Libya unity govt says it wants warplanes to fight Islamic State militants
Libya's unity government called on Tuesday for warplanes and helicopters to fight jihadists as it hailed international support for granting it an exemption to a longstanding embargo on weapons sales.
May 17, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
World and regional powers set immediate, modest Syria goals
Outlining other results, US Secretary of State John Kerry said participants set a June 1 deadline for the resumption of humanitarian aid to areas cut off from the outside world.
May 17, 2016, 20:29 PM IST
Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad, killing 11
An Islamic State attack on a state-run gas plant in Baghdad`s northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and forced two power stations it supplied to suspend electricity production.
May 15, 2016, 20:02 PM IST
Indonesia's Muslim cyber warriors take on Islamic State militants
A group of Indonesian "cyber warriors" sit glued to screens, as they send out messages promoting a moderate form of Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
May 08, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Libya militia scramble to halt IS advance
Commanders in Libya's third city Misrata rushed militiamen to a key crossroads on Friday after it was overrun by the Islamic State (IS) group in an assault in which a suicide bomber killed two police personnel.
May 06, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
Turkey says Gaziantep attacker linked to IS
The perpetrator of a deadly car bombing that hit the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border at the weekend is linked to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, Turkey's interior minister said on Monday.
May 03, 2016, 01:35 AM IST
IS-linked cell in Morocco planned attack in Brussels
A recently busted Islamic State (IS) linked cell in Morocco planned terrorist attacks in Brussels, local media reported on Sunday.
May 02, 2016, 06:19 AM IST
Islamic State militants make deadly IEDs using material from Indian companies: Report
However, the minister, later clarified that as per CAR reports, there is no evidence to suggest any direct transfer of goods to the Islamic State forces by the countries and companies.
Apr 26, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
ISIS suicide bomber hits Baghdad shops, killing seven
A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group ripped through shops in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing at least seven people, Iraqi security and medical officials said.
Apr 25, 2016, 23:33 PM IST
Editor of Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine Roopbaan brutally killed; blogger gets death threat
In the latest development in a series of brutal attacks on bloggers and intellectuals in Bangladesh, a senior editor of country's first LGBT magazine was hacked to death in Dhaka on Monday, as per BBC.
Apr 25, 2016, 20:34 PM IST
ISIS militants brutally kill Bangladeshi Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, slit 80% of his neck
In yet another brutal attack on professors in Bangladesh, Islamic State militants claimed responsibility of killing a university professor here on Saturday, US-based SITE Intelligence Group said.
Apr 23, 2016, 19:39 PM IST
Syria opposition negotiator urges attacks on regime despite truce
Mohammed Alloush, a leading political figure in the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group, is in Geneva as the senior negotiator of the High Negotiations Committee.
IS captures several villages from Syrian troops in Aleppo
The Islamic State group has captured more than a dozen villages and hills during a fresh offensive in norther Syria, opposition activists said on Saturday.
Apr 16, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
Battles around Syria`s Aleppo cast shadow over peace talks
The clashes on several fronts have put a strain on a fragile ceasefire in place since February 27.
Apr 15, 2016, 17:08 PM IST
Taliban announce start of spring offensive backed by suicide, guerrilla attacks in Afghanistan
The Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive on Tuesday, pledging to launch large-scale offensives against government strongholds backed by suicide and guerrilla attacks to drive Afghanistan`s Western-backed government from power.
Apr 12, 2016, 23:18 PM IST
US daily prints front page mockup of 'Donald Trump's America'
A leading US daily on Sunday published a satirical front page showing "Donald Trump's America" if he were to become President with news like deportations to begin, American soldiers refuse to kill ISIS families and Trump on Nobel Prize shortlist featuring in the mockup.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
Court denies bail to alleged ISIS operative Mohd Naser Packeer
A special court on Friday rejected the bail plea of arrested suspected ISIS operative Mohd Naser Packeer after the NIA claimed he was in nexus with the banned terror outfit and may hamper the probe if granted the relief at this stage.
Apr 08, 2016, 22:18 PM IST
Syria`s Qaeda spokesman killed as army pushes anti-IS advance
Air strikes have killed several al Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a strategic town from the Islamic State group in the latest setbacks for jihadists in Syria.
Apr 04, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
Syrian army enters key Islamic State-held city near Palmyra
The Syrian army on Sunday stormed a key city in the central province of Homs near the ancient city of Palmyra, following intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a military source said.
Apr 03, 2016, 20:34 PM IST
At least 15 Islamic State suspects arrested in Turkey
At least 15 suspected members of Islamic State militant group were arrested by Turkish police in tourist city of Izmir.
Apr 01, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
