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  41 dead, over 239 injured as blasts rock Istanbul Ataturk Airport, ISIS prime suspect

  World | June 29, 2016 16:41 IST

  Istanbul: A triple suicide bombing and gun attack at international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday killed at least 36 people and left scores wounded, in the latest deadly strike to rock Turkey's biggest city.

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  Iraqi forces declare IS-held Fallujah ‘fully liberated’

  World | June 26, 2016 17:09 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi forces today retook the city of Fallujah from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and declared it “fully liberated” after a more than a month long military operation, claims a senior Iraqi commander. Fallujah

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  ISIS captures 900 Kurdish civilians in north Syria in three weeks

  World | June 25, 2016 14:11 IST

  Islamic State militants abducted about 900 Kurdish civilians in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo over the past three weeks, forcing the captives to build fortifications for the extremists in retaliation for a Kurdish-led assault on a nearby IS

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  Orlando massacre was about revenge, not terror, says Omar Mateen’s alleged gay lover

  World | June 24, 2016 19:14 IST

  Orlando: The man identified as Miguel, the alleged “gay lover” of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen, has said that the latter’s act was one of revenge based on fears that he had been exposed to HIV.

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  US-backed forces enter IS bastion in Syria amid clashes

  World | June 24, 2016 16:09 IST

  Beirut: The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces pushed into the outskirts of the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria on Thursday and were advancing slowly to the center of town, an adviser to

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  Indians asks all the right questions, but to the wrong Baghdadi, probe on

  India | June 23, 2016 17:57 IST

  New Delhi: Indian intelligence agencies are in steady search of Indians who are suspected to have contacted an Arab Spring activist and trying to figure out how they can join dreaded terror organisation Islamic State.

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  We should declare war on ISIS: Donald Trump

  World | June 18, 2016 14:10 IST

  Donald Trump told his Houston supporters at a rally on Friday that nobody would protect their Second Amendment rights (which protects the right of the people to keep and bear Arms) like he can.

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  Four married men stoned to death by ISIS for ‘committing adultery’ in Iraq

  World | June 17, 2016 20:14 IST

  Baghdad: In a horrific incident, four married men were stoned to death after they were found to have indulged in ‘committing adultery’ in Iraq. ISIS, one of the most dreaded terror groups in the

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  Security beefed up at Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka after ISIS death threat to Hindu priest

  India | June 17, 2016 17:06 IST

  Bangladesh government has assured full support and protection to the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhakha following a death threat to a Hindu priest by suspected ISIS militants, MEA spokesperson Viksa Swarup said today.

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  Iraqi Special Forces enter centre of IS-held Fallujah, reclaim government compound

  World | June 17, 2016 16:24 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi forces today reclaimed the government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after an enormous war against the militant group. Commander Haidar al-Obeidi of the

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  ISIS a formidable adversary, to intensify global attacks: CIA

  World | June 16, 2016 21:43 IST

  Describing the Islamic State as a formidable adversary, CIA chief today made a candid admission that the US efforts to contain the dreaded terror group have not reduced its terrorism capability and global reach.

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  16 Libyan militiamen killed in 2 IS attacks near Sirte

  World | June 16, 2016 21:02 IST

  Benghazi: At least 16 Libyan militia fighters have been killed in two attacks by the Islamic State group as pro-government forces try to dislodge the extremists from Sirte, their last stronghold in the country, officials

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  21 ISIS loyalists killed in military operations in Afghanistan: Reports

  World | June 15, 2016 18:25 IST

  Kabul: At least 21 loyalists of dreaded terror group Islamic State have been executed in a military operation carried in the East of Afghanistan, media reports have said. According to the local media, the

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  ISIS crucifies two civilians in Syria for breaking fast in Ramadan

  World | June 15, 2016 17:07 IST

  Dreaded terror group Islamic State has crucified two civilians in Deir ez-Zor, seventh largest city in Syria, for not observing the laws of Ramadan.

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  Why Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's 'death' could signal a beginning to the end of the Islamic State

  World | July 11, 2017 19:30 IST

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) told Newsweek that the monitoring group was informed by Baghdadi's death by the extremist group and that it will soon announce his successor.

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  Terror outfits 'perverting' Islam to justify agenda: White House

  World | June 14, 2016 11:49 IST

  Washington: Terror outfits like the ISIS are "perverting" Islam to justify their "murderous, false agenda" as part of which they claim the mantle of the religion to describe themselves as "holy warriors" fighting with the

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  Orlando shooter Omar Mateen appears to be 'homegrown extremist', not part of ISIS: FBI

  World | June 14, 2016 8:18 IST

  Orlando (US): Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was a "homegrown extremist" who was radicalised over the internet, the FBI said, asserting that he was not part of any overseas global terrorist network, including the dreaded Islamic

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  Suspected Islamic State attacker kills police couple in Paris, child rescued

  World | June 14, 2016 7:38 IST

  Paris: A knife-wielding attacker, a man suspected to be an Islamic State fighter, stabbed a senior police officer to death on Monday evening outside his home in a distant suburb of Paris, officials said.

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  Twin blasts near Damascus kill 12, Islamic State claims responsibility

  World | June 11, 2016 23:53 IST

  Beirut: Two suicide bombers struck close to the Syrian capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more in the latest attack to hit the predominantly Shiite area in recent months, state TV

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  Islamic State wants Kashmir under Caliphate, not Pakistan: Report

  India | June 11, 2016 14:11 IST

  Dreaded terror group Islamic State is making all efforts to make its presence felt in Jammu and Kashmir, where majority of population belongs to the minority group.