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…