Islamic State (IS)

Where did the IS cap come from?

After a Dhaka tribunal delivered the verdict in the Holey Artisan Café attack case today, one of death row convicts reached into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap emblazoned with the emblem of the Islamic State.

Baghdadi dead in US military raid

Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by US special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced yesterday, fulfilling what he called his top national security goal.

IS claims Science Lab bomb attack on cops: SITE

Terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility of last night's bomb attack at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says.

Islamic State cases: Indian investigators in Sri Lanka

Reflecting enhanced bilateral security cooperation, a team of India's counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Sri Lanka to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in the island nation.

3 French IS members sentenced to death in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced three French citizens to death for joining the Islamic State group, the first IS members from France to be handed capital punishment, a court official has said.

​Kerala coastal areas put on high alert as Islamic State terrorists on way to Lakshadweep in boats

Kerala’s coastal areas of India were put on high alert after intelligence reports said that terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State are on their way to Lakshadweep in boats from Sri Lanka.

No IS existence in Bangladesh: Home minister

Terming the claim of Islamic State (IS) presence in Bangladesh a part of an international conspiracy, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan categorically says there is no existence of IS group in the country.

India arrests IS suspect plotting attacks in Kerala

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) says it has arrested a 29-year-old suspect linked to terror group Islamic State for allegedly conspiring to carry out a suicide attack in the southern state of Kerala.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings

The Islamic State group says it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people on Easter Sunday.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

11 civilians dead in attacks in Syria's Aleppo: monitor

At least 11 civilians were killed in Syria's second city Aleppo in one of the highest single tolls since a fragile truce came into force, a monitor says.

April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016

President Obama: Libya aftermath 'worst mistake' of presidency

US President Barack Obama says the worst mistake of his presidency was failing to prepare for the aftermath of toppling Libyan leader Col Gaddafi.

April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016

Brussels group 'initially planned to hit France'

The suspected surviving bomber in the Brussels attacks has told interrogators the group initially planned a new attack on France, Belgian prosecutors say.

April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016

IS rocket expert 'killed by drone' - US

A militant from the so-called Islamic State (IS) believed to be responsible for a deadly attack on US troops in northern Iraq has been killed in a drone strike, the US military says.

April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016

Brussels Airport reopens with tighter security

Brussels Airport reopens with three "symbolic" flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers.

April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016

Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra: army source

Syrian troops find a mass grave containing about 40 bodies in the city of Palmyra following its recapture from IS group.

March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016

Bangladesh condemns Brussels attacks

Bangladesh strongly condemns terrorist attacks at the Brussels Airport and Metro Station on March 22, Tuesday, that left about 34 dead and 250 wounded.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Paris suspect arrest ‘major blow’ to IS

The capture of a suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks is "a major blow" to the Islamic State (IS) group in Europe, France's interior minister says.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

US declares so-called Islamic State 'committed genocide'

US Secretary of State John Kerry declares that violence by Islamic State against religious minorities is genocide, saying the United States will would do everything it could to hold the militant group accountable.

February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016

Twin car bombs kill 46 in Syria's Homs as truce efforts flounder

Double car bomb attacks kill at least 46 people in Syria's central city of Homs on Sunday as international efforts to bring about a ceasefire in the war-torn country have floundered.