Tag: IS
Shamima Begum, the teenager who fled the UK to join IS, gives birth
The family of the 19-year-old Shamima Begum who fled the United Kingdom for Syria to join the militant organisation, ISIS…
Kabul suicide bomb: Islamic State claims responsibility
Islamic State said one of its militants was responsible for a deadly suicide bombing in a Shi’ite area of the…
Elections: Pakistan spy agencies warn of extremist groups
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism forces on Wednesday warned that extremist groups are planning to target political leaders and rallies in the run-up…
US military drops ‘mother of all bombs on IS’ in Afghanistan
The US military says it has dropped the most destructive non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on an Islamic State…
We’re responsible for Berlin lorry attack-IS
The Islamic State Extremist Group, via its Aamaq Agency outlet, has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Berlin Christmas…
Shia pilgrims among 80 killed in IS attack in Iraq
At least 80 people, many of them Shia pilgrims, have been killed in a truck bomb attack at a road…
Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria
Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind her two children and her job as a hairdresser to join a Christian…
France to prepare air strikes against IS in Syria – Hollande
AFP – France will launch surveillance flights over Syria from Tuesday with a view to conducting airstrikes on Islamic State…
US drops 60,000 propaganda leaflets on IS in Syria
The US military dropped 60,000 leaflets on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria showing a grisly depiction…
Boko Haram-IS pledge an ‘act of desperation’ – FG
Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group was a sign of weakness and a result of pressure…
Cameron vows to hunt down IS militant, ‘Jihadi John’
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, vowed on Friday in London to use all means at his disposal to hunt down…
Japan police arrest ‘IS-inspired’ killing teen
Japanese police on Friday arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local…
World leaders are ‘ineffective’ in response to IS, Boko Haram – Amnesty
World leaders have proved “shameful and ineffective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like Islamic State (IS), Amnesty International…
France, Egypt urge ‘new measures’ against IS after beheadings
France and Egypt on Monday urged the UN Security Council to meet and mull fresh measures against Islamic State jihadists…
Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video
Egypt carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya on Monday after the jihadists posted a video…
Jordan destroys 56 IS targets in three days of strikes
Jordan said Sunday it destroyed 56 targets in three days of strikes on the Islamic State group after it murdered…
IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit
The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in…
Lebanon detains wife, son of IS chief
Lebanese forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the Syrian border,…
IS attack on Kobane stalls amid US air assault
A bid by Islamic State fighters to seize the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane has stalled, American officials said,…
Malaysian police arrest 13 over IS ‘links’
Malaysian police have arrested 13 people believed to have “links” with the Islamic State, a report said Wednesday, as concern…
Hundreds in memorial for British hostage killed by IS
Hundreds gathered for a memorial service for Alan Henning, the British hostage beheaded by Islamic State jihadists, celebrating the aid…
Ex-US defense chief sees 30-year IS war, blames Obama
The fight against the Islamic State group will be difficult and could last decades due to decisions made by US…
Australian jets fly first mission against IS in Iraq
Australian fighter jets have flown their first armed combat mission in Iraq against the Islamic State group but did not…
US-led strikes hit IS outside Syria’s Ain al-Arab
United States-led forces carried out at least five air strikes on Wednesday against Islamic State group fighters attacking the Syrian…
10 dead as Kurds battle IS for Syria border town
Fierce fighting between Kurdish militia and Islamic State jihadists for a strategic Syrian border town killed at least 10 people…
We cannot bomb IS into obscurity – US military
The United States military cannot bomb the Islamic State group into “obscurity,” it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its…
Britain carries out first air strikes against IS in Iraq
British fighter jets on Tuesday bombed an artillery post and an armed truck used by the Islamic State group in…
Man arrested in Australia over funding US fighter in Syria
A man was arrested in counterterror raids in Australia on Tuesday, with police alleging he was sending money to a…
Israel urges global spies to pool resources on IS
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State jihadist…