Islamic State Explainer: Is it IS, ISIS or ISIL, and what’s a Daesh?
The Islamic State's gruesome rampage across the Middle East has united the world in horror but left it divided over how to refer to the extremist group, with observers adopting different acronyms based...
View ArticleIslamic State group praises California shootings
The Islamic State group's official radio station has aired a statement saying the mass shooting in California was carried out by two "supporters" of the extremist group. The post Islamic State group...
View ArticleIslamic State, Muslims and guns: Here’s what Obama said in his Sunday address...
President Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the steps our government is taking to fulfill his highest priority: keeping the American people safe. The post Islamic State, Muslims and...
View ArticleForeign fighters to Iraq and Syria have doubled, says report
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000. The post Foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria have doubled, says report appeared first on...
View ArticleUS-led coalition ‘assessing’ claims it killed 26 civilians, including seven...
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Tuesday it was "assessing the credibility" of reports its strikes killed at least 26 civilians in a Syrian village on Monday. The post US-led...
View Article‘We are now at war’: Donald Trump defends proposal to ban Muslims from...
Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and...
View ArticleIslamic State bombs Shiite mosque in Baghdad; kills eight, injures 19
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The post Islamic State bombs Shiite mosque in Baghdad; kills...
View ArticleThree missing youths from Mumbai suspected to have joined Islamic State, say...
Three young men from Mumbai who have been missing for some time are suspected to have joined terror outfit ISIS, police said on Tuesday. The post Three missing youths from Mumbai suspected to have...
View ArticleMissing Mumbai youth suspected to have joined Islamic State detained in Pune
Anti Terrorism Squad has detained a person suspecting that he was one of the three missing Mumbai youths suspected to have joined Islamic State (IS). The post Missing Mumbai youth suspected to have...
View ArticleCentre has managed to control terrorism, Maoist activities to a large extent:...
Centre has achieved success in containing extremism, terrorism and maoist activities in the country to a large extent, Rajnath Singh said. The post Centre has managed to control terrorism, Maoist...
View Article‘Sorry, but gotta do the dishes’: Muslims on Twitter shoot down IS chief’s...
Muslims on Twitter come together to turn the tables on Islamic State's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Boxing Day. The post ‘Sorry, but gotta do the dishes’: Muslims on Twitter shoot down IS chief’s call...
View ArticleIslamic State murdered a woman and then posed as her on social media for...
A citizen journalist called Ruqia Hassan Mohammed was murdered by Islamic State jihadists after she raised her voice against them. The post Islamic State murdered a woman and then posed as her on...
View ArticleGiving asylum to Assad not as difficult as giving asylum to Snowden, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it was premature to say whether Moscow would grant asylum to embattled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who had made "many mistakes." The post Giving asylum...
View ArticleHavoc in Indonesia: Multiple explosions, gunfire kill at least four people in...
Suicide bombers exploded themselves in downtown Jakarta while gunmen attacked a police post nearby. The post Havoc in Indonesia: Multiple explosions, gunfire kill at least four people in Jakarta...
View ArticleIslamic State’s first attack on Indonesia raises fear of homegrown radicals:...
Indonesia is on high alert after the attacks in Jakarta killed two civilians and the five attackers. It was the first major attack in the country in seven years. The post Islamic State’s first attack...
View ArticleGoa police investigate ‘IS letter’ threatening to kill Modi, Parrikar
An anonymous letter purportedly signed by Islamic State has threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The post Goa police investigate ‘IS letter’...
View ArticleIslamic State confirms Mohammed Emwazi’s death: Who was Jihadi John?
Mohammed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John, was one of the most dreaded Islamic State terrorists in the world. The post Islamic State confirms Mohammed Emwazi’s death: Who was Jihadi John? appeared...
View ArticleIS jihadists to be ‘seriously dented’ by end of 2016, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said the Islamic State group would be "very seriously" weakened in Syria and Iraq this year, as France announced that some 22,000 jihadists have been killed...
View ArticleIndia needs to be mindful of the ‘do it yourself’ breed of terrorists: Rajnath
After alerting the country against against 'lone wolf attacks', Rajnath Singh underlined the threat posed by the 'Do it Yourself' breed of terrorists. The post India needs to be mindful of the ‘do it...
View ArticleIslamic State losing fighters to rival militant groups due to financial...
The Islamic State's recent defeats signify its worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters. The post Islamic State losing fighters to rival militant groups due to financial...
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