Tag: IS Jihadists
18 IS jihadists killed fighting Syria Kurds
At least 18 jihadists from the Islamic State group were killed in overnight clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria…
49 Turks kidnapped by IS militants freed
Dozens of Turkish nationals held hostage by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq for more than three months have been…
IS jihadists down Syria warplane
Jihadists shot down a Syrian warplane conducting strikes on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory…
Iran accuses US of violating sovereignty in anti-IS fight
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council accused the United States on Saturday of violating the sovereignty of nations…
Britain arms Kurds with machine guns to fight IS
Britain is to ship heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary…
Obama sorry for golfing after Foley death
United States President Barack Obama now admits that his decision to play a vacation round of golf immediately after addressing…
Top Saudi cleric urges Muslims to fight IS jihadists
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has urged Muslims to confront the “oppressive” Islamic State jihadist group if it fights Muslims after…
Islamic State claims to behead second US reporter
The so-called “Islamic State” released a video on Tuesday showing a masked militant apparently beheading an American journalist and threatening…
Kerry urges global ‘coalition’ to fight IS jihadists
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a global coalition to combat Islamic State fighters’ “genocidal agenda”…
UN chief slams ‘brutal’ IS killings in Iraq
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed “brutal killings of civilians” by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq,…
Obama says ‘no strategy yet’ as IS executes Syrian troops
United States President Barack Obama admitted Thursday that he still does not have a strategy to fight Islamic State jihadists…
Imam receives death threat, says IS recruiting in Canada
A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned Friday that Islamist militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada…
Foley murder ‘terrorist attack’ against US
The murder of American journalist James Foley by jihadist militants in Syria was a “terrorist attack” against the United States,…
Singapore, Australia to boost intelligence sharing on jihadis
Australia and Singapore vowed Friday to enhance intelligence sharing in the face of growing fears about the threat posed by…
UK voices ‘absolute horror’ at IS beheading
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday voiced his “absolute horror” at the apparent beheading of US journalist James Foley,…