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  • The al-Hol camp in Syria's northeastern Hassakeh Province,

    Islamic State militants kill 6 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria

    World | Sep 12, 2022, 06:07 PM IST

    Despite their defeat in Syria in 2019, when IS lost the last sliver of land its fighters once controlled, the extremists' sleepers cells have continued to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq where they once held large parts of the two countries.

  • outreach made to is over christian captives

    Outreach made to IS over Christian captives

    World | Mar 01, 2015, 08:02 PM IST

    Beirut: Syrian Christian leaders and Sunni tribal sheikhs are reaching out to the Islamic State group to try to negotiate the release of more than 220 Christians who were kidnapped by the militants last week,

  • attacks kills 19 people in iraq

    Attacks kills 19 people in Iraq

    World | Feb 22, 2015, 11:59 PM IST

    Baghdad: Multiple bombings, including a suicide truck bomb attack on Shiite militiamen, killed 19 people today in Iraq, as police found four bodies with gunshots wounds in the capital, officials said.  Police officials said the

  • jordan to wipe out islamic state group

    Jordan to 'wipe out' Islamic State group

    World | Feb 07, 2015, 06:57 PM IST

    Amman, Jordan: The Jordanian interior minister says Jordan is going after Islamic State group militants wherever they are and plans to “wipe them out completely.”Hussein al-Majali's comments, published Saturday, were the latest in a series

  • france grapples with home grown jihadism

    France grapples with home-grown Jihadism

    World | Nov 21, 2014, 09:54 AM IST

    Paris: A horrified France was grappling with a new reality today in which hundreds of its citizens are openly joining jihadist groups and directly calling for attacks on their homeland.A new video from the Islamic

  • real cooperation needed to crush is syrian president

    Real cooperation needed to crush IS: Syrian President

    World | Nov 21, 2014, 09:42 AM IST

    Damascus: 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

  • new kurdish offensive targets islamic state group

    New Kurdish offensive targets Islamic State group

    World | Nov 20, 2014, 07:15 AM IST

    Baghdad: Iraqi Kurdish forces launched a new offensive today targeting Islamic State group extremists as a suicide bomber killed at least five people in the Kurds' regional capital.The operation came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip

  • is al qaeda come to agreement in syria

    IS, Al-Qaeda come to agreement in Syria

    World | Nov 14, 2014, 10:05 AM IST

    Istanbul: Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their

  • will fight to the last man says is group leader

    Will fight to the last man, says IS group leader

    World | Nov 14, 2014, 09:15 AM IST

    Beirut: The leader of the Islamic State group said it will fight to the last man, in a strident audio recording released today that was his first public statement since a US-led alliance launched airstrikes

  • barack obama writes rare letter to iran s supreme leader

    Barack Obama writes rare letter to Iran's supreme leader

    World | Nov 07, 2014, 07:05 AM IST

    Washington: In a rare outreach to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common enemy in Syria and Iraq, according to

  • un expresses deep outrage at islamic state group

    UN expresses 'deep outrage' at Islamic State group

    World | Nov 01, 2014, 07:29 AM IST

    United Nations: The U.N. Security Council is expressing its “deep outrage” at the killings, kidnapping, rapes and torture by the Islamic State group in Iraq.A press statement on Friday evening notes that some of the

  • john cantlie is hostage being used as war correspondent

    John Cantlie, IS hostage, being used as war correspondent

    World | Oct 29, 2014, 10:25 AM IST

    Beirut: A captive British photojournalist has been used by the Islamic State group to take on the role of a war correspondent in the extremists' latest propaganda video.In the video, made public on Monday, John

  • iraqi yazidi girl who escaped from islamic state group s

    Iraqi Yazidi girl who escaped from Islamic State group's captivity discusses ordeal

    World | Oct 11, 2014, 04:42 PM IST

    Maqluba: The young Yazidi girl rocked apprehensively as she described the ordeal that took her from her family, snatched from her home by militants in Iraq, then sold as a slave in Syria before finally

  • us hits jihadists in syria qaeda threatens coalition

    US hits jihadists in Syria, Qaeda threatens coalition

    World | Sep 28, 2014, 12:16 PM IST

    Damascus: The Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise, has threatened reprisals against nations participating in air strikes against the Islamic State group, denouncing them as “a war against Islam.”Group spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri said in a

  • western muslims troubled rally against extremism

    Western Muslims, troubled, rally against extremism

    World | Sep 27, 2014, 07:54 AM IST

    PARIS:  In tweets, in street gatherings and in open letters, moderate Muslims around the world are insisting that Islamic State extremists don't speak for their religion. Many are also frustrated that anyone might think they

  • britain joins fight against islamic state group

    Britain joins fight against Islamic State group

    World | Sep 27, 2014, 07:32 AM IST

    LONDON: Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists.The European lawmakers flatly

  • france hunt is on for extremists in beheading

    France: Hunt is on for extremists in beheading

    World | Sep 25, 2014, 12:05 PM IST

    PARIS: France's defense minister says Algerian forces are hunting for the Muslim extremists who beheaded a French mountaineer over France's airstrikes on the Islamic State group.Jean-Yves Le Drian also said France, which has limited airstrikes

  • islamic state group calls for attacking civilians

    Islamic State group calls for attacking civilians

    World | Sep 23, 2014, 07:30 AM IST

    BEIRUT: The Islamic State group's spokesman said its fighters are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition, casting it as a historic clash between Muslims and their enemies and calling for attacks at home and

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    Watch how ISIS militants are mocked on #Facebook & #Twitter (watch video)

    World | Sep 20, 2014, 07:27 AM IST

    New Delhi: In order to give a fitting reply to the brutal activities of Islamic State group (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq, the people around the world have started using an entirely different weapon called

  • terrorism is the order of satan says saudi arabia s top

    Terrorism is the order of Satan, says Saudi Arabia's top Islamic council

    World | Sep 17, 2014, 09:05 PM IST

    Riyadh: “Terrorism is a heinous crime under Sharia, and perpetrators should be made an example of.”This strong statement comes from Saudi Arabia's top clerical council which happens to be the only body in the country

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