ISIS: News
21 Aug 2017
IraqOperation Free Tal Afar: Iraq attacks final Islamic State stronghold
Iraq has now launched an offensive to push IS out of its last stronghold, in the city of Tal Afar.
07 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsTeenage suicide bomber's confession sheds light on Pakistan's terror factory
In September 2016, Usman, a teenager from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province was captured just before he could detonate a suicide vest at a Shiite prayer group in Shikarpur, Pakistan.
07 Aug 2017
AfghanistanTerror attack in northern Afghanistan kills 50, including women/children
At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed when terrorists attacked a village in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul.
07 Aug 2017
NetherlandsWhat attracts women to ISIS?
A lot has been written about how even educated youth get lured into joining ISIS by their twisted propaganda. But why do women undertake this perilous trial?
06 Aug 2017
PunjabHow a Sikh organization brings relief to the world's needy
Khalsa Aid, an international Sikh relief organization, has set an example by helping those in need, whether its refugees in Greece, flood-hit civilians in Gujarat or Yazidis escaping ISIS in Iraq.
05 Aug 2017
AustraliaAustralian police thwart ISIS-sponsored plot to bomb commercial airplane
Australian police said a terror suspect attempted to smuggle a bomb on an airplane by planting it into the luggage of his unsuspecting brother.
26 Jul 2017
Emmanuel MacronLibya peace talks: Rival factions agree to ceasefire
Libyan peace talks achieved a breakthrough after two rival leaders, UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar who controls Libya's eastern coast committed to a conditional ceasefire.
24 Jul 2017
IndonesiaYou can now send self-destructing photos, videos on Telegram
Messaging app Telegram is the latest to join several other messengers that have added the self-destructing message feature originated by Snapchat.
24 Jul 2017
ParisThe Hellfire Club: The group waging online war against ISIS
Even as Security and intelligence agencies are constantly monitoring and neutralizing terrorist threats on the ground, their operations and ideology seem to thrive online, attracting many to join and facilitate their activities.
23 Jul 2017
Russia NewsTrump slams NY Times for illegal leak compromising Baghdadi's capture
In his latest controversial tweet, Trump notes "The Failing New York Times foiled US attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist, Al-Baghdadi. Their sick agenda over National Security."
22 Jul 2017
IraqIraqis celebrate ISIS defeat by re-opening bar
Iraq retook its northern town of Qaraqosh from ISIS nine months ago. It is still stumbling back to normalcy.
20 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru man plays guitar as surgeons 'burn' his brain
In a rather bizarre case, 32-year-old musician played guitar on operation-table as surgeons 'burned' his brain and relieved him of dystonia.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaUS designates Pakistan as a terrorist 'safe haven'
Possibly a sign of Trump administration's toughening stance against terrorism, the US listed Pakistan as one of the countries providing safe havens to terrorists in its "Country Report on Terrorism" published annually.
18 Jul 2017
IraqKashmir: ISIS supporters gaining ground, propagating Jihadi attack manuals
Iraq recently celebrated the defeat of ISIS in Mosul but violence has been raging in the Kashmir Valley, creating a real 'situation' for Government of India.
15 Jul 2017
AfghanistanUS drone strike kills ISIS-K emir in Afghanistan
The Pentagon said US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the emir of the Afghan branch of ISIS at the group's headquarters in Kunar Province.
10 Jul 2017
BBCIraqi PM visits Mosul to celebrate "victory" over ISIS
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi security forces over their "victory" against ISIS militants.
08 Jul 2017
Donald TrumpSyrianCivilWar: US-Russia-Jordan agree to ceasefire, raises hopes for peace
The US, Russia and Jordan have agreed to a ceasefire across the south-western Syrian regions of Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida.
06 Jul 2017
LibyaLibya: Field Marshal Haftar announces the 'liberation' of Benghazi
Following violent clashes between Islamist militants and the Libyan National Army (LNA) last week, LNA commander Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar claims to have liberated Mediterranean port of Benghazi.
04 Jul 2017
ChennaiRajasthan ATS detains suspected IS operative from Chennai
A man has been detained in Chennai for allegedly transferring funds to the Islamic State through a hawala network.
04 Jul 2017
IraqMosul Battle: Iraqi troops face wave of suicide bombers
Iraqi troops attempting to recapture the last ISIS-held quarter of Mosul, the Old City, have been met by fierce clashes and a series of suicide-bombings.
28 Jun 2017
IraqAs ISIS faces defeat, Iraq faces uncertain future
The Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated its first Eid free of ISIS control after security forces pushed the militants out of their de-facto capital city.
27 Jun 2017
TalibanNew al-Qaeda document details deadly new strategy for Indian subcontinent
Al-Qaeda has released a document which details the objectives and targets of its members in the Indian subcontinent, especially in Kashmir.
26 Jun 2017
Donald TrumpOhio government's websites hacked with pro-ISIS messages, Trump threatened
Several websites of the government of US' Ohio state, including that of Governor John Kasich, were hacked to display a message supporting ISIS.
26 Jun 2017
AfghanistanReports: ISIS declares war on Taliban in Afghanistan
An ISIS commander in Afghanistan has reportedly declared war on Taliban, calling the latter "hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers."
21 Jun 2017
EuropeBrussels railway station: Security forces shoot suspected suicide bomber
Belgian officials said a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber was shot by soldiers at Brussels Central Station.
17 Jun 2017
AustraliaUS to soon decide on resettling Australia's Manus Island detainees
As the Australian government prepares to close down its detention centre in Manus Island, US is set to decide soon on whether they would take the detainees in, as per the terms of a previous agreement.
16 Jun 2017
Donald TrumpUS, Qatar ink $12 billion deal on F-15 fighter jets
Against the backdrop of Qatar's isolation in the Middle East, US has inked a $12 billion deal for supply of 36 F-15 fighter jets to Qatar.
16 Jun 2017
IndiaUS designates Karnataka-born ISIS leader a global terrorist
30-year-old Karnataka-born Mohammed Shafi Armar, ISIS's chief recruiter in the Indian subcontinent, has been named a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the US.
14 Jun 2017
Terrorist OrganizationsISIS leader Baghdadi's journey from being a 'caliph' to fugitive
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, the two strongholds of his 'caliphate.'
10 Jun 2017
Saudi ArabiaIS warns Saudi Arabia of violence, says 'turn will come'
The IS threatened Saudi Arabia of attacks in the near future.
08 Jun 2017
IranIran blames Saudis for Tehran attacks that killed 12
At least 12 people were killed and 43 wounded in simultaneous attacks on Iran's Parliament building and the mausoleum of the republic's founder Ayatollah Khomeini on June 7.
08 Jun 2017
Theresa MayTight than expected race as Britain goes to the polls
Polls have opened in Britain, nearly two months after PM Theresa May called a snap general election.
07 Jun 2017
IranIran's Parliament & Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum attacked, 7 killed
Gunmen have opened fire at the Iranian Parliament and the mausoleum of religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran.
06 Jun 2017
MelbourneMelbourne- Brighton gunman takes hostage, shot dead in gunfight
A gunman in Melbourne held hostage a woman for at least two hours before being shot dead by security officers in the evening of June 6.
04 Jun 2017
IraqYazidi activist held as ISIS sex slave returns to Iraq
24-year-old Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist who was held as a sex slave by ISIS militants, returned to her village Kocho in northwest Iraq.
31 May 2017
Hizbul MujahideenZakir Musa's caliphate calls divide Hizbul Mujahideen
Intelligence sources revealed that ousted Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa's call for establishing an Islamic caliphate in Kashmir and to kill Kashmiri separatist leaders has created fractures within the organization's ranks.
