Islamic State

Baghdad, March 11: At least 11 Islamic State (IS) militants, including a group leader, were killed in air strikes on positions of the extremist militant group in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said on Thursday. At…

Damascus, Feb 16: The UN's peace envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura on Tuesday discussed with the country's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem the unhindered humanitarian access to besieged Syrian areas. Mistura said he discussed the…

Munich, Feb 13: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi vowed on Friday that Iraqi security forces would clear terrorists of the Islamic State militants in his country this year. Addressing audience at the Munich Security Conference,…

Islamabad, Feb 12: Despite intelligence warnings that the Islamic State (IS) is an emerging threat, the Pakistan foreign office insisted that the terror group has "no organised presence" in the country, the media reported on Friday. "Let…

United Nations, Feb 6: Thirty-four militant groups worldwide had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group as of mid-December, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Militant groups from…

Kabul, Feb 2: At least 46 militants were killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. "Acting upon intelligence reports, the drones of the coalition forces stormed…

Paris, Feb 1: Three high schools in Paris were evacuated on Monday following a fresh bomb alert, the French education authorities said. Police searched Condorcet, Henri IV and Louis Le Grand lyceums and escorted all students to safety,…

Damascus, Feb 1: The Islamic State terror group on Sunday claimed responsibility for three deadly bombings that rocked a Shiite district south of the capital Damascus earlier in the day killing over 76 people. The triple bombings rocked the…

Hyderabad, Jan 22: Four people suspected to have links with Islamic State have been arrested in Hyderabad as part of the nation-wide crackdown, police sources said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the help of local police…

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Six youths, including four from Bengaluru, have been arrested in Karnataka for alleged links with the Islamic State, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Friday. "Four people were arrested in Bengaluru and one each in…