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Kabul blackout: ISIL detonates power pylon to damage main electricity line
World | October 24, 2021 9:45 ISTThere have been various incidents of detonating power pylons in Afghanistan during the previous governments also.
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India at UNSC: Terrorism emanating from Af-Pak border poses threat to regional peace and security
News | February 13, 2021 22:40 ISTIndia has once again condemned terrorism at UNSC meet. Recently it was in the event titled 'Threats of International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts' India opined "Easy access to new and emerging technologies have enabled terrorist groups to exploit current conditions.
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Death toll from ISIL suicide bombing in Afghanistan climbs to 36
World | June 17, 2018 14:07 ISTNo one immediately claimed the attack, but it was likely carried out by the Islamic State group, which was not included in the cease-fire and has clashed with the Taliban in the past.
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This is how Afghans react on use of ‘Mother of all bombs’ on ISIL
World | April 14, 2017 20:36 ISTThe US military on Thursday dropped the "mother of all bombs" in eastern Afghanistan in close coordination with Afghan forces.
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Two top ISIL leaders killed in US airstrike: Pentagon
World | July 02, 2016 15:17 ISTPentagon has disclosed that two top ISIL leaders were killed in a US airstrike in the Iraqi city of Mosul on June 25.
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ISIS 'finance chief' Abu Saleh confirmed killed in air strike: US
World | December 11, 2015 14:59 ISTWashington: The United States has confirmed that the 'finance chief' of terror outfit Islamic State, Abu Saleh has been killed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition.US military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said in a
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Islamic State: Prison rescue operation that killed an American Soldier (Video)
World | October 26, 2015 14:37 ISTMosul: A dramatic footage of a rescue operation carried out by US and Kurdish forces to evacuate over 70 hostages from Islamic State prison in northern Iraq has emerged on social media.The operation took place
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3 arrested in Morocco before joining IS in Libya
World | February 23, 2015 14:43 ISTRabat: Moroccan security services have arrested three people in Casablanca and Oujda who were attempting to join the IS terrorist organization in Libya, the interior ministry said in a statement.The three men, originally from Sidi
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Break cycles of conflict to counter terrorism: Obama
World | February 19, 2015 23:26 ISTWashington: Describing conflict as “magnets” for violent extremism, US President Barack Obama today asked the international community and religious leaders to “break the cycles” of sectarian conflict to counter terrorism.“Nations need to break the cycles
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Taliban 'armed insurgency', ISIL 'terrorist' group: USA
World | January 29, 2015 15:37 ISTWashington: The United States has described the Afghan Taliban as “an armed insurgency”, while the Islamic State as a “terrorist” group, drawing a controversial distinction between the two militant organisations. “The Taliban is an armed
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Real cooperation needed to crush IS: Syrian President
World | November 21, 2014 9:42 ISTDamascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that "international cooperation" was necessary to crush the Islamic State group, which is the target of a US-led campaign."The region is going through decisive times" and the most
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Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi - world's most dreaded terrorist
World | November 12, 2014 10:12 ISTOsama Bin Laden was once the world's most feared terrorist. But now it's his follower Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi who is claiming this title.Baghdadi is a man of few words and many names. The UN
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US-led international coalition will destroy Islamic State
World | October 30, 2014 12:18 ISTWashington: The US-led international coalition of more than 60 countries against the Islamic State will degrade and ultimately destroy the terror group, a top Obama Administration official has said."I do believe we will degrade and
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Obama reviews ISIS strategy with national security team
World | October 25, 2014 13:10 ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has reviewed his administration's strategy against the Islamic State with his national security team, during which he discussed the status of comprehensive campaign to counter the feared militant group in
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Islamic State militants now world's richest terror group: Experts
World | October 24, 2014 15:12 ISTWashington: The Islamic State has become the world's wealthiest terror group, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion, officials said on Thursday.It earns US dollar 1
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US only country that can galvanize the world community: Obama
World | October 22, 2014 9:01 ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has said the United States is the only country to galvanize the world community for any major crisis, referring to the formation of two broad international coalition against ISIL and Ebola."The
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Barack Obama likely to seek PM Modi's support against ISIS
World | September 24, 2014 14:12 ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama is expected to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support in his effort to create a global coalition against Islamic State terror group that has gained control over large swaths of
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US joined by its allies in strikes against ISIL: Obama
World | September 23, 2014 22:45 ISTWashington: President Barack Obama today said the participation of a group of Arab states in US-led air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria shows that America is not alone in combating the dreaded extremist
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World united in fight against ISIL: Barack Obama
World | September 21, 2014 8:21 ISTWashington: As he continues to galvanise the world for a broad coalition against the Islamic State, US President Barack Obama said the international community is united in its fight against the dreaded terror group, which
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CIA triples estimate of Islamic State strength
World | September 12, 2014 11:26 ISTWashington: The Islamic State, the dreaded terrorist group that has gained control over a large part of Iraq and Syria, has up to 31,500 fighters - three times as many as previously feared, according to
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