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Indian-Origin Man Who Tried To Join ISIS Jailed For 14 Years In UK

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

An Indian-origin man arrested a few years ago on his way to join the terrorist group ISIS in Syria and convicted of terror offences by a UK court last month was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment on Monday.

Lankan Techie, Under Indian Surveillance, Key In Bombings: Investigators

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2019

A Sri Lankan software engineer suspected by authorities in Sri Lanka of having provided technical and logistical support to the Easter Sunday suicide bombers was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies three years ago for links with ISIS suspects, investigators said.

Pakistan's ISI Snoops On Its Own Citizens In Bid To Control Social Media

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019

Pakistan's government and its spy agency ISI have started snooping on its own people. Threats, arrests, blocked accounts and restricted posts -- Big Brother is watching more closely than ever across Pakistan, as authorities accelerate efforts to censor social networks, further reducing an already shrunken space for dissent in Pakistan.

Terrorist Killed In Shopian Linked With ISIS-Inspired Group: Police

India News | ANI | Friday May 10, 2019

A terrorist associated with ISIS-inspired group was killed in an encounter with security forces today at Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.

Sri Lanka Says More ISIS Terror Attacks Can't Be Ruled Out

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Investigators have dismantled a major part of the network linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, but warned the chance of further ISIS terrorist attacks could not be ruled out.

Terror Group Behind Sri Lanka Bombings Has Rs 7 Billion In Assets: Police

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The ISIS-linked Sri Lankan extremist group National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ), blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings, has been found possessing more than Rs 140 million in cash and other assets worth over Rs 7 billion, police said on Monday.

ISIS Chose Sri Lanka As Target To Tell The World That It Exists: President Sirisena

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

The ISIS terror group chose Sri Lanka to stage a massive attack on Easter Sunday to tell the world that they exist, President Maithripala Sirisena said today, amid reports that the plot was hatched in war-torn Syria way back in 2017.

Anti-Terror Agency Gets Four-Day Custody Of Kerala ISIS Suspect

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday May 6, 2019

The National Investigation Agency has been granted four-day custody of a terror suspect who was arrested last week on charges of planning a suicide attack in Kerala.

Schools Re-Open Amid Fears Of More Terrorist Attacks In Sri Lanka

World News | Reuters | Monday May 6, 2019

State schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday amid tight security after the Easter Sunday bombings, but many anxious parents kept their children at home over fears of more attacks by ISIS terrorists.

Intel Agencies Scan Records After Sri Lanka Claims India Link To Blasts

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Sunday May 5, 2019

Indian intelligence agencies are conducting background checks on all Sri Lankan nationals and tourists who visited India in the last four months. Special focus is being paid to ones who visited Kashmir.

Bombers Visited Kashmir, Kerala Before Attacks, Says Sri Lanka Army Chief

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2019

Some of the suicide bombers who carried out the last month's devastating attacks in Sri Lanka visited Kashmir and Kerala for "some sort of training" or to "make some more links" with other foreign outfits, the country's army chief claimed on Saturday.

Pakistani-American Man, Accused Of Links To Jaish, Arrested In US

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2019

A 35-year-old Pakistani-American national has been arrested by the FBI on his arrival from Pakistan for being in contact with two UN-proscribed terror groups the ISISand the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

"India Established Link Between Masood Azhar, ISIS And Al-Qaeda": Envoy

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

Former Indian High Commissioner Pakistan Gautam Bambawale said today that India succeeded in establishing strong links between Jaish-e- Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, Al-Qaeda and ISIS, leading to his designation as a "global terrorist".

ISIS Teen Shamima Begum Will Be Hanged If She Visits Bangladesh: Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

UK's runaway ISIS bride Shamima Begum will be hanged for supporting terrorism if she visits Bangladesh, the country's Foreign Minister has warned.

Masood Azhar's Ban Shows Global Commitment To Remove Terrorism In Pak: US

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

The designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN demonstrates the international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan and bringing security and stability to South Asia, the White House has said.