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.
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.
Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid ‘provocative statements’
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing “provocative and baseless” statements.
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.
UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: Every effort must be made to support the Yazidi community in Iraq, the United Nations said on Wednesday, marking eight years since the extremist group ISIL launched a brutal assault on the religious minority.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 3 IS militants
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:11 am
Mehtarlam, Afghanistan: Security forces have killed at least three Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Friday.
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.
US airstrike kills leader of IS in Syria
Jul 13, 2022, at 05:12 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: United States military killed a leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS), banned in Russia, during an airstrike in Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Islamic State terrorists ambush kills 5 Syrian soldiers
Jan 03, 2022, at 10:13 pm
Damascus/UNI/Xinhua: Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 others wounded when the Islamic State militants targeted their military bus in eastern Syria overnight Sunday, the media reported on Monday.
Taliban grant Afghan passports to Al-Qaeda, IS fighters: Afghan diplomat
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban are granting Afghan passports to members of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS, ISIS, both banned in Russia), Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad Zahir Agbar has told Sputnik.
Kabul Passport office attack: ISIS-K claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kabul: Terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan Branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the General Directorate of Passport in Afghanistan capital Kabul that was thwarted by the Taliban affiliates.
Afghanistan: Taliban arrest 11 IS-K members from Daikundi province
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have arrested 11 suspected members of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, from Afghanistan's Daikundi province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban launches large-scale ops against IS-KP in Kandahar
Nov 16, 2021, at 04:13 am
Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have conducted operations against the fighters of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, in four districts of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, media reports said on Monday.
Senior Taliban commander killed during ISIS-K claimed attack on Kabul hospital
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kabul: Hamdullah Mukhles, a key and senior commander of the Taliban and one who entered the Presidential Palace on Aug 15, has died during the attack on a hospital in Kabul on Tuesday.
Several members of Afghanistan's previous government now joining ISIS-K to fight Taliban: Report
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Kabul: Several previous members of the intelligence body of the previous government in Afghanistan are now affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) to combat the current Taliban government in the country.
ISIS warns Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere
Oct 17, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has said Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere by them.
Afghanistan: Islamic State terror group claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the blasts in a Shite mosque in Kandahar province on Friday which left over 60 people dead.
Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar
Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am
Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.
Russian govt voices concern over activities of ISIS in Afghanistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 01:37 am
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said the country is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: CTD officials detain two ISIS-linked terrorists in Karachi
Sep 27, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Counter-Terrorism Department and a federal intelligence agency of Pakistan carried out a joint raid at New Truck Stand on Karachi's Mauripur Road on Monday and detained two Islamic STate terrorists, media reports said.
Trial begins in 2015 Paris terror attack
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Paris: A court in Paris on Wednesday started the trial in the 2015 Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
Death toll due to Islamic State attack in northern Iraq touches 12: Reports
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: The number of police officers killed in the Islamic State terrorist attack in Iraq's northern Kirkuk Governorate rose to 12, Shafaq News reported, citing security sources.
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.