Baghdad's deadliest single attack: Death toll reaches 119, ISIS says bombing targeted Iraq's Shiite Muslims
A suicide car bombing in Baghdad shopping district killed at least 119 people, officials said.
Jul 03, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Two `senior` IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike: Pentagon
A coalition air strike near the Islamic State bastion of Mosul in Iraq has killed two of the jihadist group`s senior military leaders, the Pentagon said Friday.
Jul 02, 2016, 03:31 AM IST
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US-led coalition air strike?
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had a USD 25 million bounty on his head.
Jun 14, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
ISIS burns 19 caged Yazidi girls for refusing to be sex slaves
The Islamic State continues to hold about 1,800 abducted Yezidi women and girls in Iraq and Syria.
Jun 06, 2016, 21:34 PM IST
Islamic State terror group remains greatest global threat: Report
Along with IS, al-Qaeda and both groups' branches increased their focus on staging mass-casualty attacks.
Jun 03, 2016, 02:48 AM IST
Iraq forces begin assault on IS bastion Fallujah
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group on Monday in the opening stages of an operation to retake Fallujah, one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad`s war against the jihadists.
May 24, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
ISIS kills US service member in Iraq: Pentagon
The Islamic State group killed a US service member in Iraq Tuesday, the Pentagon said.
May 03, 2016, 18:21 PM IST
ISIS executes 250 women who refused to become sex slaves
London-based Kurdish news agency 'AhlulBayt' reported that the girls were forcefully married to ISIS terrorists and murdered.
Apr 21, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Iraq`s Mosul will eventually be retaken from Islamic State: Barack Obama
Mosul, in northern Iraq, was overrun during a jihadist offensive in June 2014 and has become an IS stronghold.
Apr 19, 2016, 15:13 PM IST
US-led troops seize Islamic State fighter in Iraq helicopter raid: Sources
Troops from a US-led coalition landed a helicopter in northern Iraq and seized at least one Islamic State fighter from a vehicle, three witnesses and two Kurdish security sources said.
Apr 18, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
US defence chief in Iraq to discuss fight against ISIS
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against the Islamic State jihadist group.
Apr 18, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Islamic State bastions `must fall` in 2016: French defence chief
The Islamic State group strongholds Raqa and Mosul "must fall" this year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said during a speech in Baghdad on Monday.
Apr 12, 2016, 01:52 AM IST
Destroying ISIS group my top priority: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama has said that destroying the Islamic State (ISIS) group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
Apr 06, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
American fighting for ISIS surrenders to Iraqi Kurdish forces
Man identified as Mohamad Jamal Khweis tells Peshmerga forces that he escaped from Mosul in rare case of voluntary surrender.
Mar 25, 2016, 15:38 PM IST
100 ISIS militants killed in Mosul airstrikes
At least 100 ISIS militants have been killed in the two-day airstrikes in Iraq`s Mosul city, according to the Iraqi Army.
Mar 21, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had travelled from Turkey to join Islamic State before deciding to escape, according to an interview with Kurdish television on Thursday.
Mar 18, 2016, 09:37 AM IST
Iraqi forces launch push to retake area north of Baghdad
Backed by paramilitary forces and aerial support, Iraqi troops today launched a new push to retake a key area north of the capital, Baghdad, and dislodge Islamic State militants from there, officials said.
Mar 01, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Islamic State gets more brutal, begins use of 'Clipper' against women
In another act of savagery, Islamic State has introduced a metal instrument to punish women whose clothes they claim do not completely cover their body.
Feb 25, 2016, 17:01 PM IST
Kurdish special forces rescue teenage Swedish girl from Islamic State
A teenage Swedish girl being held by Islamic State militants in Iraq was rescued in a raid by Kurdish special forces last week, the autonomous region`s security council said in a statement on Tuesday.
Feb 23, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Islamic State beheads kid for listening to western music
In another case of brutality out of the many it has already committed in the past, Islamic State has beheaded a 15-year-old child for merely listening to western music at the grocery store of his father.
Feb 19, 2016, 17:15 PM IST
