Islamic State claims responsibility for Quetta blast, Haraza community people continue protest
Apr 14, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Islamabad, Apr 14 (IBNS): Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Quetta area of Pakistan on Friday which left 20 people killed, media reports said.
Four IS militants killed in clashes in Iraq's Diyala
Apr 13, 2019, at 05:48 am
Baghdad, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Friday in clashes with security forces at a rural area in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, the provincial police chief said.
Iraq: 12 militants of IS killed in military operation
Apr 12, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Baghdad, Apr 12 (UNI): Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range in Iraq's Salahudin and Diyala.
Twelve IS militants killed in military operation in central Iraq
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:59 am
Baghdad, Apr 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Thursday when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range that stretches in Iraq's central provinces of Salahudin and Diyala.
Four IS militants, 2 people killed in Iraq
Apr 09, 2019, at 10:00 am
Baghdad, Apr 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi forces on Monday killed four Islamic State (IS) militants in the country's western province of al-Anbar, while a policeman and a child were killed in the central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
4 IS militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq: sources
Apr 03, 2019, at 09:57 am
Baghdad, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on their hideout in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, provincial security sources said.
Two security members, IS militant killed in attacks in Iraq
Mar 31, 2019, at 09:21 am
Baghdad, Mar 31 (Xinhua/UNI) Two security members and an Islamic State (IS) militant were killed Saturday in two incidents in central and western Iraq, security sources said.
US-backed Kurdish forces declare victory on IS in eastern Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (Xinhua) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, the SDF spokesman said.
Three IS-linked terrorists killed in operation in Indonesia
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Jakarta, Mar 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Three members of an Islamic State (IS)-linked homegrown terrorist organization were killed in a military-police security operation in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Nine IS militants killed in airstrike in northern Iraq
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:57 am
Baghdad, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike by Iraqi airforce and international coalition aircraft in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
Fourteen French IS members to be tried in Iraq: newspaper
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Baghdad, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fourteen French Islamic State (IS) militants previously transferred from neighboring Syria to Iraq are currently facing trial by Iraqi courts, a local official newspaper said on Sunday.
Six IS militants killed in operation in eastern Iraq
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:47 am
Baghdad, Mar 9 (Xinhua/UNI): A total of six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in a two-week operation by security forces to chase the extremist militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official said on Friday.
3,500 surrender to US backed anti-IS Kurdish forces in eastern Syria: TV report
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Damascus, Mar 6 (Xinhua) As many as 3,500 people, including Islamic State (IS) militants, have surrendered to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over the past two days in eastern Syria, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported Wednesday.
IS devotee gets 16 years for plan to detonate bomb in New York City: US Justice Dept
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:24 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): A US man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to detonate a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department said in a press release.
Iraq: Four IS terrorists killed during airstrike
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:22 am
Baghdad, Feb 17 (IBNS): During an airstrike in Iraqi province of Diyala on Saturday, at least four Islamic State terrorists were killed, media reports said.
Deadly bombing in Iraq's Tal Afar kills 2, ISIS claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:33 am
Baghdad, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a car bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday, media reports said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with Iraqi PM on defeating IS
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:29 am
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke on Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi and discussed the issue of U.S.-Iraq partnership to defeat terrorist group Islamic State (IS), officials said.
Australia: Three arrested for plotting 'ISIS-inspired attack'
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:59 am
Melbourne, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Australian police have arrested three people who were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack in Melbourne city of the country.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills ISIS leader
Sep 03, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The US on Monday confirmed the killing of an Islamic State leader in Afghanistan during an airstrike carried out by the coalition forces in the Asian nation.
Islamic State claims fatal attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:13 am
Dushanbe, July 31 (IBNS): The Islamic State has claimed Sunday's fatal attack on four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan, reports said.
At least 16 IS militants killed in government airstrikes in Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2018, at 02:07 pm
Kabul, July 28 (IBNS): At least 16 Islamic State (Daesh) militants were gunned down during airstrikes conducted by the national army in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
Apr 05, 2018, at 03:32 pm
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): In Syria, the mass evacuation of civilians is threatening to leave aid workers “overrun” and “acutely underfunded,” as details emerge of the unparalleled destruction in urban areas like the former ISIL-held city of Raqqa, UN senior adviser Jan Egeland said on Wednesday.
US might withdraw from Syria soon: Trump
Mar 30, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said his nation might withdraw from war-torn Syria 'soon'.
Pakistani IS fighters killed in Afghan airstrike
Mar 26, 2018, at 04:50 pm
Kabul, Mar 26 (IBNS): At least 14 Islamic State militants, including three Pakistani insurgents, have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force on Sunday, local Tolo News reported.
France: Security forces kill Trèbes supermarket gunman
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:23 am
Paris, Mar 23 (IBNS): Security forces have gunned down the suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in Trèbes town of France on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan, Russia express 'grave concern' over growing IS threat
Mar 22, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Islamabad, Mar 22 (IBNS): Pakistan and Russia have expressed 'grave concern' over the growing threat of Islamic States terrorists in the region.
Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:05 am
Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested
Mar 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.
International community must stay ‘one step ahead’ of ISIL, stresses UN official
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:59 pm
11 soldiers killed, 16 hurt in Afghanistan military academy attack, IS claims responsibility
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Eleven Afghan National Armey (ANA) soldiers and four suicide bombers were killed when terrorists attacked Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.