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Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in two incidents in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said. more
Intensified Al Qaeda and ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office

New York, Aug 7 (JEN): Armed groups affiliated with the Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups, appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN ...

Pentagon admits many IS supporters sheltering in Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Many supporters of the Islamic State (IS, or ISIS) terror group (outlawed in Russia) are sheltering the Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria, the 18th Lead Inspector Gen ...

US charges two men for allegedly attempting to join IS in Sinai - Justice Dept.

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Two men have been charged for allegedly conspiring to travel to Sinai to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department sai ...

IS claims attack targeting Syrian government troops in Daraa

Damascus (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State (IS) extremist group late Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack targeting a Syrian army unit in the southern province of Daraa. ...

Bangladesh: Islamic State claims responsibility for two bombs found in Dhaka

Dhaka: Islamic State has claimed that its members placed two bombs found near police boxes in Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.

Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team

New York, July 16 (JEN): The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Tea ...

Afghanistan: ISIS-K militant among 5 killed during Special Forces raid

Kabul:  The security forces conducted separate operations in Herat, Farah and Nangarahr provinces of Afghanistan and killed at least five terrorists, media reports said.

US-led airstrike kills 3 IS militants in northern Iraq

Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) A US-led coalition airstrike killed three Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk on Sunday, while a civilian was killed and two others ...

Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS leader in Kunduz

Kabul:  The Afghan Special Forces have arrested a leader of the ISIS terrorist group from Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Sunday.