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- World
US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
Washington: A naturalised US citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison. Lirim Sylejmani, 49, engaged in at…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad blast plot: Arrested men confess to ISIS links
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police revealed that the two individuals who were arrested the previous day on suspicion of plotting blasts in the city were in touch with an ISIS handler from…
- Chennai
NIA arrests one suspect in ISIS recruitment case during raids in TN
Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key suspect, identified as Alphazith (25), in connection with ISIS recruitment activities. The arrest took place in Purasaiwalkam, Chennai during a raid by…
- World
New Orleans attacker acted alone, had strong support for ISIS: Biden
Washington: New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone even though there are indications that he had strong support for ISIS, US President Joe Biden has said. At least 14 people were killed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: NIA searches Saidabad house in connection with ISIS man
Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at a residential apartment at Saidabad in Hyderabad of Telangana on Sunday morning and held searches in connection with an ISIS member from Pune.…
- World
No evidence Sri Lankans held in India linked to ISIS: Foreign Minister
Colombo: Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Friday said there is no evidence to back claims that the four Sri Lankans arrested in India last month are linked to ISIS and were believed…
- India
Gujarat ATS arrests 4 ISIS terrorists planning ‘suicide attack’ from Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four suspected ISIS terrorists from the Ahmedabad airport after receiving a tip-off two weeks back. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, May 20, ATS…
- World
EX-ISIS bride loses appeal to regain her British citizenship
London: A Bangladeshi-origin British woman, who fled the UK as a 15-year-old schoolgirl to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist network, on Wednesday lost a legal bid before a specialist tribunal to…
- India
Special NIA court sentences ISIS terrorist to seven years in jail in Rajasthan
New Delhi: A special NIA court in Rajasthan has sentenced an ISIS-linked terrorist to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terrorist acts in the country, an official said…
- World
Senior ISIS leader Bilal-al-Sudani killed in US military operation
Washington: A US counter-terrorism operation in northern Somalia killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure Bilal-al-Sudani, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed in a statement on Thursday. No civilians were harmed as…
- World
US covertly sponsoring IS, says Russia
Moscow: The US has been reaching out to armed groups that oppose the Taliban and secretly giving money to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), as per Russia’s Presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir…
- India
Special NIA court awards 7-year jail term to ISIS-inspired terrorist in Kerala
New Delhi: A special NIA court in Kerala on Tuesday sentenced an ISIS-inspired terrorist to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for planning to carry out attacks on various targets including foreigners in the…
- Afghanistan
A new dynamic in the Af-Pak Great Game
Kabul: Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan has changed drastically ever since takeover of the Taliban in Kabul. The nature of engagement from the initial days of the Taliban government when one witnessed the…
- India
Ulemas play imp role in deradicalising ISIS inspired terror: Ajit Doval
New Delhi: Emphasising that cross-border and ISIS-inspired terrorism continues to pose a threat, National Security Advisory Ajit Doval said on Tuesday that Ulemas have a “vital role” to play in countering radicalisation…
- Kerala
The Kerala Story: Journalist seeks action against movie depicting women radicalised to join ISIS
Chennai: A journalist from Tamil Nadu Aravindakshan B R has written a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after having watched the teaser of a to-be-released movie called ‘The Kerala Story’.…
