Islamic State
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Iraqi soldier, Islamic State militant killed in Iraq
Baghdad: An Iraqi soldier and a militant of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in two incidents in the central and northern parts of the country, the Iraqi military said. Acting…
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Turkey police detains 13 Islamic State suspects
Ankara: Turkey has detained 13 Islamic State (IS) suspects in police raids in southern Mersin province, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. The police on Friday revealed that the suspects entered the country…
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13 Islamic State militants killed by Iraqi forces in 3 provinces
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants during a series of operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh and Diyala, the military has said. Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS),…
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Three Islamic State militants killed in western Iraq
Baghdad: Three militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in a clash with paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a Hashd Shaabi statement said. The clash…
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Iraq: 3 IS militants killed in Anbar province
Baghdad: Three militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in a clash with paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a Hashd Shaabi statement said. The clash occurred…
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Iraq: IS attacks leave six dead and five injured
Baghdad: A total of six people were killed and five wounded in attacks by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq’s provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala, a provincial official and a…
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Islamic State-Khorasan now shifting its war to Pakistan
New Delhi: The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now shifting its war to neighbouring Pakistan as it comes under mounting pressure from the Taliban in Afghanistan, which has waged a fierce war against…
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IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief
Beirut: The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the…
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Shia mosque attack in Pakistan; death toll rises to 62
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Interior Minister on Saturday vowed to arrest the masterminds behind a deadly suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State terror group on a crowded Shia mosque during Friday prayers here…
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Iraq unveils restoration at ancient city of Hatra
Baghdad: The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage has announced it was restoring monumental sculptures vandalised by militants of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in the historic city of Hatra…
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Israeli leader talks to Biden about Islamic State, Iran
Jerusalem: Israel’s prime minister on Sunday congratulated President Joe Biden for last week’s deadly raid in Syria that killed the leader of the Islamic State group, the Israeli premier’s office announced. In…
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Six Islamic State militants killed in airstrike in Iraq
Baghdad: Six militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were killed on Saturday, including an IS local leader, in an airstrike in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security source has…
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Over 500 IS terrorists surrender in Al-Hasakah after prison break: SDF
Damascus: Up to 550 terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the Al-Sina’a prison break in the Syrian…
