Conflict

Despite falling attacks, ISIL terrorists remain ‘global threat’: UN report

New York: Though attacks were down last year, a new United Nations report to the Security Council on Monday shows that ISIL is still a global threat, despite evolving into a “covert” terrorism network, with countries continuing to face challenges from the growing scourge of violent extremism. more

Ex- IS sex slaves residing in Canada get threat calls, messages

Ottawa: Former ISIS sex slaves, who have been sheltered by Canada, are getting calls and messages threatening of rape and murder, media reports said.

Coalition airstrikes lead to killing of five suspected IS, Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least five suspected Taliban and ISIS Khurasan terrorists were killed during separate airstrikes conducted by the coalition forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, ...

Thousands risk lives fleeing fighting in Syria’s last ISIL stronghold

New York: North-east Syria is seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualties and large-scale displacement amid intensifying efforts to defeat extremists from ISIL, otherwise known as Da ...

Afghanistan: 16 members of the suicide squad of ISIS-K killed

Kabul: During an operation conducted by Afghan armed forces in eastern Nangarhar province, at least 16 members of the suicide squad of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) we ...

US airstrike kills local ISIS-K spokesman in Afghanistan

Kabul: A US force conducted airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left local spokesman of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) Sul Aziz Azam killed, m ...

Trust and support of Iraqis essential for success of UN’s Da’esh terror investigation

New York: Delivering a summary of his first report to the Security Council, Special Adviser and head of the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh – the Arabic nam ...

Senior ISIS leader killed during airstrike in Syria, claims US-led coalition

Damascus: The US-led coalition, which is fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq, has said one leader of the terror group was killed during an airstrike in Syria, media reports on Monday.