Islamic State

ISIS discovers treasures and destroys them at ancient Syria site

TAL AJAJA: When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria's most important… Read More

Daesh operative sent on five-day physical remand

GUJRANWALA: Sessions Court on Saturday sent a suspected Daesh activist on five-day physical remand, ARY… Read More

Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on… Read More

Teen murder suspect held in London stabbing spree

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: British police arrested a teenager on suspicion of murder Thursday after a… Read More

Thousands of Yazidis missing, captive, 2 years after ‘genocide’ start: UN

UNITED NATIONS: Thousands of Yazidis are being held captive by Islamic State in Syria where… Read More

US launches first anti-Islamic State air raids in Libya’s Sirte

TRIPOLI: US warplanes Monday carried out air strikes on positions of the Islamic State jihadist… Read More

Islamic State calls on members to carry out jihad in Russia

So-called Islamic State called on its group members to carry out war in Russia in… Read More

US insists not involved in Turkey military coup bid

WASHINGTON: A top military chief and other officials insisted Friday that the United States was… Read More

Syria Nusra Front leader claims to cut ties with Al-Qaeda

BEIRUT, LEBANON: The Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front said on Thursday it was breaking… Read More

Massive bomb attack kills 44 in Syria

QAMISHLI: At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured on Wednesday in the deadliest… Read More

Bangladesh police say nine militants killed in Dhaka raid

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi police killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun-battle on Tuesday after… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 10 people in north of Baghdad

BAQUBA, IRAQ: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near a checkpoint north of Baghdad… Read More

Islamic State suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 15 people… Read More

Munich gunman ‘obsessed’ with mass killings

MUNICH: The teenager who shot dead nine people in a gun rampage in Munich was… Read More

Munich shooting had ‘obvious link’ to Breivik, not IS

MUNICH, GERMANY: German investigators have established an "obvious link" between the Munich mall shooting and… Read More

Erdogan vows Turkish military shake-up as emergency rule takes hold

ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to restructure the military and give… Read More

Brazil arrests group plotting ‘acts of terrorism’ before Olympics

BRASILIA: Brazil arrested 10 people on Thursday on suspicion of belonging to a group supporting… Read More

Experts think IS can be conduit for psychopaths’ violent desires

PARIS, FRANCE: Not all extremists are psychopaths, and not all psychopaths turn violent. However when… Read More

Brazil probes Olympics threats after group backs Islamic State

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's intelligence agency said on Tuesday it was investigating all threats to… Read More

Iraq’s marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

BAGHDAD: A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and… Read More