ISIS
Putin blames "Muslim extremists", insinuates link to Ukraine; Macron says IS-K plotted to attack France too.
Updated 26 Mar, 2024 11:56am
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says US evoking “bogeyman” of IS to cover its “wards” in Kyiv.
Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:03pm
Afghanistan and its bordering states, particularly Pakistan, need to be at the forefront of the fight against the IS-Khorasan faction.
Updated 24 Mar, 2024 09:18am
IS takes responsibility for attack; US says had warned Moscow in recent weeks of possibility of an attack.
Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:26pm
A media report contradicts Trump's claims about events at the time of raid.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 07:52pm
Observatory for Human Rights says the Syrian and allied forces were targeting IS-controlled areas.
Published 12 Nov, 2017 12:19am
Trump makes no mention of removing Assad from power as part of a negotiated political solution, a goal pursued by Obama.
Published 22 Oct, 2017 12:31pm
IT is, indeed, welcome news that the militant Islamic State group has been successively losing territory it once...
Updated 20 Oct, 2017 01:32pm
With so many men leaving, the militant Islamic State group is quite predictably turning to women.
Published 11 Oct, 2017 07:42am
Former Afghan president says questions on America's involvement in Afghanistan arise from "evidence of wrongdoing".
Updated 17 Jul, 2018 08:40pm
Experts stress that the retreating jihadists are increasingly spreading fake news.
Published 05 Oct, 2017 12:23pm
Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger’s book provides an in-depth analysis of the emergence of the self-styled Islamic State
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
The struggle for hegemony between Sunni and Shia forces, Patrick Cockburn argues, threatens to transform the Middle East
Updated 01 May, 2016 02:46pm
The goal of ISIS is to extend its rule over the entire Muslim world.
Updated 09 Jul, 2014 01:15pm
A video shows a portly man addressing worshippers at weekly prayers at Al-Nur mosque in central Mosul.
Updated 06 Jul, 2014 11:38am
Qaradawi, seen as a spiritual guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, says that the declaration “is void under Sharia“.
Updated 05 Jul, 2014 05:01pm
The military spokesman said Awja had been “totally cleansed” and 30 militants killed.
Updated 05 Jul, 2014 06:14am
ISIS seized Tanak and Al-Omar oil fields after fighters from Al-Nusra Front and other groups withdrew from those areas.
Published 04 Jul, 2014 02:08pm
Seeing the decline of al Qaeda in the rise of ISIS is a mistake. In fact, ISIS could play a dangerous role in Pakistan.
Updated 03 Jul, 2014 05:33pm
BAGHDAD: Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an Al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its...
Published 01 Jul, 2014 05:36am
Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham declares chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “the caliph” and “leader for Muslims everywhere”.
Updated 30 Jun, 2014 10:22am
DAMASCUS: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in Damascus on Saturday that his country “will not...
Published 29 Jun, 2014 06:33am
BEIRUT: The local unit of Al Qaeda’s Syrian branch in the tinderbox town of Albu Kamal on the Iraqi border pledged...
Published 26 Jun, 2014 06:14am