Isis

ISIS Boat Reportedly Sets Off From Sri Lanka, Kerala Coast On High Alert

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 26, 2019

The Kerala coast has been put on high alert following intelligence reports that boats carrying 15 ISIS terrorists had set off from Sri Lanka to the Lakshadweep islands, police said Saturday.

Suspected Indonesian Rioters "Pledged Support" For ISIS: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Two men detained by Indonesian police for rioting this week were part of a group that had pledged support to the ISIS militant group and intended to carry out jihad, or holy war, police said on Thursday.

'Mother Of Satan' Bombs Show Foreign Hand In Lanka Attacks: Investigators

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

One month after the Sri Lanka suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people, investigators have told AFP the bombers used "Mother of Satan" explosives favoured by the ISIS group that are a new sign of foreign involvement.

UK Foils 19 Terror Attacks In 2 Years, Cracks Down On ISIS Travel

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The UK government on Monday announced a fresh crackdown on its nationals travelling to ISIS territory in Syria as it revealed that Britain''s security forces had foiled 19 major terror attacks in the past two years.

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.