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Afghanistan: Taliban governor killed in Balkh, ISIS claims responsibility

Mar 10, 2023, at 02:35 pm

Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.

Four ISIS terrorists, who were wanted in India, killed in separate shootouts in Pakistan-Afghanistan border

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.

Afghanistan: Taliban announce elimination of 2 IS militants in Kabul

Feb 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have eliminated two ISIS terrorists, including its key member, in an operation in the ccapital city Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

Afghanistan Conflict: Taliban kills two ISIS terrorists during overnight raid in Kabul

Feb 27, 2023, at 09:01 pm

Kabul: Taliban security forces killed two Islamic State terrorists during an overnight raid in the capital Kabul city on Monday.

Shamima Begum: British woman, who once flew to Syria to join ISIS, loses UK citizenship appeal

Feb 22, 2023, at 11:42 pm

London:  Shamima Begum, who had once left the UK to join the terror group ISIS, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces raid IS hideout in Kabul

Feb 14, 2023, at 02:18 pm

Kabul: Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid said onTuesday.

Syria: ISIS terrorists kill four civilians

Feb 13, 2023, at 02:55 pm

Damascus: Suspected Islamic State terrorists have killed four civilians, including a woman, and hurt 10 others in Palmyra city of Syria, media reports said.

Islamic State kills 11 kidnapped in Syria: War monitor

Feb 13, 2023, at 04:14 am

Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) on Sunday killed 11 of the 75 people it kidnapped on Saturday in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.

ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears

Feb 10, 2023, at 09:10 pm

New York: Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da'esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Thursday in New York.

Pakistan: Karachi Police arrest suspected IS-linked terrorist

Feb 09, 2023, at 12:31 am

Karachi:  Karachi Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an Islamic State-linked terrorist who was “collecting donations” from the Pakistani city of Karachi to send it to Afghanistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: ISIS-Khorasan increases its attacks on Chinese projects

Jan 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm

Kabul: Islamic State-Khorasan and other terror outlets have started targeting Chinese projects in Afghanistan in recent times, a key Kabul-based news agency has said.

US kills key Islamic State operative in Somalia raid, confirms official

Jan 27, 2023, at 02:20 pm

Washington: The United States killed a key Islamic State operative during a nighttime assault in northern Somalia, a senior administration official 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.

Syria: Two ISIS terrorists killed during US conducted helicopter raid

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:54 am

Damascus: US Central Command forces on Monday said it conducted a successful helicopter raid in eastern Syria on December 11 in which two ISIS terrorists were killed.

Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice

Dec 06, 2022, at 07:20 pm

New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.

Afghanistan: Senior Taliban cleric, who favoured girl education, dies in suicide attack in Kabul, ISIS claims responsibility

Aug 12, 2022, at 02:47 pm

Kabul: A prominent Afghanistan cleric, who supported Taliban and favoured girl education, died in a suicide blast at his madressah in Kabul city on Thursday.

Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears

Aug 10, 2022, at 06:07 pm

New York: In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates remains “global and evolving”.

ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq

Aug 09, 2022, at 08:16 pm

New York: The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.

1,800 ISIS terrorists released from Afghanistan's Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons when Kabul fell: Taliban minister

Jul 30, 2022, at 04:57 am

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said 1,800 ISIS terrorists were released from Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons after they came to power last year.

6 Iraqi policemen killed in Islamic State attack

Jul 20, 2022, at 10:36 pm

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Six police officers were killed and six others wounded in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Salahudin Province, north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said on Wednesday.

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul Gurdwara attack, cites retaliation for 'insults' to Prophet: Report

Jun 19, 2022, at 05:20 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Terror outfit ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Gurdwara in Afghanistan, claiming it was retaliation for 'insults' to Prophet Muhammed.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill ISIS commander

Jun 14, 2022, at 07:32 pm

Kabul: The Taliban operated security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in Afghanistan's Bagrami district, media reports said on Tuesday.

‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears

Jun 10, 2022, at 12:22 am

New York: Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN Special Advisor reminded the Security Council on Wednesday.

Mazar-e-Sharif blasts: ISIS claims responsibility

Apr 29, 2022, at 02:56 pm

Kabul: Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city on Thursday which left at least nine people dead.

Iraq: Seven IS militants killed

Mar 12, 2022, at 12:08 am

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Seven Islamic State militants were killed in Iraqi airstrikes in Kirkuk and Salahudin provinces, including a local leader of the extremist group, security sources said on Friday.

Afghanistan: US B-52 bombers target ISIS hideouts

Mar 09, 2022, at 12:09 am

Kabul: The US Air Force has carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS hideouts using the B-52 bombers in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, media reports said on Wednesday.

ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat

Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.

5 Islamic State militants killed in N Iraq airstrike

Feb 02, 2022, at 09:49 pm

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, said the Iraqi military.

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.

11 Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State attack

Jan 21, 2022, at 09:29 pm

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Diyala province, the police said on Friday.