India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
Mar 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.
Afghanistan: 46 ISIS fighters surrender to ANDSF
Mar 07, 2020, at 09:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: A group of 46 ISIS fighters have renounced violence and surrendered to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in eastern Kunar province, on Saturday.
ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul attack
Mar 07, 2020, at 09:08 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul on Friday which claimed 27 lives.
Easter Sunday terror attack: Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes burqa banÂ
Feb 22, 2020, at 09:49 am
Colombo/IBNS: In the wake of the terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year, a Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security in the country has proposed to immediately ban attire such as the burqa and suspend the registration of political parties on an ethnic and religious basis, media reports said.
Islamic State financier raising almost $4Mln for terrorists detained near Moscow - Security Service
Feb 14, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A financier of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia), who has raised over 25 million rubles ($3.94 million) for the needs of terrorists, has been detained in the Moscow region, the Russian Federal Security Service said on Friday.
One soldier, 2 IS militants killed in clash in central Iraq
Feb 08, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: An Iraqi soldier and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday in a clash in the central province of Salahudin, a provincial police source said.
ISIS claims responsibility for London attack
Feb 04, 2020, at 09:06 am
London/IBNS: Islamic State terrorist group on Monday claimed responsibility for the stabbing incident in London which left two people hurt.
Islamic state claims responsibility for Sunday's attack in South London: Reports
Feb 03, 2020, at 06:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on Sunday in south London, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday, citing the IS-linked Amaq information outlet.
Two Iraqi servicemen killed by IS terrorists in country’s north: security services
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two Iraqi servicemen were killed by an attack of the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia) in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the Iraqi security services said.
Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:36 pm
New York/IBNS: A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about the fairness of the proceedings.
Islamic State Founding Member Al-Salbi believed to be current terrorist leader - Reports
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:30 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (also known as IS, banned in Russia) is now headed by one of its founding members, Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, The Guardian reports citing intelligence officials.
Two servicemen killed in attack by IS terrorists in northern Iraq: Armed forces
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: An attack by members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) on Iraqi troops in the northern Kirkuk province left two servicemen killed and left three others injured, the Iraqi Armed Forces’ press service said in a statement on Monday.
Turkish Police detain 5 Syrians planning New Year's terrorist attack
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested five Syrian nationals who were preparing a terrorist attack during New Year's celebrations in Ankara, media reported on Tuesday.
Turkish police arrest about 100 foreigners suspected of IS links - Reports
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested about 100 foreign nationals in raids across the country on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), media reported on Monday.
Islamic State beheads Christian hostages in Nigeria to 'avenge' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's killing
Dec 28, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Abuja/IBNS: The Islamic State terror group has released a video and claimed to have killed 11 Christian hostages, mostly by beheading, in Nigeria, media reports said.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Northern Burkina Faso - Reports
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Burkina Faso that took dozens of lives, Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing the organization's statement.
Syrian troops repel Islamist onslaught on Idlib’s Qarratin al-Qabira: Russian military
Dec 23, 2019, at 09:57 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A hundred Syrian jihadists tried to storm the Idlib village of Qarratin al-Qabira over the weekend but was repelled by government forces, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Syria reconciliation center said Sunday.
US took custody of 15 Islamic State children, 6 adults in war on terror – Senior Official
Dec 21, 2019, at 07:28 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US government has taken custody this year of 15 American children of parents associated with the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) and of eight adults of whom six are being prosecuted for terror-related offenses, a senior Trump administration told a Department of State briefing.
IS using Afghanistan to prepare for Central Asia invasion - Russian Security Council Chief
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is consolidating its forces in Afghanistan in preparation for an invasion of the Central Asian countries, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday.
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.
US Envoy to Coalition Fighting Islamic State Visits Iraq to Keep Up Pressure - State Dept
Dec 07, 2019, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Special Envoy charged with maintaining the Coalition to fight the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is visiting Baghdad to ensure continued alliance coordination, the Department of State said in a media note on Friday.
Trump, Macron spar over need to return fighters from ISIS
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron appeared at odds on Tuesday during a press conference in London when the two leaders discussed efforts to take back citizens who joined the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia).
Dec 01, 2019, at 06:30 pm
London/IBNS: The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the London Bridge stabbing attack incident which left two people dead on Friday even as more information coming to fore showed that the attacker, a Pakistani origin man, had been radicalised in madrassa to prepare for acts of terrorism in Kashmir and the United Kingdom (UK).
Turkey to deport 11 French IS suspects: minister
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:30 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will deport 11 French national Islamic State (IS) suspects to their home country next month, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday.
Dhaka cafe attack: Anti-terrorism court sentences seven to death
Nov 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: An Anti-terrorism tribunal court in Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded death sentence to seven convicts in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack which had claimed 22 lives, media reports said.
Iraq boosts security on Syrian border to prevent IS Terrorist Infiltration: Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi border guards along the Iraqi-Syrian frontier have increased security measures to prevent terrorists from finding their way into the country, national media reported.
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.
US charges citizen with aiding Islamic state online recruitment - Justice Dept.
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:14 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A US citizen faces charges of helping the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) develop computer code to preserve its recruitment propaganda following removal by social media censors, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
German police arrest man on suspicion of preparing terror attack
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:12 am
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: German authorities arrested a man suspected "of preparing a serious violent act threatening the state", the German federal public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
Terror threat in Afghanistan may lead to attacks in neighboring states - SCO Chief
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:04 am
United Nations/Sputnik/UNI: The terror threat in Afghanistan and its border area is worrying and can spread instability and terrorist activities throughout Central and South Asian countries, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov said in a UN-SCO high-level meeting.