Baghdadi – dead or alive? Iraqi military reach Baiji
BAGHDAD: Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday… Read More
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Islamic State
Iraq investigating whether IS chief killed in air strikes
BAGHDAD: Iraq was on Sunday investigating whether Islamic State jihadist group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi… Read More
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‘Daeesh or any terror outfit to be dealt strongly in Pakistan’
LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed has said that whosoever carries out terrorism under any… Read More
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Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number… Read More
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Air strikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq: TV report
BAGHDAD: U.S.-led air strikes have targeted a gathering of Islamic State leaders in Iraq in… Read More
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Iraq's top cleric says graft in army helped Islamic State
BAGHDAD: Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric said on Friday corruption in the armed forces had… Read More
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Peshmergas blunt, don't break, Islamic State siege of Syria's Kobani
KOBANI: Iraqi Kurdish forces have blunted but not broken the siege of the Syrian border… Read More
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Obama sent secret letter to Iran on fighting Islamic State: WSJ
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama sent a secret letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali… Read More
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Officials fear al Qaeda training Indian militants for attacks
The officials told Reuters that plots they had uncovered included the kidnapping of foreigners and… Read More
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Islamic State says seizes second gas field in Syria
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters in Syria said on Monday they had taken control of a… Read More
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Iraq says 322 tribe members killed by Islamic State
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have killed 322 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar… Read More
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Iraqi Kurds join fight against Islamic State in Kobani
KOBANI: Iraqi Kurdish fighters have joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Kobani, hoping… Read More
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Islamic State fears grow in Pakistan and Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State organisation is starting to attract the attention of radicals in Pakistan… Read More
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Altaf Hussain indicates presence of IS in Pakistan
KARACHI: Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain on Friday pointed out the presence… Read More
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UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ number of foreign jihadists
LONDON: Foreign jihadists from more than 80 countries have flocked to fight in Iraq and… Read More
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Islamic State fights Syrian army for gas field, kills 30
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault… Read More
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US air war on Islamic State costing $8.3 million a day: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has revised its estimate of the cost of the US air war… Read More
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Islamic State militants now world’s richest: experts
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State has become the world's wealthiest terror group, earning tens of millions… Read More
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Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq: residents
BAGHDAD: Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern… Read More
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Iran supreme leader blames West for Islamic State rise, wants regional solution
TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed Western powers on Tuesday for the rise… Read More
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