ISIS: News

04 Mar 2017

India

Maldives: Yameen government to sell atoll to Saudi Arabia

The government of Abdulla Yameen has decided to sell the Faafu atoll to Saudi Arabia. The move will give the entire territorial control of the land to the Saudis.

01 Mar 2017

Donald Trump

Trump promises "renewal of the American spirit" in Congress speech

US President Donald Trump has promised a "renewal of the American spirit" during his first Joint address to Congress.

12 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Highlights of President-elect Donald Trump's press conference

US President-elect Donald Trump faced a wide array of questions during his first press conference since July 2016.

07 Jan 2017

Maldives

Extremism on the rise in Maldives

Experts have warned that Maldives may well have become the latest hub of Islamist extremism in South Asia.

29 Dec 2016

India

Looking back at 2016

The year 2016 has witnessed several political upheavals both domestically as well as internationally.

US got it wrong on Saddam Hussein, says CIA interrogator

John Nixon, the CIA analyst who interrogated former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein said that the US "got it wrong" about Saddam.

18 Dec 2016

India

India warns Russia, Iran; says Taliban has to abandon terrorism

India warned Russia and Iran that politically engaged Taliban to change the ground situation in Afghanistan.

24 Nov 2016

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

IS men recced Haridwar's 'Har ki Pauri' as possible target

Authorities have revealed that individuals arrested in India for affiliation to ISIS, conducted a recce of 'Har ki Pauri' in Haridwar as a possible target for the group.

13 Nov 2016

Pakistan News

ISIS detonates bomb at a Pakistani shrine, 52 dead

Almost 52 people were killed and 100 injured in a bomb blast that took place at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan.

07 Nov 2016

Donald Trump

ISIS calls for attacks on US voters

Security agencies in the US revealed intelligence inputs that suggest a possibility of terror attacks by Al-Qaeda militants on election day, November 8.

US Embassy warns Americans of possible IS attacks

Embassy of the United States in New Delhi has reportedly warned US citizens in India to maintain high-level of vigilance in areas frequented by Westerners amid reports of possible Islamic State attacks.

30 Oct 2016

Pakistan News

Five Shiites gunned in Karachi

Five people including one woman died and six were injured in a firing incident in Karachi.

14 Oct 2016

Syria

ISIS carries out its first successful drone attack

ISIS carried out its first successful drone attack earlier this week.

07 Oct 2016

World Bank

World Bank study of ISIS militant group has surprising conclusions

The World Bank conducted a study (WB Study) into the backgrounds, education levels and other socio-economic factors of Islamic militant recruits.

27 Sep 2016

Charlie Hebdo

Jordanian writer charged with insulting Islam, shot dead

Nahed Hattar, a well-known Jordanian writer was shot dead outside a court in capital city of Amman, where he was due to appear for trial, for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.

Project to dissuade potential ISIS recruits

Google-owned incubator Jigsaw has come up with an idea, called The Redirect Method, to dissuade potential ISIS recruits.

07 Sep 2016

London

Muslim priest gets 5.5 years in jail for supporting ISIS

Muslim radical preacher Anjem Choudary and another of his backers, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman were both found guilty of supporting the terror organisation ISIS by a London court.

02 Sep 2016

Independence Day

Three potential ISIS militants detained by Malaysian Police

Three suspected militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were arrested in Malaysia for allegedly planning attacks across the country on the eve of Malaysia's Independence Day, 31st August.

21 Aug 2016

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police officers

IS has claimed responsibility by releasing a video of 2 attackers involved in an assault on Russian traffic police that occurred near Moscow on Wednesday.

14 Aug 2016

Civil War

Hundreds of civilians abducted by ISIS freed

Hundreds of civilians held captive by Islamic State while fleeing Manbij in North Syria to use them as human shields have been released.

Swedish church to drop Bibles in ISIS-controlled areas

A church group from Sweden plans to drop mini electronic Bibles in Iraq over ISIS-controlled regions.

Indonesia foils attack on Singapore

Six Indonesian militants were arrested for planning to attack Singapore's Marina bay with missiles.

Washington Police Officer arrested for helping ISIS

US Metro Police officer, Nicholas Young, has been charged with aiding the terrorist group ISIS.