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Iraqi forces kill 80 IS terrorists near Tal Afar

Baghdad, Sep 12, 2017: Iraqi security forces on Monday killed 80 Islamic State (IS) terrorists during a search campaign in the liberated...

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Three detained in Hyderabad for alleged links with IS

Hyderabad, Sep 9: Police have detained three persons here on suspicion of links with the terror group Islamic State (IS), informed sources said....

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Iraqi PM vows to free ‘every inch’ of land from IS

Baghdad, Aug 16: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pledged to liberate “every inch” of Iraq’s land from Islamic State (IS), confirming that Iraqi...

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Islamic State threatens new attacks in Iran

Tehran, Aug 10: The Islamic State issued a video on Wednesday threatening new attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran, local media reported. A...

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V K Singh will visit Badush to trace 39 missing Indians

New Delhi, July 27: Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh would visit Badush near Mosul which was recently freed from Islamic State...

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Uncertainty over Baghdadi’s fate after observatory claims his death

Washington, July 12, 2017: The international coalition, led by the US, cannot confirm Tuesday’s announcement by a British-based monitoring group that claimed...

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US soldier arrested for supporting IS

Los Angeles, July 11: Ikaika Erik Kang, a 34-year-old active duty US soldier, was arrested for allegedly trying to provide material support and...

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Conflicts leave Asharf Ghani government in Afghanistan fragile in face of Taliban and ISIL

Ashraf Ghani government is struggling to retain its authority amid rising challenges from the Taliban, terrorist attacks and ISIS-Khorasan, an offshoot of...

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Iraqi forces free town from IS west of Mosul

Mosul, May 23: Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi units on Tuesday recaptured the town of al-Qairwan from Islamic State (IS) militants after an...

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US concerned over Russian government arming Taliban militants

The United States is concerned over the increased influence of Russia in Afghanistan as Gen. John Nicholson, the US commander in Afghanistan...

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One cop killed, two injured in Paris shooting; ISIS claims responsibility

Paris, April 21, 2017: A police officer was gunned down in the heart of this capital on Thursday, just three days before...

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India faces many challenges from terror outfits

India has been experiencing continuous infiltration of terrorists from Bangladesh and Pakistan besides many persons from Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra have joined...

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Afghanistan: Russia, Pakistan, Iran stand for Taliban as legitimate actor

Before India objects to the inclusion of Taliban in the political process of Afghanistan, the ground realities and actual Geo politics should...

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Trump-Putin in partnership to fight ISIS ,Turkey-China axis to counter

Two super powers US and Russia have joined hands to eliminate Islamic State from Syria and elsewhere .After speaking to President Vladimir...

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Militias and ISIS lead to Libya’s instability

The civil war in Libya has worsened with different militias engaged in fighting to seize the power in the country but this...

8 cops killed in attack on security checkpoint in Egypt

Cairo, Jan 17, 2017: At least eight police personnel were killed and three injured in an attack by Islamist militants on a...

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Islamic State weakening in Iraqi city of Mosul: Pentagon

Washington, Jan 10: The US Department of Defence has in a statement said that the stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) in the...

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US says two more years to eliminate ISIS

Despite the setbacks in Iraq and Syria,Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) -the jihadist group still pose a threat to the...

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Establishing Islamic State in Kashmir through Indo-Pak war

ISIS has already dug its heels in Kashmir and is rapidly moving towards establishing the Islamic State thanks to the policy of...

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ISIS downs Syrian warplane

The Islamic State (IS) militant group downed a Syrian warplane in the Deir al-Zour province on Sunday, engaged in striking IS positions...

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Syria’s civil war:Army recaptures military base in Aleppo

In its ongoing drive to recover rebel-held territory, the Syrian army on Sunday recaptured a military base that had fallen to the...

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Islamic State militant group eliminated from Pakistan, says Army

The Pakistan Army has said that the footprints of the Islamic State (IS) militant group have been eliminated from the country. “They...

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Assassination attempt on German Chancellor Merkel foiled

An assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly been foiled here as Czech police detained an armed man who tried...

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Turkish troops,Rebels capture last IS stronghold near Turkey

The Turkey-backed Syrian rebels captured the city of Jarablus in northern Syria on Wednesday, dislodging the Islamic State (IS) from their last...

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Turkey bombards Islamic State positions in Syria

Turkey on Tuesday bombarded Islamic State (IS) militant group’s targets in northern Syria amid reports that Syrian rebels are to launch an...

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70,000 civilians trapped by ISIS in Iraq

Around 70,000 civilians are trapped by the Islamic State (IS) in a city near Mosul, said an Iraqi official on Saturday. Al...

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Tech

Twitter blocks additional 235,000 accounts for promoting terrorism

In its continued effort to curb terrorism-related activities, the micro-blogging website Twitter has suspended an additional 235,000 accounts for violating its policies...

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Twitter suspends 235000 accounts for promoting Terrorism

In its continued effort to curb terrorism-related activities, the micro-blogging website Twitter has suspended an additional 235,000 accounts for violating its policies...

Trump to unveil plan for combating IS

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is slated to lay out his strategy on Monday for defeating the Islamic State (IS) and other...

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IS loses control of Manbij city in Syria

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters freed the Manbij city in Syria from Islamic State (IS) terrorists as the residents celebrated the liberation...

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IS uses Hollywood-style videos, music to lure individuals

Propaganda videos featuring rap music and Hollywood-style editing were some of the tactics the Islamic State (IS) terrorists are using to lure...

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Twitter not responsible for rise of Islamic State: US court

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Twitter that accused the micro-blogging site for the rise of the Islamic State (IS)...

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2 Million people of war-ravaged Aleppo lack basic supplies

Some two million people in Aleppo are without vital supplies and children in the besieged northern Syrian city are at “grave risk”...

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IS member arrested in Germany

A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group was arrested provisionally in the western German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. German special...

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21 IS loyalist militants killed in Afghanistan

At least 21 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar...

Former Istanbul governor arrested over coup link

Former Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu was arrested on Friday over his link to the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey. Along...

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IS captures 3,000 fleeing citizens in Iraq

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has captured thousands of fleeing civilians in northern Iraq, the UN announced on Friday. The UN...

Obama to address media on US campaign against IS

Washington, Aug 5 President Barack Obama is set to address the nation about American efforts against the Islamic State after meeting with...

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West carried coup and supporting terrorism in Turkey,says Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West on Tuesday of supporting terrorism and those who tried to carry out the coup...

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Iraq: 5 dead after IS attacks two energy plants

At least five killed after Islamic State on Sunday attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, news agency Reuters sources. Wefornews Bureau

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36 IS militants killed by Afghan Army

At least 36 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday by the Afghan security forces during a military operation in eastern...

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IS kills 24 civilians after seizing village in northern Syria

Syria, 30 July: The Deadly terror outfit Islamic State who is responsible for numerous of horrifying attacks, has executed at least 24...

ISIS captures village from US backed forces,executes 24 in Syria

Islamic State has executed at least 24 civilians after capturing Buyir village in northern Syria from US backed Kurdish-Arab coalition forces. The...

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Australia seeks indefinite detention of terror convicts

Australia will continue detaining those convicted of terror-related offences as part of a raft of new counter-terrorism laws, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm...

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80 killed, 230 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul, July 23 : At least 80 people were killed and over 230 injured when Islamic State suicide bombers targeted a mass demonstration...

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61 killed in Kabul suicide blast, IS claims responsibility

Kabul, July 23 At least 61 people were killed and 207 injured when suspected Islamic State suicide bombers targeted a mass demonstration...

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Pakistani flag hoisted in Nitish Kumar’s Nalanda constituency

After pro-Pakistan slogans, now a Pakistani flag was hoisted in Nalanda district of Bihar ,home district of Chief minister Nitish kumar. It...

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Paris attacks victims to file charges against Hollande government as intelligence services criticised in parliamentary report

The victims of the Paris attacks last year, intended to file charges against the French government, their lawyer has said. Maitre Samia...

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12,000 NATO troops to stay in Afghanistan in 2017

The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) agreed on Saturday to formally maintain 12,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2017. The...

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Digvijaya faces flak for lauding Zakir Naik

New Delhi, July 7 Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, facing flak for having dubbed controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik a “messenger of...

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Zakir Naik in denial of preaching terrorism :Indian govt may ban him,His quotes

Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has outrightly refused that his speeches is a tool to promote terrorism and invited investigation.Bangladesh said it had...

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ISIS new video: More Dhaka like attacks until Shariah law is implemented across the world

Islamic State has released a fresh video in which the three terrorists praised the attackers for attack on Gulshan eatery in Dhaka...

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Dhaka killers followed Indian preacher Zakir

India must be cautious after Islamic state attack in Bangladesh as two of the five Bangladeshi IS militants who brutally hacked to death...

Plane carrying Dhaka siege victims arrives in Tokyo

A plane carrying the bodies of seven Japanese nationals killed during the terror attack at a cafe in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, arrived...

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More ISIS inspired attacks likely in Bangladesh

More terror attacks in Bangladesh cannot be ruled out and visitors need to show “maximum caution”, the Italian government said on Monday....

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75 killed in IS attacks on Iraq

At least 75 people were killed and 30 others injured in two car bombings carried out by Islamic state in the Iraqi capital of...

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US Lawmakers Condemn Dhaka Terror Attack

The White House on Saturday condemned the terrorist attacks carried out by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in which 20...

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Suicide bomber kills three in Afghanistan

At least two civilians were killed and 17 persons were injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber hit the vehicle of a...

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Two ISIS commanders killed in airstrike in Iraq:Pentagon

The Pentagon has confirmed that it killed two Islamic State (IS) military commanders in an airstrike near Mosul in Iraq. The two...

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Hindu killings in Bangladesh infuse fear among minorities , ISIS claims responsibility but Govt denies

A Hindu temple worker has been killed by three men on a motorcycle, local police have said, the latest of dozens of...

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39 Indians kidnapped in Iraq are alive,Efforts on to trace Judith, says Sushma

The 39 Indians, kidnapped by the dreaded Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in June 2014, are still alive, external affairs minister Sushma...

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Paris attack victim’s father sues Twitter, Google, Facebook

The father of a Paris terror attack victim has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, Google and Facebook for allowing Islamic State (IS)...

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Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US-led coalition air strike

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group’s alleged leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the...

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Orlando nightclub gunman did pledge allegiance to IS: police chief

Orlando, June 13 : The lone gunman who killed 49 and wounded 53 at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, did pledge...

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NO ‘real’ negotiations between Syrian govt and opposition in Geneva ,says Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday said there were no “real” negotiations between the government and the opposition in Geneva, where both...

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Fallujah Battle : Iraqi forces liberate Saqlawiyah town from Islamic State

The Iraq’s army 14th division ,security forces the Hashed al-Shaabi dominated by Tehran backed Shiite militias on Saturday liberated Saqlawiyah town from Islamic...

Fallujah: Iraqi forces face tough ISIL resistance,Thousands flee

Iraqi forces are facing tough resistance on the outskirts of Fallujah, as they attempt to retake the key city held by the...

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Iran to provide more military advisers to Syria and Iraq

Iran will continue sending military advisers to Syria and Iraq in a fight against terrorism, Iranian Defence Minister said here on Monday....

Turkish army kills 104 IS militants in Syria

Turkish military killed 104 Islamic State (IS) militants as it struck the IS positions in northern Syria, authorities said on Saturday. The...

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ISIS soldiers are very easy to kill,says Danish girl fighting jihadis on the frontline in Syria

Twelve months after fighting Islamic State jihadists on the frontline, a young Danish girl Joanna Palani revealed that revealed ISIS soldiers are...

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Pakistani, Tunisian Islamic State supporters jailed to six years in Italy

A court in northern Italy has sentenced a Pakistani and a Tunisian Islamic State sympathiser to six years in prison for terrorist...

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Politics

No threat to India from Islamic State, says Rajnath Singh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are...

Suicide bombing in market kills 7 in Iraq

A suicide bombing attack struck a popular market in Iraq’s northern province of Salahuddin on Saturday evening, killing at least seven people...

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Military solution in Syria an ‘illusion’must opt for political ,says Iran’s FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said a military solution to the conflict in Syria is nothing but an “illusion”, the media reported...

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International community to answer Libya’s requests for support against IS

The international community is ready to answer Libya’s requests for supporting its military forces in the fight against the Islamic State (IS),...

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IS fighters kill two police officers in Russia’s Dagestan

Russian police killed four Islamic state militants in volatile Dagestan region after a long gun battle in which four ISIS militants and two officers were...

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Venezuelan President Maduro orders military exercises to counter foreign threats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the military to hold military exercises within a week to counter foreign threats. The decision came after...

Syrian Army recaptures Islamic State held Hospital: 20 killed, hostages freed

The Syrian army recaptured an Islamic State (IS)-held hospital in Deir al-Zour province following an attack by the fighters.. The government forces...

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Home Ministry proposes planting ‘moles’ in LeT, JeM, IS;seeks Cabinet approval

To fight terrorism in India,Home Ministry has sought the Union Cabinet’s approval to plant moles in the terror groups like JeM , Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamic...

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US led coalition strikes in Syria futile,Will take unilateral against Islamic State,says Turkey’s Erdogan

Turkey is prepared to take unilateral actions against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria to protect its southern border town Kilis from...

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IS Suicide bomber recce Britain potential targets including Buckingham Palace

Islamic State Suicide bomber toured potential targets in Britain, including Buckingham Palace and the Shard, while using fake IDs and posing as an...

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Deadly IS attack on Mosul repelled, 63 militants killed

A day after the Islamic State killed at least 93 people in four separate suicide bombings in Iraq, the security forces...

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AlQaeda seizes Syrian President Bashar’s village

Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s village Zaara has been captured by Al Qaeda branch , following fierce clashes with government forces. Al...

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Hungary set to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas

Hungary’s parliament gave the green signal on Tuesday to government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s (EU) mandatory migrant quota system. Voters in...

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Afghans, Pakistani with suspected IS links held in Italy

Police in Italy on Tuesday arrested two Afghan and a Pakistani asylum-seeker with alleged links to the IS terror group and plotting...

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Two held in Italy for planning attacks in Europe

Italian police on Tuesday arrested two Afghans, and were looking for one more, for allegedly planning attacks in Italy and other European...

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ISIS’ Iraq’s Anbar province chief Abu Wahib killed in US air strike

A top ISIS leader, along with three other jihadists from the terror group, has been killed in a US-led military strike, the...

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Millions in IS-occupied Iraq threatened with Mosul dam collapse

Iraqi and US diplomats have warned of a serious danger to millions of people around the giant Mosul dam, which was undergoing...

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US warns citizens in Afghanistan of ‘ very high’ kidnapping risk by Taliban

The United States has issued an advisory to its citizens in Afghanistan of a “very high” kidnapping risk after an American citizen...

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ISIS threatens global attacks before Ramadan, to announce Bangladesh leader

ISIS has threatened to carry out terror attacks globally before and after the Ramadan Ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which falls...

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ISIS seizes control of al-Shaer gas field in Syria’s Homs

The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday seized full control of al-Shaer gas field, located east of the central Syrian province of Homs,...

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IS hackers claim mole in British defence ministry

A cyber hacker collective linked to Islamic State claims it has a mole in the ministry of defence, who will “slowly and...

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Hindu tailor hacked to death by ISIS in Bangladesh

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility of killing a Hindu tailor in Bangladesh’s Tangail district. According to jihadi threat...

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Terror attack foiled in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Interior Ministry said the police foiled a terrorist attack in Asir region in the country .The supects were travelling in a...

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Algerian army arrests 34 terror suspects

The Algerian army arrested at least 34 people over charges of offering support to terrorist groups in the provinces of Tizi Ouzou...

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Jaishankar, Afghan Deputy FM Hekmat Karzai holds bilateral meet

Ahead of the Heart of Asia conference on peace and stability that will host for the first time, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar...

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Obama rules out ground troops for Syria

US President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and said military efforts alone cannot solve the country’s...

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US acknowledges another 20 civilian deaths in Syria, Iraq

Twenty civilians were likely killed in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria between September and February, said the US Central Command in...

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ISIS executes 250 women for refusing to become sex slaves for jihadis

At least 250 Iraqi woman were executed by Islamic State fighters in Mosul because they refused to become sex slaves. The girls...

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ISIS killing own injured fighters to cope with cash crunch

Now ,the Islamic State group is now killing its own injured fighters in order to extract their organs to be sold in...

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ISIS Plotting attacks on Europe’s Mediterranean Beaches

The ISIS group is planning massacres of tourists vacationing on Europe’s Mediterranean coast this summer,according to Italian and German intelligence chiefs. ISIS...

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Iraq’s Mosul will eventually fall,says Obama

US President Barack Obama said he expects Iraq`s second city Mosul to be retaken from the Islamic State group “eventually”. Obama said...

Iraq’s Anbar province key town Heet is free from ISIS

Iraqi security forces on Tuesday fought fierce clashes against the Islamic State (IS) terrorists and made new gains in the battleground town...

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Four Indians, suspected to be ISIS sympathisers, released by Syria

India has secured the release of four Indians arrested in Syria for entering the war-torn nation without valid travel documents.External Affairs Minister...

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Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam ‘refused to blow himself up’

The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, decided not to blow himself up during the wave of killings in the...

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Moscow sees progress in Russia-US relations

Russia has seen positive progress in its relations with the US and a desire to communicate from both sides, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...

Suicide bomber at Iraqi soccer stadium kills at least 29

At least 26 people were killed and 90 others wounded on Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a football field in...

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Iran to keep enhancing missile might despite sanctions,says Hossein Jaber Ansari

Justifying boosting Iran defense capabilties as a key to restoring stability in the region,Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said Tehran...

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World Condemns IS attacks on Brussels as Strike on European Democracy

World leaders collectively condemned the carnage in Brussels and vowed to combat terrorism, after Islamic State bombers killed around 35 people in...

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British family fear IS attacker was their son

A British family said their missing son could be the suicide bomber of the Islamic State (IS), who is responsible for an...

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Brussels suicide attacks:Massive hunt begins for Islamic State attackers

Belgian police began massive hunt for terrorists after Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks at Brussels airport and a metro...

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Brussels attacks show terror has no borders,says Hezbollah

Radical Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah on Tuesday deplored the deadly Brussels bombings and blamed hardline Sunni Islamists for exporting terrorism from Syria...

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Brussels airport terror attacks: 2 Jet Airways crew members injured

Two staffers of Jet Airways were reportedly injured in the terror attack at Brussels airport. The external affairs ministry confirmed that a...

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Ascertaining status of passengers and crew at Brussels: Jet Airways

Jet Airways has said that it was trying to ascertain the status of all its staff and passengers at the Brussels Zaventem...

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Ten Dead in Brussels Metro Station Blast

At least 10 dead have been killed in a rush-hour third explosion at a metro station close to EU Buildings in Brussels...

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Brussels terror attack: 23 killed after suicide bombing at airport, explosion at Metro Station

Two powerful explosions struck the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels in which one is a suicide attack while third explosion...

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13 Egypt policemen killed in Sinai attack claimed by IS

A mortar attack on a security checkpoint in Egyptian restive North Sinai’s El-Arish city killed 13 policemen on Saturday. A police officer...

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Saudi Arabia proposes Nato-like military alliance of 34 Muslim states

To seize regional leadership, Saudi Arabia has mooted a military alliance of Arab world, NATO member Turkey and several African and Asian...

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Russia to withdraw forces from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He...

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12 militants killed in Afghan blast

At least 12 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and 21 others injured in an explosion in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a military...

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Azad compares RSS with IS, BJP demands apology

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday sought to compare the RSS with the Islamic State inviting angry protest from the...

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Russia defends Kurds’ participation in intra-Syrian talks

Syria’s government has confirmed its participation in a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva while the exclusion of the Syrian Kurds...

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US bombs ISIS chemical weapons facilities: Pentagon

The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that intelligence from a captured Islamic State (IS) chemical weapons expert had led to US-led coalition airstrikes...

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Morocco arrests 5 suspects planning to join IS in Libya

Moroccan police announced on Monday that they have arrested five Islamic State (IS)-linked suspects who were planning to join IS branch in...

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Islamic State bombings kill 70, injures over 100 people in Baghdad

At least 70 people were killed and 100 others injured in back-to-back explosions in the east of Baghdad on Sunday, an Interior...

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Israeli PM, Cameron argue over Jerusalem settlements

Netanyahu on Thursday accused Cameron of “forgetting” that the Israeli control was safeguarding the holy city from the radical Islam, Xinhua reported....

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ISIS beheads 15-year-old boy for listening to Western music

The Isis jihadist group has beheaded a 15-year-old boy for listening to pop music and shot dead two others for missing Friday...

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Kerry says Syrian war should be settled on political track

The US Secretary of State John Kerry said Syria crisis should be settled on a political track, urging parties to take advantage...

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ISIS leaders remain in close contact with Ankara

The leaders of Islamic State maintain a constant liaison with the Turkish government, working out a new approach to the war in...

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Twitter shuts down over 125,000 terrorist accounts

In an effort to combat violent extremism,Twitter said it has suspended 125,000 accounts linked to the Islamic State terror group since the...

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IS suspect held in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 5 : A man suspected of links with the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit has been arrested in Delhi, police...

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US says ISIS weakening due to casualties

Isamic State or Daesh /ISIL is becoming weaker as the day progresses because of the battlefield casualties and desertions.Islamic State has as...

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ISIS jihadist executes ‘apostates’,threatens attack on Britain

ISIS video is circulating on internet showing a French-speaking jihadist threatening attacks against the West and executing so-called apostates and spies in...

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3 ISIS Indian supporters deported from UAE

Three Indian sympathisers of ISIS, who were allegedly on a mission to carry out terror attack in India and some other countries,...

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Hollande Seeking to Extend France’s State of Emergency

Echoing security concerns as terror threats resurfaced, French President Francois Hollande is seeking lawmakers’ approval to extend the state of emergency for...

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Islamic State Child suicide bombers to target PM Modi?

Global terror group Islamic State has prepared children of age-group 12-15 years to carry out a fidayeen attack on the Prime Minister...

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Two ISIS sympathizers arrested in Maharashtra

Amid the nationwide crackdown ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested two men from the state for suspected links...

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20 Islamic State operatives arrested in India with CIA’s help

About 20 ISIS operatives have been arrested as Intelligence agencies carried out nationwide crackdown on terror. CIA also intercepted the conversation of...

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French embassy receives threat against President François Hollande’s Republic Day visit

A threat letter has been received by the French Consulate in Bengaluru against France President Francois Hollande’s visit to India. Francois Hollande,...

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Executioner ‘Jihadi John’ killed in drone strike in Syria,says ISIS

The Islamic State group has confirmed the death of British jihadist “Jihadi John”, saying he was killed in a drone strike in...

Islamic State has confirmed that 'Jihadi John,' a British jihadist featured in many of the group’s execution videos, was killed in an airstrike in Syria. Trends Islamic State The latest issues of IS' magazine, Dabiq, confirmed that Abu Muharib Al-Muhajir, who "made headlines around the world as Jihadi John" had indeed been killed. His car was targeted in a "strike by an unmanned drone", which killed the terrorist "instantly." Jihadi John “finally achieved” what he has “sought for so long” on November 12, 2015, the pamphlet said.

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ISIS confirms ‘Jihadi John’ is dead

Islamic State has confirmed that ‘Jihadi John,’ a British jihadist featured in many of the group’s execution videos, was killed in an...

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ISIS slashes jihadis’ salaries

The ISIS has cut its fighters’ salaries by 50 per cent in Syria as air strikes continue to target oil fields, supply...

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Daesh terrorists kill over 350 people in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

Over 350 people, most of them women, children, and elderly, were killed when the Islamic State (IS) militants stormed a town in...

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Jakarta attacks: IS claims responsibility, Indonesia arrests 3, search for more Jihadis

After ISIS claimed responsibility for Jakarta attack, Indonesian police arrested three men on suspicion of links to the brazen attacks in the...

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US woman sues Twitter for helping IS spread globally

A Florida-based woman has filed a lawsuit against the micro-blogging site Twitter, accusing the firm of supporting the global spread of Islamic...

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Australians express low level of Islamophobia

Majority of people in Australia have expressed a ‘very low level’ of Islamophobia, according to a new surveyThe preliminary report named “Islamophobia,...

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68 Islamic State suspects detained in Turkey

Turkey has detained 68 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in raids across the country, state media said today....

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Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square Hit by Blast, Several killed

An explosion rocked the historic centre of Istanbul on Tuesday, causing casualties.The blast hit in the central Sultanahmet district. Images and video...

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Baghdad mall attack :IS claims responsibility

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Baghdad mall attack that killed 18 people on Monday. Gunmen stormed into the Jawhara...

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ISIS fighter executes own mother in Syria

An Islamic State fighter has executed his own mother before a public audience in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The 20-year-old...

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Islamic State sympathiser shoots Philadelphia cop

An Islamic State sympathizer shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer at point blank range as he sat in his patrol...

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Nearly 100 Pakistanis fled to join Islamic State in Syria

Pakistan’s Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that about 100 Pakistanis, including women, have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the...

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Twitter mistakes Arab Spring activist for IS leader, suspends account

An Arab Spring activist has accused Twitter of suspending his account after administrators mistook him for the leader of the Islamic State...

To end civil war in Libya, UN envoy in Tripoli for government talks

The UN’s envoy for Libya held talks in Tripoli, seeking to encourage the administration there to commit to a national unity government...

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Islamic State planned mass suicide attack in Munich

Police in Munich evacuated two major railway stations after an intelligence agency warned Germany of an imminent attack, officials said. German authorities...

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UN chief Ban congratulates Iraqi’s al-abad on victory over IS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abad on re-taking most of the Ramadi city from the Islamic...

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LeT may target PM, Parliament on New Year, Intelligence issued alert

Intelligence agencies have issued nation-wide alert and warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Parliament building, Indian Army headquarters at South Block and nuclear...

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Clinton’s Bathroom Break ‘Disgusting’: Trump

A war of words between Republican and Democratic presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has intensified over her charge that he...

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Assad must step down for stability in Syria,says Obama

President Barack Obama has said that President Bashar al-Assad must step aside in order to achieve stability in Syria and end the...

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TAPI gas pipeline a bulwark against ISIS

The TAPI pipeline from the world’s second largest natural gas field of Galkynysh will integrate the economies of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India. Expected to operationalise ...

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ATS interrogates ‘radicalised’ Pune school girl who ‘wants to join IS’

A 16-year-old Muslim girl from Pune,who was planning to join the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria after...

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Manohar Parrikar says,India will be part of anti-IS operations under UN flag

India will participate in operations against the Islamic State only if this is under the UN flag, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said...

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India ready for operation against ISIS if UN adopts resolution

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said India is ready to undertake operations against the ISIS terror group under a UN flag if the...

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Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism with a...

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Christian female fighters take on the Islamic State in Syria

Battalion of Syrian Christian women in Hasakeh province are fighting the Islamic State in Syria Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind...

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Gambia president declares country an ‘Islamic state’

President Yahya Jammeh has declared the Gambia “an Islamic state”, but stressed that the rights of the Christian minority in the tiny...

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Kashmiri youths quizzed for following ISIS on socialnetworking sites

Security agencies picked up some youths for questioning ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir last month as they had...

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ISIS agent arrested from Jaipur

ISIS member, who is working as a marketing manager for Indian Oil Corporation was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the state...

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