Tag: Islamic State

New IS module case: Arms supplier arrested in UP

Naeem, who was wanted by the NIA, was handed over to the counter-terrorism agency

January 4, 2019

Hackers hijacking inactive Twitter accounts to spread IS propaganda: Report

Report says hackers are exploiting Twitter's legacy lack of email confirmation to take control of the dormant accounts that had been inactive for years

January 3, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir: DGP rules out large presence of ISIS in Kashmir

Director General of Police (DGP) of J&K, Dilbagh Singh, on Wednesday ruled out large presence of Islamic State (IS) terror group in Jammu and Kashmir but claimed that the youth was being ‘radicalised’ through its ideology.

January 2, 2019

Islamic State ideology used to radicalize Kashmiri youth: Police

Some elements are making serious efforts to radicalize a section of the youth to the extent possible.

January 2, 2019

ISIS Trumped?

In the week of jollity around the world, Wednesday’s announcement by the US President signifies an abrupt change in policy that was unveiled six months ago, notably with three objectives ~ to retain US forces in Syria, to endure the “enduring defeat of ISIS”, and act as a bulwark against Iranian influence.

December 22, 2018

Netanyahu, Trump discuss Iranian military’s presence in Syria

Netanyahu vowed to "act very aggressively against Iran's attempts to establish itself in Syria" saying Israel has the backing of the White House in its actions against the Islamic Republic

December 21, 2018

Difference narrows

It is the “strength” of public support that is the power behind every bullet the soldier fires. Loose talk, catering to a limited audience, can ultimately prove enfeebling. Can the nation afford that?

December 2, 2018

Butchery in Iran

In death, four-year-old Mohammad-Taha Eghdami, whose photograph went viral in Iran over the weekend, symbolises the calculated malevolence that drove terrorists to attack a military parade, killing 29 people, including conscripts and children. Crucially enough, the parade had been organised to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. …

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September 25, 2018

Trappes man kills mother and sister in Paris knife attack

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack but offered no proof

August 23, 2018

Islamic State says leader’s son Hudhayfah al-Badri died in Syria

Al-Badri was killed in an "operation against the Nussayriyyah and the Russians at the thermal power station in Homs", the group said in a statement

July 4, 2018

Indonesia church attacks kill nine, dozens wounded

A wave of blasts including a suicide bombing struck outside churches in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding dozens of others, police said, the latest assault on a religious minority in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.

May 13, 2018

IS claims responsibility of Paris knife attack

Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has claimed the responsibility of the Paris knife attack in which the person who stabbed five people in Paris late on Saturday yelled "Allahu Akbar," meaning "God is great", city prosecutor François Molins said.

May 13, 2018

Iraq holds first nationwide election since Islamic State defeat

Iraq began voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild.

May 12, 2018

Toll in Libyan poll office attack rises to 15

The death toll in an attack by Islamic State (IS) suicide bombers on the headquarters of the Libyan Higher Commission of Elections here has risen to 15, according to a medical source. Confirming the deaths, Abdaddaem al-Rabti, an official of the public Tripoli Field Hospital, told Xinhua late on Wednesday that nine commission employees, four …

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May 3, 2018

36 IS militants killed in Iraqi airstrikes in Syria

At least 36 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in airstrikes by the Iraqi air force targeting IS positions inside neighbouring Syria, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets pounded the terrorist IS positions, including a meeting site for some IS leaders, leaving 36 terrorists dead, Xinhua …

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April 23, 2018

Dozens of bodies found in Raqqa mass grave: Official

Dozens of bodies, including those of jihadis and civilians, have been found in a mass grave in the former Islamic State group stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, a local official said.

April 22, 2018

Union Minister VK Singh flies to Mosul to get remains of killed Indians

Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Sunday left for Mosul in Iraq to get back the remains of the Indians killed there by the Islamic State terrorists. Though 39 Indians were killed as the Islamic State took over the city of Mosul in 2014, the mortal remains of 38 will be …

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April 1, 2018