Islamic State

UK Supreme Court Rejects ISIS Bride's Legal Bid To Return

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021

Britain's highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision.

India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq

India News | ANI | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.

New Zealand Slams Australia In Row Over Terror Suspect's Citizenship

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 16, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern angrily accused Australia Tuesday of shirking its responsibility for a dual national arrested in Turkey with alleged links to the Islamic State militant group.

Terror Groups In Pakistan Disrupting Peace Process In Afghanistan: India

India News | ANI | Thursday February 11, 2021

India on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, saying that Islamabad has been disrupting the peace process in Afghanistan by helping terror groups like Al-Qaida, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - launch violent attacks in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) in the neighbouring country.

ISIS Claims Responsibilty Of Twin Suicide Blasts In Baghdad

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 22, 2021

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday.

US Soldier Arrested For Allegedly Plotting Attack On 9/11 Memorial

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 20, 2021

A US Army soldier was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to help Islamic State fighters attack American troops and targets in New York, including the 9/11 Memorial.

Probe Agency Files Chargesheet Against Doctor Who Joined ISIS

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 12, 2021

The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a charge-sheet against a doctor who allegedly joined the Islamic State terror group to further its ideology and illegal activities in India, an official said.

At Least 37 Soldiers Killed In ISIS Bus Ambush In Syria

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 31, 2020

Islamic State group jihadists killed 37 soldiers when they ambushed a bus Wednesday in one of the deadliest attacks since the fall of their "caliphate" last year, a monitor said.

Chennai Man Jailed By Special NIA Court For "Pledging Allegiance To ISIS"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

A special NIA court in New Delhi has convicted a B Tech graduate from Chennai who pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State terror group in a bid to fight along with it in Syria, an official said on Thursday.

6 Iraqi Security Personnel, 3 Civilians Dead In ISIS Ambush In Baghdad: Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 22, 2020

Six Iraqi security personnel and three civilians were killed in an ambush Saturday carried out by the Islamic State group north of Baghdad, police and a local official said.

Saudi Crown Prince Vows "Iron Fist" Against Extremists After Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 13, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged Thursday to strike extremists with an "iron fist", after a bombing against a gathering of diplomats was claimed by the Islamic State group.

ISIS Says Saudi Bomb Attack Targeted France Over Cartoons

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 13, 2020

The ISIS group said Thursday it carried out a bombing against a gathering of diplomats in Saudi Arabia, saying it was to protest French cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

15 Arrested Over Vienna Attack Part Of Islamist Scene: Austria

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 5, 2020

All 15 people arrested in connection with a gunman's rampage in central Vienna on Monday are part of the radical Islamist scene, an interior ministry official said on Thursday.

Belgium Arrests Two Teens Over Alleged ISIS Plot

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 5, 2020

Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested in Belgium and are accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group and plotting to attack police officers with knives, prosecutors said.

Dead Vienna Attacker An ISIS Sympathiser: Austrian Minister

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 3, 2020

The Vienna attacker shot dead by police was a sympathiser of the Islamic State group, Austria's interior minister said Tuesday.