Hope there will not be any further ISIS-K attack in Afghanistan after foreign troops exit: Taliban
Sep 02, 2021, at 01:21 am
Kabul: The Taliban spokesperson has said once the foreign troops exit Afghanistan he hopes the Islamic State will not carry out any attack in the country.
ISIS claims responsibility behind rocket attack on Kabul airport
Aug 31, 2021, at 04:22 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Kabul airport on Monday, as US troops are racing to complete their troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies from the war-torn country.
Afghanistan intel had informed US about Kabul airport blasts and role of ISIS: Reports
Aug 28, 2021, at 06:30 am
Kabul: Top sources in the National Directorate of Security in Afghanistan, the country’s national intelligence and security service, have said that the agency had forewarned the United States about the twin blasts that took place in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport which left over 100 people dead and disrupted further the peace in a nation already battered by conflict and Taliban takeover.
Amrullah Saleh says Taliban have links to Islamic State
Aug 27, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Kabul: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker President, said that the Taliban's denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) is identical to Pakistan's denial on the Quetta Shura, a militant group composed of leaders of the Afghan Taliban based within the city of Quetta in Balochistan province.
Pentagon warns of a Islamic State offshoot targeting evacuation plane from Kabul
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:01 am
Washington: Pentagon officials have alerted that an Afghan-based Islamic State-offshoot called ISIS-K are 'targeting' evacuation planes flying out of Kabul.
Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Senior counter-terrorism expert
Aug 20, 2021, at 06:48 pm
New York: Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions, the top UN counter-terrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday.
Mozambique: Islamic State eyeing new target in African nation after Middle East jolt
May 16, 2021, at 04:15 am
Washington: A geo-political expert has opined that after suffering defeats in the Middle East region, terror group Islamic State has turned to Africa to reestablish its power.
Iraqi Security Service obtains data on IS leader in Anbar Desert
Apr 07, 2021, at 05:05 am
Baghdad/Sputnik: Iraq has "crucial" intelligence about the current leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, banned in Russia), Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, a spokesman for the country's counter-terrorism service, Sabah al-Numan, told Sputnik on Tuesday, adding that the service makes constant surveillance of his activities in the country's western desert areas.
Iraqi police capture 13 suspected IS militants in Baghdad countryside
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik: The Iraqi interior ministry announced Sunday that 13 people believed to be members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) were captured near Baghdad, according to media reports.
Iraqi security forces arrest 7 ISIS terrorists in country's Northern Nineveh province
Jan 30, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Iraqi intelligence forces said on Saturday that they had arrested seven terrorists linked to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who were plotting terrorist attacks in the northern province of Nineveh.
Don't blackmail me: Imran Khan tells protesting Hazara community members
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: PM Imran Khan on Friday targeted the protesting Hazara community members, who are demonstrating for the past several days over the killing of the coal miners in Machh region by terrorists on Sunday, and said they should not 'blackmail' him.
Afghanistan: ISIS finance manager arrested
Dec 30, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested six terrorists, including the finance manager of terror group Islamic State, media reports said on Wednesday.
Iraqi security forces discover IS Terrorists' Arms Depot North of Baghdad: Military
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:11 am
Cairo/Sputnik: The Iraqi security forces have discovered a large ammunition depot belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group north of Baghdad, the country's defense ministry said on Sunday.
Iraqi forces killed over 40 ISIS militants during operation in South of Mosul: Army Spokesman
Dec 14, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Iraqi army has killed 42 members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in an operation south of the city of Mosul in the country's north, Yehia Rasool, the spokesman for the country's commander-in-chief, said on Sunday.
NATO will not let IS 'rebuild' in Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Brussels/UNI: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that NATO will never-ever allow Islamic State terrorist group to rebuild itself in Afghanistan.
Turkish police detain 18 Islamic State suspects in Istanbul
Nov 21, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Istanbul/UNI: Turkish police launched simultaneous operations against suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Istanbul and detained at least 18 people, local media reported on Saturday.
US: Bangladeshi couple plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS
Nov 20, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Philadelphia: United States Attorney William M. McSwain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila Khan, 35, both residents of Pennsylvania, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Iraqi security forces kill 11 IS terrorists north of Baghdad
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:02 am
Baghdad/Sputnik: Iraqi security forces have liquidated 11 members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in an operation in the province of Saladin north of Baghdad, Yehia Rasool, spokesman for the country's commander-in-chief, said on Sunday.
Islamic State member wanted by France detained in southern Turkey
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: The Turkish security forces detained Soumaya Raissi, an Islamic State (IS) member wanted by France, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
Turkey supporting ISIS terror network in India: Report
Sep 06, 2020, at 12:15 am
Turkey is funding anti-India terror activities and Islamic bodies, says a report quoting security assessment.
Two officers, border guard killed in IS attacks in Iraq
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: Two Iraqi officers and a border guard were killed in two attacks by the Islamic State (IS) militants in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
Russian FSB Detains IS Supporter Who Planned Terrorist Attack in Astrakhan Region
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Rostov-on-Don, Russia/Sputnik: A sympathizer of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), who planned a terrorist attack in the Astrakhan region, has been detained, the spokesman of the regional department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Local IS leader arrested in eastern Afghanistan
Jun 17, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested four Islamic State (IS) members including one of the group's key leaders in eastern Kunar province, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday.
Eight killed in IS attack in eastern Iraq
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said.
US court sentences Pakistan-American woman to 13 years of imprisonment for funding ISIS
May 17, 2020, at 10:22 pm
New York/IBNS: A Pakistani-American woman was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization ISIS, officials said.
Four IS terrorists killed in encounter in east Pakistan
May 17, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police claimed on Sunday morning to have killed four Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Bahawalpur district in the country's eastern Punjab province.
Three IS suspects arrested in southern Spain
Apr 22, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Three members of the Islamic State (IS), including one described as "one of the most wanted foreign fighters", have been arrested in the city of Almeria in southern Spain, Spain's Interior Ministry confirmed.
Sikh gurudwara attack plotter ISKP chief Aslam Farooqui admits his link with Pakistan's ISI
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Exposing a Pakistan link to the Sikh Gurudrawa attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city, arrested so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui has confessed his strong relationship with Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Twelve IS inmates escape prison in NE Syria
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 12 inmates of the Islamic State (IS) militant group escaped a prison run by Kurdish militia in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Sunday, state TV reported.
US: Pakistani doctor arrested for trying to help Islamic State
Mar 20, 2020, at 10:03 am
Minnesota/IBNS: A Pakistani doctor, who expressed his desire to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist attacks in the United States, has been arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for allegedly trying to help terror group ISIS.