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U.S. ups reward for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to USD 25 million
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 18 (ANI): The United States has offered USD 25 million for information leading to the capture of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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U.S. airstrikes kills 11 ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 12 (ANI): At least seven loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed in an airstrike carried out in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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Pakistanis among five ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 26 (ANI): At least five loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group, including two Pakistanis, were killed during the joint operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
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Iraq: ISIS claims responsibility for blast killing 80, mostly Iranian Shi&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C,[US] Nov. 25 (ANI): The U.S. State Department confirmed that at least 80 people, mostly Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims were killed and 50 injured on Thursday when a truck bomb exploded at a gas station in Iraq. The ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement poste
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Iraqi forces retake six villages from IS around Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Nov. 22 (ANI): Iraqi security forces have recaptured six villages in southeast and north of the city of Mosul, while Special Forces continued heavy clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in the eastern part of the city.
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Air strikes kill two foreign ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 21 (ANI): At least two foreign loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed in an air strike carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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ISIS fighting hard to keep control of stronghold Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Nov. 19 (ANI): The battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS by Iraqi-led forces has been raging on for a month and the terror group is willing to go to almost any lengths to keep hold of it, as Mosul is their last major stronghold in Iraq.
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PM Abadi says Trump has vowed 'firm' support to Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov. 19 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that U S President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to provide "strong and firm" support to his government.
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In Iraq, suicide bomber kills six; five attackers shot dead
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Irbil [Iraq], Nov. 14 (ANI): A suicide bomber killed six people in Iraqi town of Ain Al-Tamur whereas security forces killed other five attackers, preventing them from detonating their devices.
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Mosul siege: Teens 'brainwashed', trained to fight for ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., [U.S.], Nov. 12 (ANI): With Iraqi security forces coming down heavily on the ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, local commanders of the dreaded outfit have started fleeing in some neighbourhoods leaving behind trained teenage combatants to fight Iraqi forces.
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Mosul ISIS siege: Civilians shot dead, bodies hung from poles as 'war
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Nov. 12 (ANI): With civilians continuing to suffer in the crossfire between the Iraqi Security Forces and the ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, many residents have fled the area, while others have simply chosen to heed the Iraqi Security Forces instructions to stay in their homes if they
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Six suspected ISIS loyalists killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar provin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 3 (ANI): At least six suspected loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed by an airstrike carried out in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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