Putin accuses Ukraine of involvement in Moscow concert attack; Kyiv denies allegations
Mar 24, 2024, at 04:12 am
Moscow/ Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday claimed that Ukraine played a role in the fatal Moscow concert attack, which resulted in the deaths of at least 143 people, media reports said.
Turkish police detain 189 Islamic State suspects
Dec 30, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Turkish security forces detained 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in an operation codenamed "Heroes-38" across 37 provinces in the country, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.
Mar 08, 2023, at 08:27 pm
Kabul: In separate shootouts, four Islamic State terrorists, who were wanted in India, have been killed in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border within a span of a month, media reports said.
Iraq: Bomb and gun attack in Kirkuk leaves seven police officers dead
Dec 19, 2022, at 12:02 am
Kirkuk: A bomb and gun attack in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk city on Sunday left at least seven police officers dead, media reports said.
12 killed, 30 injured in Afghanistan mosque blast
Jun 18, 2022, at 01:03 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twelve people were killed and 30 others were injured in an explosion in a mosque in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a source told Sputnik.
Syria: Over 200 IS militants surrender
Jan 26, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Damascus/UNI: Around 250 militants have surrendered after Kurdish-led forces in Syria surrounded Ghwayran prison seized earlier by the Islamic State (IS) group, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan's anti-terrorism police kills 9 IS terrorists in Balochistan
Oct 23, 2021, at 08:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Nine terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group were killed during a raid at their hideout in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, a police official said on Saturday.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern calls Auckland stabbing incident 'terrorist attack'
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the incident, where six people were stabbed by a man here, a "terrorist attack", media reports said.
Aug 29, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Iraqi President Barham Salih that the operation against the Islamic State terrorist group is not over, but is just entering a new phase, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
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.
Two Lebanese soldiers, IS militant killed in armed clashes in northern Lebanon
Sep 27, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Beirut/Xinhua: A total of two Lebanese soldiers and one militant were killed early Sunday in armed clashes in northern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
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.
Two cops killed by Islamic State militants in north Iraq
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Two police personnel were killed by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's northern province Kirkuk on Sunday, the Iraqi military said.
Turkey arrests senior IS member behind bomb attacks in 20 countries
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:28 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey has arrested and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Islamic State (IS) member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind the attacks in 20 countries, the Turkish Interior Minister said.
ISIS terrorists surrender to security forces in Afghanistan
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A group of Islamic State terrorists, which included foreign nationals, surrendered to the security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
IS militants flee Syria to uncontrolled mountainous areas in northern Iraq - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Moscow, Nov 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) are fleeing Syria and moving to ungoverned areas in northern Iraq, media reported, citing US military and commanders of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the region, who also hint at the threat of the re-emergence of the self-proclaimed "caliphate."
UN Security Council may address issue of escaped IS fighters in November - President
Nov 02, 2019, at 01:44 am
New York/Sputnik:The UN Security Council is expected to address the problem of Islamic State (banned in Russia) terrorists who escaped from detention during the Turkish operation in northern Syria, UK Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce said in a press briefing on Friday.
'Not a big deal' - Iranian minister on IS leader Baghdadi's elimination by US troops
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:24 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI: Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday said that the elimination of Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, ISIS, banned in Russia) by the US air force was not "a big deal" and that Washington had simply destroyed its own "creature."
Uzbek national pleads guilty in US Court for conspiring to help IS in Syria: Justice Dept
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) An Uzbek national pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiring to support the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in Syria, the Justice Department said in a press release.
5 IS militants killed in 2 attacks in eastern Iraq
Aug 13, 2019, at 10:20 am
Baghdad, Aug 12 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in two incidents in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said.
US military kills ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:15 am
Mogadishu, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) The United States military said Sunday it conducted an airstrike against ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia on Sunday, killing one militant.
Explosion targets Kurdish forces in Syria's Hasakah
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Damascus, Jul 17 (Xinhua/UNI) A car bomb went off on Wednesday near a Kurdish checkpoint in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, leaving injuries, a war monitor reported.
Statelessness for terrorists’ families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their home countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
Easter Bombings: Sri Lanka police bring five suspects back from Saudi Arabia
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Colombo, June 14 (IBNS): Sri Lankan security forces have brought back five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday attacks who were deported from Saudi Arabia, media reports said.
Captured IS base turned into school in East Afghanistan
Jun 02, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Jalalabad, Jun 2 (Xinhua/UNI): A former base of the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group has been turned into a school in Haska Mina district of the eastern Nangarhar province, provincial governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhil said Sunday.
2 IS militants killed, 3 civilians wounded in clash in eastern Iraq
May 28, 2019, at 10:31 am
Baghdad, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A clash between Islamic State (IS) militants and Iraqi farmers on Monday killed two IS militants and wounded three civilians, a local official told Xinhua.
Easter Day Blasts: Sri Lanka temporarily lifts ban on social media
May 06, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Colombo, May 6 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on the social media temporarily, reports said.
Dhaka cocktail attack on cops: ISIS claims responsibility
Apr 30, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Dhaka: Apr 30 (IBNS): Militant activity watchdog SITE Intelligence Group on Tuesday claimed that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the cocktail attack on police in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew in eastern city effective immediately after three explosions
Apr 27, 2019, at 06:47 am
Moscow, Apr 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Sri Lanka has instated a curfew effective immediately in its eastern city of Kalmunai following three explosions in the area, local media reported, citing police.
Easter Day terror attacks: Sri Lanka to stop visa-on-arrival for citizens of 39 nations
Apr 26, 2019, at 09:31 am
Colombo, Apr 26 (IBNS): At a time when the country is still recovering from the eight suicide blasts on Sunday, the Sri Lankan government has suspended its plans to grant visas on arrival to citizens of 39 countries.