Islamic State (IS)
- India
Rameshwaram Cafe blast accused in touch with with ISIS operatives?
Bengaluru: The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case has taken a significant turn with the arrest of Musavir Hussain Shajeeb and Abdul Mateen Ahmed Taha, who are suspected to have ties with the terrorist…
- Middle East
US military announces capture of IS official in Syria
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces captured an official of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group during a helicopter raid in northern Syria on September 23. In a…
- India
ISIS module case: NIA seizes ‘incriminating material’ from Shamil Nachan’s house
Mumbai: The NIA on Thursday searched the house of Shamil Saquib Nachan, arrested last week in the Pune ISIS module case, near here and recovered “incriminating material” that reveals the terror organisation’s…
- Middle East
Turkey neutralises IS leader in Syria: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey has neutralised Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, during an intelligence operation in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. “The National Intelligence Organization (MIT)…
- Telangana
British man pleads guilty to ISIS related terror charges in UK
London: A British man arrested at Heathrow Airport over a year ago when he flew back from Pakistan pleaded guilty on Friday to travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS)…
- Middle East
5 IS militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq, says official
Baghdad: Five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in airstrikes in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said. Based on intelligence reports, Iraqi warplanes carried out two airstrikes on IS…
- Afghanistan
Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials…
- Kashmir
NIA raids house of suspected Islamic State operative in Srinagar
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency on Monday raided the house of a suspected Islamic State operative in Srinagar as part of an investigation in a case related to activities of some individuals…
- Middle East
US says IS commander killed, troops wounded in NE Syria raid
Beirut: The US military said Friday a helicopter raid led by its forces in northeast Syria left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded.…
- India
NIA conducts searches in Karnataka, arrests two IS operatives
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at six locations in Karnataka in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru in connection with the Shivamogga Islamic…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President Erdogan says senior IS member captured
Ankara: Turkish security forces have captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab…
- Middle East
Turkey detains 19 persons suspected of financing Islamic State
Ankara: Police in Turkey have detained 19 people suspected of financing the Islamic State (IS) terror group, local media reported. Five more suspects are still on the run following the operations launched…
- World
Islamic State claims rockets fired from Afghanistan into Tajikistan
Kabul: The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed it fired a number of rockets from Afghanistan into the territory of neighbouring Tajikistan, according to an Afghan media reports. The Afghan Islamic Press…