IS targets Syrian military bus, killing 23 soldiers
DAMASCUS: As many as 23 Syrian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded early on Friday when Islamic State (IS) militants ambushed a military bus in the eastern province of…
UK Supreme Court to hear case over ‘IS bride’ return
LONDON: Britain's Supreme Court will on Monday hear the case of a woman stripped of her UK citizenship after joining the Islamic State in Syria, who wants to return to…
Gunshots fired inside Kabul university: officials
KABUL: Gunshots were fired inside Kabul university on Monday as several senior government officials were expected to attend the opening of an Iranian book fair, officials said. "Gunshots are being…
Turkey detains IS suspects for ‘preparing attacks’
ANKARA: Police on Tuesday detained seven Islamic State suspects in Ankara accused of preparing attacks on national holidays in Turkey, media and officials said. They were planning attacks on Republic…
18 killed in IS attack at Afghan education centre
KABUL: A suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in an attack claimed by the extremist Islamic State…
Two IS ‘Beatles’ to appear in US court to face charges
WASHINGTON: Two members of an Islamic State cell dubbed the "Beatles" were to appear in a US court on Wednesday to face charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages,…
Daesh terrorist nabbed in Karachi
KARACHI: An alleged terrorist affiliated with the extremist group Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, was arrested in a joint operation on Friday. The operation was conducted by the…
Four Afghans killed four US troops wounded in Kabul suicide blast
Four Afghans killed, four US troops wounded in Kabul suicide blast
KABUL: At least four Afghans were killed and four US troops lightly wounded when a car bomber attacked a US military convoy in Kabul on Friday, officials said. The blast,…
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PM takes wonderful initiatives, provides shelter, food
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, Development and Reform Kanwal Shauzab on Monday said that affluent people were needed to extend hand to support the poor segment of the society. In…
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Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka attacks
COLOMBO: A local group on Tuesday said it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people on…
Police arrest five IS militants in Karachi raid
KARACHI: Five terrorists, associated with the outlawed Islamic State (IS) group were arrested during a raid in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area of the metropolitan, police said. According to SSP Malir, the…
Syria Kurds return 25 Yazidis freed from IS to Iraq
Syria Kurds return 25 Yazidis freed from IS to Iraq
SYRIA: Syrian Kurds on Saturday repatriated 25 women and children from Iraq's Yazidi minority after freeing them during the final push against the Islamic State group, a local official said.…
Syria force takes IS bastion caliphate wiped out
Syria force takes IS bastion, ‘caliphate’ wiped out
BAGHOUZ: Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group's nearly five-year-old "caliphate" Saturday after flushing out diehard militants from their very last bastion in eastern Syria. Fighters of…
Turkey sentences Australian IS member to 7.5 years in prison
Turkey sentences Australian IS member to 7.5 years in prison
ANKARA: Turkey on Friday sentenced an Australian national to seven years and six months in prison for joining the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Neil Christopher Prakash was arrested in…
After IS Mosul tackles another terror
After IS, Mosul tackles another terror: super-resistant bacteria
MOSUL: Explosives left behind by the Islamic State group in Iraq's Mosul took 12-year-old Abdallah's left leg, but another kind of terror may cost him his arm: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Doctors…
Macron hails US for leaving some troops in Syria
Macron hails US for leaving some troops in Syria
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed the United States’ decision to leave at least 200 troops in Syria after the planned withdrawal of most of its forces. "On…
Afghan civilian casualties hit record high in 2018: UN mission
KABUL: The Afghan civilian casualties hit record high in 2018 as more non-combatants lost their lives and got injured last year, the UN mission in Afghanistan has said. "More civilians…
Around 200 US troops to remain in Syria after pullout
Around 200 US troops to remain in Syria after pullout: W.House
WASHINGTON: The US military will keep around 200 troops in Syria after President Donald Trump's pullout from the war-torn country, the White House said Thursday. "A small peace-keeping group of…
Russia pioneering return of ISIS children
Russia pioneering return of ‘ISIS children’
MOSCOW: As the end nears for the IS enclave in Syria and the fate of jihadists' family members becomes a prescient issue, Russia can be seen as a pioneer in…
Russia Turkey Iran to hold Syria summit
Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold Syria summit
SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host his Iranian and Turkish counterparts Thursday to discuss how to resolve the conflict in Syria as Islamic State jihadists made a…
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Pompeo tells allies US still committed to fight IS
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States remained committed to permanently destroying the Islamic State group despite pulling forces from Syria, as he asked concerned…
US backed Syria force says captures foreign jihadists daily
US-backed Syria force says captures foreign jihadists ‘daily’
BEIRUT: US-backed forces in Syria said Wednesday they were detaining foreign Islamic State group fighters on a "daily basis", days after confirming the capture of German jihadist Martin Lemke. Media…
Trump expects 100 percent of IS caliphate defeated in week
Trump expects ‘100 percent’ of IS caliphate defeated in week
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he expected the Islamic State group to lose all remaining territory in Syria in a week as he pledged to stay focused…
US asks nations to repatriate prosecute jihadists from Syria
US asks nations to repatriate, prosecute jihadists from Syria
WASHINGTON: The United States urged countries Monday to repatriate and prosecute at home Islamic State sympathizers captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France as Washington withdraws…