Islamic State

Islamic State suicide bombers strike in Iraqi refinery town

BAGHDAD: Islamic State suicide bombers and fighters attacked the center of Iraq's northern oil refinery town… Read More

IS destroys statue outside Syria's Palmyra museum

BEIRUT: Islamic State group jihadists have destroyed a famous statue of a lion outside the… Read More

Syrian rebels execute 18 Islamic State fighters

BEIRUT, LEBANON: A Syrian rebel group operating around Damascus has executed 18 alleged members of… Read More

Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time… Read More

Cameron tells BBC to stop calling IS an ‘Islamic State’

LONDON: David Cameron has called on the BBC not to use the phrase 'Islamic State'… Read More

Islamic State beheads two Syrian women over charges of sorcery

In a first of its kind, the Islamic State beheaded two Syrian women for practicing… Read More

Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri returns to Pakistan tomorrow

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri will return to Pakistan on Monday morning… Read More

Islamic State claims responsibility of Tunisia seaside massacre

PORT EL KANTAOUI, TUNISIA: The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a massacre… Read More

Islamic State releases video showing severe brutality

KARACHI: Islamic State has released a seven minute footage showing brutal murders of several of… Read More

Islamic State ties 2 boys to pole for eating in Ramazan: monitor

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group on Monday made two youths hang from a beam by their wrists after… Read More

Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints IS strategy

PARIS: Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts… Read More

Islamic State turns to widescreen TV propaganda in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have set up giant television screens in the Iraqi city of… Read More

US prosecutes 17 year old for Islamic State tweets

ALEXANDRIA, UNITED STATES: A tech-savvy US teenager who was prolific on Twitter pleaded guilty Thursday… Read More

Islamic State says blows up two warplanes at seized Libyan base

TRIPOLI: The militant group Islamic State said on Thursday it had blown up two warplanes… Read More

Obama poised to send more troops to train Iraqis

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama appears poised to approve the deployment of hundreds more US training… Read More

Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons: Australia

SYDNEY: The Islamic State group has shown it is prepared to use chemical weapons and… Read More

Texas man sentenced to prison for trying to join Islamic State

WASHINGTON: An Austin, Texas man was sentenced on Friday to almost seven years in prison… Read More

U.S. accuses Syria of backing Islamic State’s Aleppo advance

BEIRUT: The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to… Read More

Islamic State suicide attack kills 38 Iraqi policemen

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants drove a tank rigged with explosives into a base south of… Read More

Tributes offered on social media for brave Saudi men who died confronting suicide bomber

Social media erupted with posts, tweets and pictures honouring the two fallen heroes Mohammed Hassan… Read More