ISIS
ISIS losing ground in Iraq, Syria: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama today said the Islamic State is not only losing ground in Iraq and Syria but also the flow of foreign fighters joining the militant group is plummeting.
ISIS Court denies bail to alleged ISIS operatives
According to the sources, the court denied relief to the accused persons -- Akhlakur Rehman, Mohd Osama, Mohd Mehraz, Mohd Azeemushan and Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed -- observing that it was not a fit case for bail.
13 ISIS loyalists killed, seven others wounded in Nangarhar province
At least 13 loyalists of the ISIS terrorist group were killed and seven others wounded during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province.
Orlando bar attack: No evidence of direct ISIS link to shooting, say US officials
U.S. officials said on Sunday they had seen no immediate evidence of any direct connection between the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and Islamic State or any other foreign extremist group.
Setbacks seen for Islamic State in Syria, Iraq, Libya
In Libya, IS militants were fleeing their stronghold of Sirte as forces loyal to a U.N.-brokered government advanced, with some fighters reportedly cutting off beards and long hair to blend in with civilians.
ISIS ‘kill list’ names 8,318 as assassination targets
A pro-ISIS hacker group has placed nearly 8,000 Americans on its longest "kill list"...
Two years after fall of Mosul, Iraqis struggle to accept exiled lives
Aid workers fear a planned offensive to retake Mosul, Islamic State's de facto capital in Iraq, later this year will result in fresh displacement and a deeper humanitarian crisis.
United States sees no major Islamic State links to Boko Haram, despite claims
US officials tell Reuters they see no evidence that Boko Haram has received significant operational support or financing from Islamic State, more than a year after the brutal West African group's pledge of allegiance to it.
US backed force in Syria poised to enter IS-held city of Manbij
US backed fighters in Syria are ready to enter the Islamic State-held city of Manbij at will but are being cautious due to the presence of civilians inside, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
3 Islamists killed in Bangladesh as Hindu priest murdered
Three suspected Islamists were killed today in separate gunbattles with Bangladesh police which launched a massive crackdown on extremists...
Islamic State hits back against Syrian army after advance
The Observatory reported on Saturday that the Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, had advanced across the provincial boundary into Raqqa province, a stronghold for IS and the location of its capital, Raqqa city.
Iraq will probe abuses in Fallujah: spokesman
The Hashed al-Shaabi taking part in the Fallujahoperation is an umbrella organisation that includes Sunni tribal fighters but is dominated...
NIA files chargesheet against IS suspect
According to court sources, during in-camera proceedings the NIA filed a chargesheet before district judge Amarnath, who listed the matter for June 9 for further hearing.
Terror deaths down but ISIS still major threat: US report
Despite a spate of bloody incidents that made global headlines, the total number of deaths in terrorist attacks fell last year by 14 percent, a US government report said today.
‘5 nations including India accounted for 55% terror attacks in 2015’
The United States and its partners around the world face a significant challenge as they seek to contend with the return of foreign terror fighting forces from Iraq and Syria, the risk...
Iraq forces poised for Fallujah assault against ISIS
Elite Iraqi troops were poised to assault one of the Islamic State group's most emblematic bastions, Fallujah, as the jihadists counterattacked in Iraq and neighbouring Syria where thousands of civilians have fled the fightin
‘Westerner’ among 7 ISIS suspects arrested in Yemen: police
Yemeni authorities today arrested seven Islamic State group suspects, including one "Westerner", in second city Aden, a police officer told AFP.
Belgium questions 4 ISIS suspects who may have planned attacks
Belgium has been one of the most fertile recruiting areas in Europe for the extremist group, which claimed responsibility for the attacks in Brussels as well as the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris. No weapons
IS India wing talked about extorting money from Bollywood stars
Two alleged top commanders of the module busted by security agencies earlier this year, Rizwan Nawazuddin alias Khalid and Muddabir Sheikh, have revealed this in interrogation.
Government shrugs of ISIS video threat, says patriotism brimming in every Indian Muslim
Following the furore over the ISIS video in which Indian recruits are seen threatening to wage a war in India, the Centre on Tuesday asserted that no amount of threats from terrorists could make any difference whatsoever as e
NIA analysing ISIS video featuring purported Indian fighters
The NIA is analysing the video released by the ISIS in which purported Indian fighters in the terror troup have threatened to target India to avenge the Babri Masjid demolition, alleged atrocities on Muslims in Kashmir and du
Coming to avenge Babri, Kashmir, Gujarat, Muzaffarnagar: ISIS video
The Islamic State has released a new 22-minute Arabic-language documentary on purported Indian jihadists in its ranks, providing the first interviews with five fugitive jihadists known to have joined the ranks of fighters in
ISIS is laughing at America: Donald Trump
The Islamic State is laughing at America as the political leaders in the country have no effective strategy against the terror group, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said today.
Ashton Carter wants to accelerate defeat of ISIS: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants to accelerate the defeat of Islamic State and he will not be satisfied until their claims to a caliphate are eliminated, the Pentagon has said, a day after Iraqi forces captured the st
ISIS has lost ground in Iraq and Syria: Pentagon
The Islamic State has lost considerable ground across Iraq and Syria...
Among IS arrests, youth in love who wanted plastic surgery
Statement of Ashiq Ahmed — a 19-year-old engineering student from Bengal — along with those of two others, will form part of NIA chargesheet
Islamic State launches mobile app for children
ISIS has reportedly launched its first mobile app for children to teach them the Arabic alphabet and the vocabulary taught by it includes jihadist themes along with words like 'tank', 'gun' and 'rocket'.
