Al Qaeda
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Pakistani Taliban commander revolts against chief Fazlullah
World | Sep 05, 2014, 08:11 AM ISTIslamabad: A powerful brash commander of the Pakistani Taliban today revolted against the leadership of Mullah Fazullah and announced the militant group's split, in what appeared to be a serious blow to the outfit linked
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IB hints at Al Qaeda and ISI alliance, suspects terror attacks in festive season
India | Sep 04, 2014, 08:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Security agencies today revealed that al-Qaeda and its affiliated organisations may try to attack Israeli citizens when they are in India.The alert comes in the wake of the Jewish holidays and the festival
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Cutting across party line, leaders urge government to act fast on Al -Qaeda issue
National | Sep 04, 2014, 04:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Political parties cutting across party lines have reacted sharply to the Al Qaeda video in which Ayman al-Zawahiri had announced the launching of a new branch in Indian sub-continent aimed at creating a
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US targets key financiers of Al Qaeda, Al Nusra Front
World | Aug 23, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTWashington: The US on Friday imposed sanctions on two alleged key financiers of al-Nusra Front and Al Qaeda, authorities said.Abdul Mohsen Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharikh and Hamid Hamad Hamid Al-Ali were added to the Department of
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Al Qaeda militants behead 14 Yemeni soldiers
World | Aug 09, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTAden: Al Qaeda militants ambushed an army convoy in Yemen's Hadramout province and captured and beheaded 14 soldiers, an official said on Saturday."The victims were part of a 14-member military convoy in Shibam town of
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ISIS and Al Qaeda flags in Kashmir put cops on high alert
India | Jul 31, 2014, 08:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Security forces fighting militancy have a new worry at hand after the flags and banners of dreaded Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and Al Qaeda made their debut in the terror
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85 Syrian soldiers killed by Islamic State militants
World | Jul 26, 2014, 06:59 PM ISTDamascus: As many as 85 Syrian soldiers have been killed over the past two days in attacks launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS) on a military base in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province, activists said
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Syed Salahuddin invites Taliban, al-Qaeda for jihad against India
World | Jul 16, 2014, 09:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: In an attempt to link the separatist violence in the Indian state with pan-Islamic jihad in Syria and Iraq, chairman of the United Jihad Council, Syed Salahuddin has declared that help from al-Qaeda,
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Pak militant group swears allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
World | Jul 13, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTLondon: A Pakistan-based militant group has become the first jihadi outfit in the South Asia region to break ranks from al-Qaeda and declare its allegiance to the Islamic State, that has seized power across Iraq
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Jihadists declare 'caliphate', claim world leadership
National | Jun 30, 2014, 07:09 PM ISTBaghdad: Ruthless jihadists spearheading a Sunni militant offensive in Iraq have declared an “Islamic caliphate” and ordered Muslims worldwide to pledge allegiance to their chief, in a spectacular bid to extend their authority.The Islamic State
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Iraq leaders under mounting pressure to pick PM
World | Jun 28, 2014, 02:59 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraq's feuding political leaders are under mounting pressure to set aside their differences after a call by the country's most revered Shiite cleric for an agreement on the next prime minister before parliament meets
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Iraq PM warns against exploiting militant offensive
National | Jun 26, 2014, 12:05 PM ISTBaghdad: Beleaguered Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned rivals today against exploiting a Sunni militant onslaught for political gain and insisted that any new government must be based on an election he won. His remarks came
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Al Qaeda planning to bomb Wimbledon
World | Jun 24, 2014, 10:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Al Qaeda bombers are reportedly targeting the Wimbledon tennis championships in Britain.In a report published in Daily Express, British jihadis have been urged to bomb the Wimbledon tennis championships as the UK
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Iraq crisis: Centre trying its best, Sushma tells Vasundhara Raje
National | Jun 23, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTJaipur: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured Rajsthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that the Centre is trying its best to safely bring back the Indians stranded in strife-torn Iraq. Swaraj talked to Raje on
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Iraq crisis: Baghdad asks US to launch air strikes against militants
World | Jun 19, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTBaghdad: According to reports by the BBC, Baghdad has formally called on the United States to launch air strikes against jihadist militants. "We have a request from the Iraqi government for air power," confirmed top
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Know who are ISIS militants trying to occupy Iraq?
World | Nov 15, 2014, 10:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: ISIS militants are closing in on the capital city of Baghdad in Iraq. Gun battles are on in Baquba which is less than 40 miles north of Baghdad.Some say that the ISIS that
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Hundreds of Iraqis flee Islamist militant advance
World | Jun 13, 2014, 12:23 PM ISTKalak, Iraq: Hundreds of Iraqi men, women and children crammed into vehicles and fled their homes, fearing clashes, kidnapping and rape after Islamist militants seized large swaths of northern Iraq.The families and fleeing soldiers who
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US did not inform Pak on Osama raid because of ISI: Clinton
World | Jun 10, 2014, 12:59 PM ISTWashington: The US decided not to inform Pakistan about its top-secret mission to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad as it knew that elements in spy agency ISI maintained close ties with the al-Qaeda and
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Four Al Qaeda members held in Yemen
World | Jun 02, 2014, 06:20 AM ISTAden: Four members of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot were detained during a police raid at a hotel in the country's Hadramout province Sunday, a security official said."The military police forces launched an operation and
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A Mosque in Pakistan that pays homage to Osama bin Laden
World | May 08, 2014, 08:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Lal Masjid, in the heart of Islamabad, is back in the news for paying tribute to the slain Al Qaeda leader and world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.Lal Masjid has long