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Facebook Says It Is Taking Down More Material About ISIS, Al-Qaeda

Reuters | Tuesday April 24, 2018

Facebook also published its internal definition of "terrorism" for the first time, as part of an effort to be more open about internal company operations.

Facebook Says It Is Taking Down More Material About ISIS, Al-Qaeda

World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 24, 2018

Facebook Inc said on Monday that it removed or put a warning label on 1.9 million pieces of extremist content related to ISIS or al-Qaeda in the first three months of the year, or about double the amount from the previous quarter.

BJP Alleges 'ISIS Links' To Hoax Hartal Call In Kerala, To Seek NIA Probe

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 23, 2018

BJP in Kerala today alleged there was a connection between terror outfit ISIS and the recent 'hoax' hartal call in the state over the Kathua rape and sought an NIA probe.

57 Killed, 119 Injured In Suicide Attack At Election Centre In Kabul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 22, 2018

An ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 48 people including women and children and wounded 112 outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday in the latest attack on election preparations.

ISIS Suspects Planned Attack On Jews In Mumbai, Say Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 21, 2018

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad filed a charge sheet in a court in Ankleshwar town of Bharuch district against two suspected ISIS operatives who were arrested last year.

Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 19, 2018

The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.

US Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of ISIS Resurgence

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the ISIS "resurge" in parts of the country

Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports

World News | Tamer El-Ghobashy, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 17, 2018

In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.

Pak Doctor, In Viral Selfie With Pope, Says "Heart Aches" For Minorities

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 8, 2018

A Pakistani Christian whose selfie with the Pope has gone viral has spoken of his "heartache" at the treatment of minorities in Pakistan, and said the pontiff told him he was praying for peace.

Mortal Remains Of Last Man, Among 39 Killed In Iraq, Consigned To Flames In Punjab

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Wednesday April 4, 2018

The mortal remains of one of the 39 Indians killed in ISIS captivity in Iraq were consigned to flames on Wednesday. Gurdeep Singh, whose last rites of were performed at his native village Jaitpur in Punjab, is survived by his mother Surinder Kaur, wife Anita Rani, a 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.

On Plan To Exit Syria, Trump Says, "Won't Rest Until ISIS Is Gone"

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 4, 2018

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to "get out" of Syria and promised decisions soon, even as his advisers warned of the hard work ahead to defeat ISIS and stabilize areas recaptured from the terrorist group.

As 38 Indians Return Home In Coffins, End Of Agonising Wait For Families

India News | Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday April 3, 2018

A special flight carrying the bodies of 38 Indians killed by the terror group ISIS in Iraq's Mosul landed in Amritsar on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh had left for Mosul on Sunday in an Indian Air Force transport plane to bring the bodies home.

Bodies Of Indians Killed By ISIS In Iraq Return, Handed Over To Family: Highlights

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday April 2, 2018

Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will today bring back the bodies of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said. Last month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had told Parliament that 40 Indians were abducted by ISIS from Mosul in Iraq in June 2014, but one of them escaped posing as a Muslim from Bangl...

Arrangements In Place For Arrival Of Bodies From Iraq In Amritsar: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 2, 2018

As Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh left for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of 39 Indians, including 27 from Punjab who were massacred by terror group ISIS, authorities in Amritsar are making the required arrangements to receive the bodies expected to arrive by a special aircraft tomorrow afternoon, a senior official sai...

"I Have Never Been So Happy": Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai In Pakistan

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 31, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law