Shia forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
BAGHDAD: Thousands of Shia militiamen on Monday prepared to fight Islamic State insurgents who seized… Read More
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Shia militias converge on Iraq’s Ramadi after IS takeover
BAGHDAD: Shia militia groups converged on Ramadi Monday to help Iraqi security forces wrest the… Read More
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Islamic State seizes Iraqi army base, PM to send in Shi’ite fighters
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants drove security forces from a key military base in western Iraq… Read More
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Army kills five Islamic State leaders in eastern Syria: State TV
BEIRUT: The Syrian army has killed five Islamic State leaders in an attack in eastern… Read More
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U.S. conducts raid in Syria, says it kills senior Islamic State leader
WASHINGTON: American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in… Read More
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Islamic State said to advance further near ancient Palmyra
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting… Read More
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Pakistan officials question group’s claim of Islamic State funding
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The militant group that said it was behind Wednesday's massacre of 45… Read More
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Two ‘Islamic State’ activists arrested in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) have claimed that they arrested two workers of Islamic State (IS),… Read More
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Proofs of RAW hand in Karachi bus attack found: sources
KARACHI: The investigation authorities have found clues to involvement of Indian spy agency Research Analysis… Read More
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Islamic State battles Syrian army near world heritage site
BEIRUT/AMMAN: Islamic State militants were reported on Thursday to be advancing in a government held… Read More
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Iraq defense ministry says Islamic State’s second in command killed
BAGHDAD: Iraq's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the second most senior member of Islamic State… Read More
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IS claims deadly attack on Ismaili community in Karachi
KARACHI: The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on… Read More
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U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes against Islamic State militants: military
WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with nine air strikes from Sunday… Read More
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Fifty inmates and 12 police killed in Iraq prison break: officials
BAGHDAD: Fifty inmates and 12 police died in a prison escape organized by Islamic State,… Read More
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Sunni anti-IS force launched in Iraq
AMIRIYAT AL FALLUJAH: More than 1,000 Sunni fighters from Anbar joined Iraq's Popular Mobilisation force… Read More
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IS claims Texas shooting as portrait of gunmen emerges
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attempt to storm an… Read More
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Islamic State claims responsibility of shooting on U.S. blasphemous cartoon event
DALLAS: Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh has claimed responsibility for the shooting at… Read More
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Islamic State hit with 19 air strikes by U.S., allies: statement
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies staged 19 strikes on Islamic State targets in… Read More
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Three Islamic State car bombs hit Iraq-Jordan border crossing, four dead
BAGHDAD/AMMAN: Three suicide car bombs exploded at a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan on… Read More
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Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq’s Anbar: sources
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants in Iraq took partial control of a water dam and military… Read More
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