Ankara contributed to elimination of IS leader Al-Baghdadi: Turkish Foreign Minister

Nov 19, 2019, at 09:13 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that the elimination of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, also known as ISIS, banned in Russia), became possible after his confidant, detained in Ankara, pointed to the leader's location.

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 detained in Tajikistan admit preparing terror attacks - Security Committee

Nov 06, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Dushanbe/Sputnik/UNI: The people who have staged at attack on the border crossing checkpoint at the Tajik-Uzbek border are members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), and they have admitted preparing to stage terror attacks, a representative of the Tajik State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Wednesday.

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."

Turkish authorities capture IS leader Baghdadi's sister, her family - Reports

Nov 05, 2019, at 08:49 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in northern Syria, media reported, citing senior Turkish official.

ISIS says Bangladeshi terrorists support their new leader

Nov 03, 2019, at 06:20 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A media arm of terror group Islamic State has claimed that terrorists from Egypt's Sinai and Bangladesh have pledged allegiance to the new leader of the outfit following the death of  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reports said.

Islamic State confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, names his successor

Nov 01, 2019, at 09:06 am

Washington/IBNS: Terror group Islamic State has announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi as its new leader following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

United Nations unable to verify Baghdadi’s death - Spokesman

Oct 28, 2019, at 11:32 pm

United Nations/ Sputnik/UNI: The United Nations cannot verify the credibility of the United States’ statement announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), and believes that such information has to be confirmed by the various authorities on the ground, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a press briefing on Monday.

US calls for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq - State Department

Oct 28, 2019, at 10:15 am

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is calling for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Sunday.

Islamic State spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir killed

Oct 28, 2019, at 09:56 am

Aleppo/IBNS: Spokesman of terrorist group Islamic State- Abu Hassan al-Muhajir- has been killed by security forces in Syria.

'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."

Iraqi officers liquidate IS terrorists who blocked off road amid protests – Press Service

Oct 04, 2019, at 10:21 am

Baghdad, Oct 4 (Sputnik/UNI) Members of the Islamic State terror organization (banned in Russia) blocked off a road between the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the city of Samarra amid anti-government protests in the country, the press service of the Iraqi security service said on Friday, adding that security officers subsequently liquidated the group.

Afghanistan: Special Forces kill, detain 11 Taliban and ISIS militants

Sep 24, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Kabul, Sept 24 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces have killed or detained 11 Taliban and Islamic State terrorists while conduction operations in Wardak, Balkh and Nangarhar provinces of the country, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Two ‘militants’ arrested over Gulistan blast

Sep 24, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Dhaka, Sept 24 (IBNS): Two men, who were earlier arrested in Bangladesh with suspected links to militancy, have been named in a separate case involving an attack on police in April, media reports said on Tuesday.

Iraqi Security Forces detained Karbala bombing suspect - Reports

Sep 21, 2019, at 08:17 am

Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI): The Iraqi security forces have detained a suspected perpetrator of a blast inside a minibus in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, national media reported.

Iraq: Military intelligence forces arrest two ISIS terrorists

Sep 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Mosul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Iraqi military intelligence forces on Sunday arrested two terrorists belonging to the Islamic State terror group at a security checkpoint in  Mosul city, media reports said on Monday.

Dhaka bomb attack: police HQ issues nationwide alert

Sep 02, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Dhaka: The Dhaka Police have directed all its units across the country to remain alert after a bomb attack rocked the Bangladesh capital on Saturday.

Dhaka bomb blast last night targeted cops: DMP Commissioner

Sep 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm

Dhaka, Sept 1 (IBNS):  Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said the bomb blast, which hit Bangladesh capital Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area on Saturday night, targeted cops.

At least six Islamic State terrorists killed in airstrike in Afghanistan - Reports

Aug 28, 2019, at 10:21 am

Moscow, Aug 28 (Sputnik/UNI) At least six fighters from Islamic State (IS, terrorist group banned in Russia) were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, local media reported.

Gaza violence: Suicide bombers leave three killed

Aug 28, 2019, at 10:04 am

Gaza, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least three Palestinian officers were killed as suicide bombers attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza strip, media reports said.

With ISIL down but not out, continued vigilance is key, UN Security Council told

Aug 28, 2019, at 09:25 am

New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Despite ISIL’s territorial defeat in Syria, the terrorist group, also known as Da’esh “continues to aspire to global relevance”, the United Nations top counter-terrorism officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Six ISIS-K terrorists killed during airstrike

Aug 27, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least six  Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) terrorists killed, media reports said on Tuesday.

Iraqi military intelligence forces arrest two Islamic State terrorists from Kirkuk

Aug 25, 2019, at 09:07 pm

Baghdad, Aug 25 (IBNS):  Iraqi military intelligence forces have said that two Islamic State terrorists have been arrested from Kirkuk province of the country, media reports said.

IS terrorists kill 6, injure 9 in Northern Iraq - Security Services

Aug 25, 2019, at 06:30 pm

Moscow, August 25 (Sputnik/UNI) The militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have attacked civilians in northern Iraq killing six people and injuring nine more, a press service of the Iraqi security forces said on Sunday.

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.

Bangladesh: Islamic State claims responsibility for two bombs found in Dhaka

Jul 26, 2019, at 03:20 pm

Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): Islamic State has claimed that its members placed two bombs found near police boxes in Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.

IS claims responsibility for attacks in Tunisia

Jun 28, 2019, at 10:18 am

Tunis, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State extremist group on Thursday evening claimed responsibility for the two terrorist attacks that occurred in the Tunisian capital Tunis.

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.