Tag: ISIS
Baghdadi’s wife, child held by Turkey : Erdogan
The wife and a DNA-confirmed child of the killed leader of Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been held by Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed.
Turkish authorities capture Daesh leader Baghdadi’s sister, her family
Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Daesh terrorist group Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in northern Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted a media report citing senior Turkish official.
36 IS militants killed in US bombing
Kabul - 36 militants were killed after the US dropped a massive bomb on an Islamic State cave complex in Achin district of Nangarhar...
IS claims credit for Bangladesh blasts as death toll rises to...
Dhaka – The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for bomb blasts near a suspected militant hideout in Bangladesh, according to a report,...
German police arrest Tunisian suspected of IS plot after raids
Berlin - A 36-year-old Tunisian man suspected of supporting and recruiting on behalf of the Islamic State extremist group was arrested in central Germany...
Islamic State claim Istanbul nightclub attack
Istanbul/Cairo - A member of Islamic State carried out a New Year's Eve attack that killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub, a statement...
At least 24 killed in Islamic State bombing at busy Baghdad...
Baghdad- At least 24 civilians were killed on Saturday in a double suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State extremist militia targeting a busy market...
Iraqi Kurds ‘capture’ Islamic State-held town of Bashiqa, near Mosul
Bashiqa, Iraq (dpa) - Iraqi Kurdish troops Monday said they had captured the Islamic State-held town of Bashiqa near Mosul, two weeks after they...
Twitter cuts Islamic State short with 125,000 blocked accounts
Los Angeles (dpa) - Twitter has stepped up its efforts to purge its membership of terrorism supporters, suspending 125,000 accounts since the middle of...
50,000 estimated IS sympathizers said to be in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - There are at least 50,000 Malaysians who are sympathizers of Islamic State (IS) militants, a senior official said Saturday, warning that...