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Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on their hideout in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, provincial security sources said. more
Nine IS militants killed in airstrike in northern Iraq

Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) Nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike by Iraqi airforce and international coalition aircraft in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Ir ...

Six IS militants killed in operation in eastern Iraq

Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI): A total of six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in a two-week operation by security forces to chase the extremist milit ...

IS devotee gets 16 years for plan to detonate bomb in New York City: US Justice Dept

Washington (Sputnik/UNI): A US man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to detonate a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, ...

Deadly bombing in Iraq's Tal Afar kills 2, ISIS claims responsibility

Baghdad: At least two people were killed when a car bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday, media reports said.

Islamic State claims fatal attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan

Dushanbe: The Islamic State has claimed Sunday's fatal attack on four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan, reports said.

Mass evacuations from Syria’s war-ravaged cities ‘desperate measures in desperate times,’ says senior UN adviser

New York: In Syria, the mass evacuation of civilians is threatening to leave aid workers “overrun” and “acutely underfunded,” as details emerge of the unparalleled ...

France: Security forces kill Trebes supermarket gunman

Paris: Security forces have gunned down the suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in Trebes town of France on Friday, media reports said.

Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants

Kabul: At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.

International community must stay ‘one step ahead’ of ISIL, stresses UN official

New York, Feb 9 (JEN): Despite military successes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), the terrorist group and its affiliates continue to pose a significa ...