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Islamic State claims Berlin Christmas market attack; attacker remains at large
World | Dec 21, 2016, 06:48 AM ISTDreaded terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Monday’s horrific attack on Berlin Christmas market that killed at least 12 persons.
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Aleppo ‘now a synonym for hell’: Ban Ki-moon; evacuation suspended due to obstructions
World | Dec 17, 2016, 09:41 AM ISTA ceasefire agreement to evacuate tens of thousands of civilians from the remaining parts of the ISIS-held eastern Aleppo has been suspended.
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54 civilians killed in US-led airstrikes in Iraq, Syria since March
World | Dec 02, 2016, 12:59 PM ISTThe US-led coalition has confirmed that 54 civilians in Iraq and Syria were killed between March 31 and October 22 while carrying out airstrikes against terror group Islamic State.
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Islamic State claims responsibility of Ohio State University attack
World | Nov 30, 2016, 07:13 AM ISTBanned militant outfit the Islamic State (IS) said the attacker who injured 11 people on Ohio State University (OSU) campus was a "soldier of the Islamic State", media reports said.
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Iraqi troops capture three more neighborhoods from ISIS in eastern Mosul
World | Nov 24, 2016, 06:09 PM ISTOver a month after a major operation was launched against Islamic State militants, the Iraqi security forces on Thursday captured three more neighbourhoods from the terror group in eastern Mosul.
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68 supporters of ISIS arrested in India: Government
India | Nov 23, 2016, 08:51 AM ISTThe NIA and state security agencies have so far arrested 68 supporters of dreaded terror outfit ISIS in various parts of the country, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Zakir Naik's NGO provided scholarship to ISIS sympathiser: NIA
India | Nov 23, 2016, 08:19 AM ISTDays after the NIA filed a FIR against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for spreading hate, it has now come into light that his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) had sponsored an ISIS sympathiser.
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Bombs strike rebel-held Aleppo and northern Syria, 54 dead
World | Nov 17, 2016, 11:56 AM ISTBombs rained down on rebel-held eastern Aleppo for a second straight day, pounding a district that houses several medical facilities, including the central blood bank, and forcing Syrian staff and patients in the only remaining paediatric hospital to
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Air strikes resume in Syria’s Aleppo after weeks-long pause
World | Nov 16, 2016, 01:44 PM ISTAfter long pause of almost a month, intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo, killing at least three people.
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At least 52 killed, 100 injured in IS-claimed blast at sufi shrine in Pak's Balochistan
World | Nov 13, 2016, 06:27 AM ISTAt least 52 people, including women and children, were killed and more than 100 others injured in a suicide bombing at a popular sufi shrine in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Saturday.
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ISIS kills over 60 civilians in Mosul, victims marked ‘traitors’: Report
World | Nov 12, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTTerror group Islamic State has shot dead more than 60 people this week and hung some of their bodies from poles after alleging they had collaborated with Iraqi troops.
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US-led airstrike kills 20 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
World | Nov 10, 2016, 02:29 PM ISTAt least 20 civilians were killed in Raqqa, the self-declared capital of the Islamic State in Syria, when US-led coalition launched airstrikes targeting militants. The causalities were reported in the nearby village of al-Heisha,
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Most Indian youngsters who joined terror outfit ISIS are based in Raqqa: Report
India | Nov 05, 2016, 02:28 PM ISTIslamic State suspect Subahani Haja Moideen has revealed that most youngsters from India who have joined the terror group are based in the Syrian city of Raqqa.
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Iraqi forces corner ISIS chief al-Baghdadi in Mosul, gear up for final assault: Report
World | Nov 02, 2016, 06:51 PM ISTAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-declared caliph of Islamic State has been trapped by Iraqi Army in Mosul, a report claimed today.
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‘Stay vigilant’: US warns citizens of increased Islamic State threat at popular spots in India
India | Nov 01, 2016, 11:18 PM ISTThe United States on Tuesday asked its citizens in India to keep high level of vigilance citing reports indicating that terror outfit Islamic State desires to attack targets in India.
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Iraqi forces find bomb factory, tunnels on long road to Mosul
World | Oct 29, 2016, 08:00 AM ISTIraqi forces, fighting against Islamic States militant to recapture Mosul, have explored a network of tunnels and uncovered a bomb-making facility in a village near Mosul.
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900 Islamic State terrorists killed in Mosul offensive: US
World | Oct 28, 2016, 12:32 PM ISTAround 900 Islamic State terrorists in Iraq were killed in the offensive to retake Mosul.
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UN confirms ISIS using civilians as human shields in fighting against Iraqi troops
World | Oct 22, 2016, 08:18 AM ISTUnited Nations today confirmed that Islamic State militants in Iraq are using civilians as human shields to fight against the US-led Iraqi forces.
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Dislodging ISIS from Mosul a ‘significant strategic gain’: US
World | Oct 18, 2016, 10:32 AM ISTThe United States today said that dislodging the terror group Islamic State from its self-declared capital, Mosul, will be a ‘significant strategic gain’.
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Iraq-US jointly launch military operation to recapture Mosul from IS
World | Oct 17, 2016, 02:48 PM ISTAn Iraqi military operation, backed by air and ground support from the U.S, was launched on early Monday morning to recapture the Mosul from Islamic State (IS) terror group.