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  • jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing harsh war on is

    Jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing harsh war on IS

    World | February 05, 2015 22:44 IST

    Amman, Jordan: Jordanian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets on Thursday, state TV said, after the country's king vowed to wage a “harsh” war against the militants who control large areas of neighboring Syria and Iraq.The

  • un says violence in iraq kills at least 1 375 in january

    UN says violence in Iraq kills at least 1,375 in January

    World | February 01, 2015 18:41 IST

    Baghdad: The United Nations mission to Iraq said Sunday that violence in the country amid the war against the extremist Islamic State group killed at least 1,375 people in January.The U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq,

  • clashes in iraq kill dozens of jihadis

    Clashes in Iraq kill dozens of jihadis

    World | January 31, 2015 8:01 IST

    Baghdad: Dozens of Islamic State (IS) jihadis, and at least 16 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed, and 77 people were injured in intense fighting in several Iraqi provinces Friday.An Iraqi police source

  • canada to provide iraq with non lethal gear to fight is

    Canada to provide Iraq with non-lethal gear to fight IS

    World | January 21, 2015 9:57 IST

    Ottawa: Canada will provide non-lethal military equipment to Iraq to fight the Islamic State (IS) militants, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said.The equipment package would include 6,000 items, comprising coats, fleece shirts and jackets, as well

  • video islamic state group threatens to kill japan hostages

    Video: Islamic State group threatens to kill Japan hostages

    World | January 20, 2015 12:29 IST

    Cairo: An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours.The video, identified as being

  • 21 is militants killed in clashes in iraq

    21 IS militants killed in clashes in Iraq

    World | January 18, 2015 7:39 IST

    Baghdad: Iraqi security forces killed 21 Islamic State (IS) militants in security operations in Salahuddin and Anbar provinces, defence ministry said Saturday.The security forces launched a number of military operations in the areas to the

  • europe anti terror raids net dozens amid high anxiety

    Europe anti-terror raids net dozens amid high anxiety

    World | January 17, 2015 6:43 IST

    Brussels:  Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists.As anxiety

  • us allies continue attacking is in syria iraq

    US, allies continue attacking IS in Syria, Iraq

    World | January 12, 2015 9:09 IST

    Washington: The US and its allies have conducted 19 airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq over two days, the US Defense Department said in a statement.According to the statement Sunday,

  • over 70 is militants killed in northern iraq

    Over 70 IS militants killed in northern Iraq

    World | January 12, 2015 6:51 IST

    Mosul: Over 70 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Sunday in fierce clashes with joint Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by US-led coalition aircrafts in northern Iraq.The battle broke out when dozens of IS militants

  • syria rebel training could start in early spring

    Syria rebel training could start in early spring

    World | January 07, 2015 7:00 IST

    Washington: The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.Navy Rear Admiral John

  • 11 soldiers 24 terrorists die in iraq combat

    11 soldiers, 24 terrorists die in Iraq combat

    World | January 05, 2015 6:35 IST

    Baghdad: At least 11 soldiers and pro-governmental volunteer militia members died Sunday in a military operation launched against the radical Islamic State (IS) terrorists, which lost 24 of fighters in an air strike in Iraq.An

  • is twitter account handler mehdi masroor biswas was in

    IS Twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas was in touch with ISIS combatant in Iraq: Cops

    India | January 02, 2015 23:51 IST

    Bengaluru: Alleged pro-Islamic State (IS) Twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas was in touch with ISIS combatant stationed in Iraq, a top police official said."During our interrogation of Biswas, we have found that the IS

  • gunmen kill 3 sunni clerics in iraqi city of basra

    Gunmen kill 3 Sunni clerics in Iraqi city of Basra

    World | January 02, 2015 15:06 IST

    Baghdad: Gunmen killed three Sunni clerics near the mostly Shiite city of Basra in southern Iraq, a government spokesman said Friday, an apparent sectarian attack that drew immediate calls for calm.Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan

  • govt blocks 32 websites carrying anti india content from

    Govt blocks 32 websites carrying anti-India content from Islamic State

    India | January 01, 2015 12:50 IST

    New Delhi: Government has blocked 32 websites citing national security concerns, as they were allegedly carrying anti-India material from terror groups such as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)."We have blocked some websites, as

  • is executes own fighters fleeing jihad

    IS executes own fighters fleeing jihad

    World | December 30, 2014 9:02 IST

    Damascus: Once a person joins the jihad, there is no turning back. That is the fact of life the Islamic State (IS) seems to be enforcing by executing up to 200 of its own fighters

  • women excised from public life abused by isis

    Women excised from public life, abused by ISIS

    World | December 23, 2014 14:46 IST

    Beirut: The gunmen came to the all-girls' elementary school in the Iraqi city of Fallujah at midday with a special delivery: piles of long black robes with gloves and face veils, now required dress code

  • top 5 mausoleums of the world

    Top 5 mausoleums of the world

    World | January 04, 2015 12:09 IST

    New Delhi:  There  are  different ways of funeral in different parts of the world.While in India some people burn the dead ones and immerse the  mortal remains in the holy river, the Tibetan Buddhists dispose

  • isis executes 150 women for not accepting jihad marriage

    ISIS executes 150 women for not accepting jihad marriage

    World | December 18, 2014 7:56 IST

    New Delhi: In yet another show of naked brutality, the terror outfit, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), has executed at least 150 women in Iraq after they refuse to accept jihad marriage.A

  • mehdi extremely radicalised believes beheading correct

    'Mehdi extremely radicalised; believes beheading correct'

    India | December 15, 2014 20:23 IST

    New Delhi: Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who is alleged to have been operating a pro-ISIS twitter account, has been dubbed by his interrogators as an extremely radicalised youth who believes that beheading of the “enemy” and

  • is militants bomb homes of military and police in iraq

    IS militants bomb homes of military and police in Iraq

    World | December 12, 2014 7:24 IST

    Baghdad: Islamic State (IS) militants blew up the homes of Iraqi military and police personnel as well as members of the Shabak religious minority Thursday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.A spokesman for the

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