Tag: Islamic State
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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 -
V K Singh to visit Iraq to bring back remains of 39 Indians killed
Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V K Singh is likely to travel to Iraq in a special aircraft on 1 April to bring back the mortal remains of the 39 Indians who were abducted and killed by terrorists of the Islamic State in Mosul, it is learnt. He is expected to return …
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March 30, 2018 -
IS key commander captured, 3 others killed in Afghanistan
A key commander of the Islamic State (IS) militant group was captured and three foreign nationals of the outfit were killed as Afghan security forces' aircraft targeted its hideout in northern Afghanistan
March 29, 2018 -
VK Singh to visit Iraq to bring bodies of Indians killed by Islamic State
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Monday said he would visit Iraq to bring the mortal remains of the 39 Indians killed by the Islamic State after completion of all the formalities for the repatriation of bodies. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, Singh, who is a former army …
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March 26, 2018 -
French supermarket attack: Hero cop dies of wounds
A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege in Trebes has died, a minister said on Saturday. Announcing the Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame’s death on Twitter, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said: “He died for his country. France will never forget his heroism, his bravery, his sacrifice.” The gendarme helped …
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March 24, 2018 -
Three dead in France in suspected jihadist shooting spree
At least three people were killed on Friday in a shooting spree and hostage siege in southern France by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, security sources told AFP. Security forces killed the gunman — believed to be a Moroccan who was on a watchlist of suspected Islamic extremists — after he …
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March 24, 2018 -
Iraq deaths: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh promises adequate compensation to 27 families
The CM reiterated his demand for the Centre also to compensate them since the tragedy had occurred overseas
March 22, 2018 -
39 Indians killed by Islamic State in Mosul: Complete list
The Indian government confirmed that the 39 Indians in Mosul in Iraq are dead, four years after they were abducted by the Islamic State. In an address to both Houses of the Parliament on Tuesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that the bodies of all 39 individuals were exhumed from a mound in Badush …
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March 20, 2018 -
Islamic State has killed thousands of civilians
The Islamic State, which has killed the 39 Indians it abducted in Mosul in Iraq, has killed thousands of civilians, at times in the most brutal manner. Most of its victims, ironically, have been Muslims. The terrorist group, now facing the wrath of many countries, has beheaded, crucified, immolated or simply gunned down people it …
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March 20, 2018