Tag: Islamic State
U.S. sanctions 4 South Africans over Islamic State links
The four South Africans were accused of helping raise funds for Islamic State by running kidnap-for-ransom or extortion operations, recruiting…
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader: Analysts
The death of Quraishi, 45, was another crushing blow to IS two years after the violent Sunni Muslim group lost…
Islamic State claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break
The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which follows militant websites, republished an IS communique on Friday that claimed fighters had stormed…
Uganda charges 15 with terrorism
Islamic State (IS), which is allied with the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), claimed responsibility for the Nov. 16 attack…
Ex-British rapper turned IS terrorist arrested
Former British rapper, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group has been arrested in…
Islamic State claims deadly attacks against Nigerien soldiers
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army camp in Niger which left 71 military…
London knife attacker was one of us – Islamic State
The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for the stabbing attack in central London that left two people dead before…
Islamic state announces Qurayshi as new leader
Terror group, the Islamic State has announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as its new leader. The appointment of al-Qurayshi as…
Islamic State appoints Baghdadi’s successor
The terror group, Islamic State 'already has a new leader' barely a day after former chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew…
Lebanon attack: Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in north Lebanon in June, which killed two policemen and two…
3 Islamic State supporters arrested by police in Sydney
Australian police on Tuesday said three men suspected of supporting or being members of Islamic State were arrested in Sydney…
Islamic State claims Pakistan attack that killed 20 people
The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in south-western Pakistan that left 20 people dead…
US-backed Syrian forces declare victory over Islamic State
US-backed forces in Syria announced Saturday they have liberated the last area held by the Islamic State in the eastern…
IS leader al-Baghdadi urges followers to keep fighting
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his followers to keep fighting, in his first message in about a…
Islamic state claims responsibility for Toronto shooting
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a shooting in Toronto on Sunday that killed two people and wounded 13, the…
Incredible! Boko Haram runs a govt by Lake Chad shores
From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State's West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.
Islamic State posts brutal images of 2 children executing Afghan soldiers
Islamic State on Wednesday posted brutal images of two children apparently executing three men wearing orange jumpsuits in Afghanistan’s eastern…
UK warns of Islamic State attacks on foreigners in South Africa
Britain has warned of a threat of attacks by Islamists on foreigners in South Africa after two British nationals were…
Turkish woman sentenced to death for joining Islamic State
An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…
Tillerson says Islamic State yet to suffer ‘enduring defeat’
The end of major combat operations against Islamic State does not mean the U.S. and its allies have achieved an…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghanistan attack
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that hit Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, according to the…
Islamic State end has come – Iranian president
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state…
Syria declares victory over Islamic State
Syria’s army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the jihadists’ last town in the country…
Turkey detains over 100 Islamic State suspects
Turkish police have detained 111 people over a suspected link with Islamic State in Ankara and gave arrest warrants for…
Greece arrests suspected Islamic State terrorist
Greek authorities on Friday said they had arrested a Syrian man suspected to be member of the Islamic State terrorist…
Turkish media’s revelation on US Forces in Syria risky – Pentagon
The release of sensitive military information by Turkish media could potentially disrupt U.S.-led operations to defeat the Islamic State terrorist…
Islamic State claims attack at Iranian parliament
Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks on Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s shrine on Wednesday, the group’s state news agency…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Manchester arena attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Monday's deadly attack at the Manchester Arena and said it was carried out with an…
Mosul battle: U.S. expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons
The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on…
Shekau reappears, says ‘still around’
The Islamic State militant group on Wednesday announced Abu Musab al-Barnawi as its West African affiliate ‘Boko Haram’s new leader.…