Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State (IS) militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army and a newly-formed rebel…
Washington, Dec 27 (AP) The Pentagon says the United States hit Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria with 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day. The strikes targeting Islamic State fighters, facilities and vehicles were…
Kano (Nigeria), Dec 27 (AFP) At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes have said. Attacking astride…
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Three youths from Hyderabad were arrested at the Nagpur airport on Saturday over suspicions that they were on their way to join terror outfit Islamic State. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Call it bizarre or insane, but an 82-year-old elderly woman called police after she reportedly heard her female neighbour chanting IS (Islamic State) is good, IS is great while having…
Kabul, Dec 21 (IANS) The Afghan National Directorate of Security said troops arrested a suicide bomber, thwarting his plans to attack the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said…
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Insurgents linked to the Islamic State militant group have launched an anti-government radio station in Afghanistan to promote the terror outfit’s agenda and attract new recruits, local media reported. The radio…
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A neighbour and friend of Pakistani origin Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a terror attack in California, has been arrested for allegedly providing material…
Molenbeek (Belgium), Dec 17 (IANS) To a casual visitor, this province of Brussels may look like any other – a bit run down in parts, but largely having the glass-fronted stores, cafes and bars visible…
Canberra, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of Australians who have funded international terrorist organisations, including the Islamic State, has tripled in the past 12 months, a report said on Thursday. The report was by Australia’s…
PARIS, Nov. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — Police officers stand guard at a road leading to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Nov. 14, 2015. Over 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at the…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist, Maulana Abdul Rehman, has been arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday. The arrest of Rehman, 37, followed a joint operation by Odisha and…
Abuja, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 31 civilian hostages have been set free from the dens of Boko Haram insurgents during series of raids by Nigerian troops in the northeast Borno State, the Nigerian army…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said the fight against extremist group Islamic State “continues to be difficult”. “As I said before, ISIL (another acronym for IS) is dug in, including…
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) chief Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri on Monday alleged that the US doesn’t want to eliminate terror outfit IS and there is a big conspiracy behind it to tarnish…
Cairo, Dec 14 (IANS) Egypt on Monday completed its probe into the Russian plane crash in Sinai peninsula and found nothing indicating “any illegal intervention or terrorist action” in the tragedy. “The technical investigative committee…
Melbourne, Dec 14 (IANS) An Australian teenager accused of preparing to carry out an Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror attack in Melbourne has pleaded guilty to the charge in court. The 17-year-old male, from Melbourne, entered…
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) At least 488 soldiers and 3,400 militants have been killed in the ongoing armed offensive by the Pakistani army in the country’s northwest tribal area over the last 18 months, the…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Adding teeth to its growing internet and social media presence, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly launched an app that features news and videos showing executions and battlefield victories…
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) A court here accepted on Thursday the request of Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, currently imprisoned in the US, to turn approver and depose in the 26/11 case in return…