Tag: Islamic State
Islamic State Claims Istanbul Club Attack
The Islamic State jihadist group has taken credit for the gun attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul which killed 39 people on New Year's Eve, mostly foreigners, and injured 70.....
Pentagon Says IS Stronghold In Mosul Weakening
The US Department of Defence has announced that the stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) in the Iraqi city of Mosul is weakening, a media report said on Tuesday.....
IS Bombing Hits Pakistan Sufi Shrine, Kills 100
A devastating explosion, claimed by the Islamic State, ripped through a Sufi shrine in Sehwan town of Pakistan's Sindh province on Thursday, killing at least 100 people, including 12 women and four children, and injuring over 200 others. ....
Alleged IS Operative's Father Refuses To Take His Body
The father of suspected Islamic State operative Saifullah, who was killed in an anti-terror operation in Lucknow early on Wednesday, has refused to take the body of a "traitor".....
43 Die In Egypt Church Bombing; IS Claims Attack
At least 43 people were killed and 100 injured in two separate bomb attacks carried out by the Islamic State on Coptic churches in Egypt as the Christian faithful observed Palm Sunday, one of the most important days on the religion's calendar.....
US Drops Largest Bomb On Afghan, 36 ISIS Terrorists Killed
Around 36 terrorist have been killed after US military on Thursday dropped largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, Kabul's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.....
Afghan 'mother Of All Bombs' Toll Rises To 94
The death toll of Islamic State (IS) militants killed when the US military dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb or the "mother of all bombs" in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has risen to 94, a Kabul official said on Saturday. ....
Only Few Indians Influenced By IS-ideology: Rajnath
Compared to other nations, only a few Indians are influenced by the terror group Islamic State's (IS) ideology, thanks to the country's social and communal harmony, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. ....
IB Issues Terror Alert Ahead Of Eid
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert about Islamic State (IS) and ISI-backed terrorist groups planning attacks in India on the occasion of Eid on Monday.....
IS Names Abu Ibrahim Al-Quraishi As Its New Leader
The Islamic State terror organisation on Thursday named Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi as its new leader after it confirmed the death of Abu Bak al-Baghdadi who was killed in a US raid in northern Syria.....
