Islamic State
The militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack on a Shi’ite Muslim shrine in Iran on Wednesday which killed 15 people, escalating...
Islamic State militant gets life in US prison over killing of American hostages
A US federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for involvement in...
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a Shi’ite residential area in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the group...
Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Islamic State
Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 injured in a rocket attack by Islamic State militants on a military transport bus on Sunday in the...
Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport as terror attack threat emerges (Update)
The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of a terror attack by Islamic...
Italy arrests four suspected of sending funds to Islamic State
Italian police said on Monday they had arrested four men accused of sending funds to people across Europe and the Middle East who were collecting...
The rise and fall of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
March 23 (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have been defeated at the final shred of territory they held in eastern Syria, marking the end of...
Islamic State defeated, “caliphate” eliminated – U.S.-backed SDF
BEIRUT, March 23 (Reuters) – Islamic State has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces...
Teenager who joined IS group to lose UK citizenship
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had...
Turkey to delay Syria operation, IS mounts attack in south-east
Turkey will postpone a military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters in north-east Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday as he “cautiously” welcomed a US decision...