadi was killed in the terrorist group`s stronghold in Raqqa.
Jun 11, 2017, 23:08 PM IST
Iraqi forces gain foothold in northwest Mosul after surprise new push
Iraqi forces pushed further into Mosul from the north on the second day of a new push to speed up the nearly seven-month attempt to dislodge Islamic State.
May 05, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
US forces kill Islamic State leader blamed for nightclub attack
Officials identified the slain militant as Abdurakhmon Uzbeki, and described him as a close associate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State`s self-declared "caliphate."
Islamic State's second-in-commnand Ayad al-Jumaili killed in airstrike: Iraq media
Ayad al-Jumaili, the man believed to be the deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an air strike, Iraqi State TV said on Saturday, citing Iraq`s military intelligence.
Apr 01, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
