Tag: Islamic State
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US Navy SEAL found not guilty of murdering captive teenage fighter in war crimes
The charges stemmed from allegations by men under his own command in the special operations branch of the US Navy.
July 3, 2019 -
ISIS threat: Kerala coast fully covered, safety measures in place, says state DGP
“Kerala's coast is fully covered. It's always better to be alert rather than complacent. Intelligence, coastal security, local police, and QRT have been alerted. We're ready, people should not feel insecure,” said Kerala DGP Loknath Behera.
May 28, 2019 -
IS terrorists on way to Lakshadweep in boats, coastal areas in Kerala put on high alert
Kerala’s coastal areas were put on high alert after intelligence reports said that terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State are on their way to Lakshadweep in boats from Sri Lanka.
May 26, 2019 -
UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of IS crimes
The team is negotiating agreements with Iraqi authorities to hand over evidence and is ready to provide material to other courts to hold IS members accountable for their crimes.
May 21, 2019 -
China ready to enhance Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism capabilities: Chinese President tells Sirisena
Expressing China's strong condemnation of the terror attacks in Sri Lanka, Xi said China is ready to stand alongside the Sri Lankan government and people.
May 16, 2019 -
Sri Lanka blocks Facebook, WhatsApp following Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
A majority of radical groups have been active on Facebook, calling for the boycotts of Muslim-owned businesses and spreading hate messages and fake news on the platform.
May 13, 2019 -
Lone surviving ISJK terrorist Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi killed in Shopian encounter
A partial shutdown was observed in Sopore, which is Sofi's hometown. All education institutions were shut in the area as a precautionary measure
May 10, 2019 -
Up to 200 children in Sri Lanka lost family members in Easter bombings: Report
Some of the families have lost their source of income and might not have sufficient savings to resume their normal life.
May 8, 2019 -
UN chief warns of global threat from fleeing IS foreign fighters
Guterres warned, "Many are well trained and could carry out future terrorist attacks, others hope to radicalise and recruit new followers to their cause".
May 8, 2019 -
Sri Lanka now safe, all accused killed or arrested: Security officials
"All explosives possessed by the terrorist group has been seized. Almost everyone identified with the group have been arrested. Two of their bomb experts have died in the clashes. The police can happily announce that everyone with direct links have been either arrested or killed by now," Wickremaratne said.
May 7, 2019 -
FBI arrests Pakistani-American at airport for links to JeM, ISIS
Waqar Ul-Hassan, a naturalised US citizen who moved to America at the age of 15, was arrested at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Tuesday.
May 4, 2019 -
NIA raids three places in Kerala over Islamic State links
NIA is questioning three suspects who are believed to have links to some of the people from the state who left for Syria and Iraq to join the IS.
April 28, 2019 -
Islamic State can enter Bengal if Mamata Banerjee stays in power: Kailash Vijayvargiya
An Islamic State poster with a threat in Bengali language surfaced on Saturday.
April 28, 2019 -
ISIS claims 3 militants blew themselves during gun battle in Sri Lanka raid
The ISIS claimed the attacks, but the government has blamed local Islamist extremist group NTJ for the attacks.
April 28, 2019 -
Lanka didn’t arrest citizens who joined IS as joining foreign terror outfit not against law: PM
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks on three Catholic churches and three luxury hotels that claimed 253 lives but the government has blamed a local Islamist extremist group National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) for the bombings.
April 26, 2019 -
UN Peacebuilding Commission condemns terror attacks in Sri Lanka
The UN Peacebuilding Commission "condemns in the strongest terms" the series of "heinous and cowardly" terrorist attacks committed on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka
April 24, 2019 -
Sri Lanka’s President announces security shakeup
Sri Lanka's President said on Tuesday that he would move quickly to restructure country's intelligence and security apparatus in response to a failure to act on warnings received ahead of the Easter Sunday attacks.
April 24, 2019