Islamic state
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
Middle East
June 22, 2015
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
Libya's self-declared government in Tripoli carried out air strikes on Islamic State militant positions in the city of Sirte, hitting…
Monitoring group: Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Monitoring group: Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, home to…
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the world's most infamous and feared jihadist group, but shuns the spotlight…
Car bomb explodes in Yemen capital near mosque used by Houthis, 2 dead
Middle East
June 20, 2015
Car bomb explodes in Yemen capital near mosque used by Houthis, 2 dead
Islamic State group said it was behind a car bomb that exploded in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday near the…
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
Middle East
June 20, 2015
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria,…
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
Middle East
June 20, 2015
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed,…
Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014: State Department
World
June 19, 2015
Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014: State Department
Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that…
Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war
World
June 19, 2015
Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war
Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of al…
A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality
Middle East
June 18, 2015
A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation,…
Sinai Province admits senior member killed in Arish in April
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Sinai Province admits senior member killed in Arish in April
A video issued by an Islamic State-affiliated militia in Sinai has admitted that one of the group’s senior leaders had…