Islamic State

U.S., allies conduct 12 air strikes against Islamic State: Task Force

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies carried out 12 air strikes against Islamic State… Read More

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U.S., allies hit Islamic State militants with 39 airstrikes

WASHINGTON: The US-led coalition pounded the Islamic State group with 39 air strikes Thursday and… Read More

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Father asks Islamic State to treat captured pilot son as 'guest'

AMMAN: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State fighters after his plane… Read More

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Islamic State captures Jordanian pilot after warplane crashes in Syria

AMMAN: Islamic State fighters took a Jordanian pilot prisoner after his warplane came down in… Read More

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Islamic State says it downs warplane in eastern Syria

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters said on Wednesday they had shot down a warplane in the northeastern… Read More

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Sex slavery pushes Iraq IS victims to suicide

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State jihadist group has abducted women and children from Iraq's Yazidi minority,… Read More

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Germany plans trauma centre for IS rape victims: minister

BERLIN: A German government minister said Monday Berlin aimed to set up a trauma centre… Read More

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U.S.-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria

WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq… Read More

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IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit: report

LONDON: The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who… Read More

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Indian pro-Islamic State Twitter account reactivated

NEW DELHI: A popular pro-Islamic State Twitter account traced to an Indian engineer was back… Read More

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Islamic flag on show as hostages held in Sydney cafe

SYDNEY: A lone gunman kept terrified staff and customers captive into Monday night in a… Read More

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Battling IS: Jordan, Saudi kings in talks

RIYADH: Jordan's King Abdullah II met his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh Sunday for talks as… Read More

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US, allies target Islamic State with 27 strikes

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies carried out 27 airstrikes on Islamic State targets… Read More

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Three IS 'supporters' arrested for shooting Dane in Saudi: ministry

RIYADH: Three supporters of the Islamic State group in Saudi Arabia have been arrested for… Read More

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Islamic State suicide bombing kills 12 Shi'ite militia fighters

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomb and mortar attack by Islamic State militants killed 12 Shi'ite militia… Read More

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More than 700 Iraqi Kurd fighters killed since June IS offensive

IRAQ: Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed… Read More

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Islamic State in Syria beheads man for blasphemy

BEIRUT: The militant Islamic State group beheaded a man in northern Syria after accusing him… Read More

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Rivalries resurface in Iraqi town recaptured from Islamic State

JALAWLA: The blood of two militants killed during Islamic State's rout in the Iraqi town… Read More

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Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State's

KABUL: A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join… Read More

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Germany jails man for joining IS

A 20-year-old German man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on… Read More

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