Tag: IS Jihadists
Muslim body calls for ‘killing, crucifixion’ of IS fighters
Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious centre of learning, has called for the killing and crucifixion of militants from the Islamic…
Turkey in red alert as 3,000 residents linked with IS Jihadists
Around 3,000 people in Turkey are believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, a Turkish intelligence…
IS says publishing new Mohammed cartoon ‘extremely stupid’
The Islamic State group’s radio on Wednesday described French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo’s publication of a new cartoon of the…
IS jihadists claim execution of eight people in Iraq
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed eight people, four of them policemen, in Iraq’s Salaheddin province, according to a…
US man pleads guilty to trying to help IS group
A US man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to help the Islamic State jihadist group and now faces 15 years…
IS jihadists execute four women in Iraq
The Islamic State group has executed at least four women, including two doctors and a politician, in their northern Iraq…
FBI asks for tips on IS group volunteers
The FBI on Tuesday appealed for help tracking people planning to join the Islamic State group in combat, including an…
IS jihadists ‘seize parts of key Syrian town’
Islamic State jihadists pushed into the key Syrian town of Kobane on the Turkish border Monday, seizing three districts in…
IS war could reach Nigeria, says Ex-US Defense chief
Leon Panetta, who headed the CIA and then the Pentagon has said that Islamic State (IS) war could extend to…
IS Jihadists murder Briton, battle for Kurdish town
Islamic State jihadists mounted brutal offensives on both the Syrian battlefield and in their online propaganda war Friday, murdering a…
US-led strikes hit jihadists attacking Syria
The US-led coalition hit Islamic State group targets around a Syrian town on the Turkish border Saturday where tens of…
Qatar emir denies funding Syria extremists
The emir of Qatar has denied accusations that his country funds extremist groups in Syria, while stressing the Gulf state’s…
Australian police shoot dead ‘known terror suspect’
Police in Melbourne have shot dead a “known terror suspect” who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State…
Australian laws to criminalise travel to terror hotspots
Tougher counter-terror laws to be introduced to Australia’s parliament Wednesday would make it a crime to travel to places considered…
Algerian troops hunt for French hostage
Algerian troops scoured a mountainous eastern region Tuesday for a Frenchman kidnapped by militants linked to the Islamic State group…