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ISIL's legacy of terror: 200 mass graves found in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 6 (ANI): More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by ISIL in Iraq, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The report highlights the legacy of ISIL's relentless campaign o
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Iraq: Bomb blast during funeral kills 16
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Samarra, [Iraq] Apr 13 (ANI): Sixteen people were killed on Thursday during a funeral procession of anti- Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) fighters in the northern Iraqi village of Samarra.
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive but wounded
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 13 (ANI): The leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is still alive according to an Iraqi intelligence chief and US officials.
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BRICS Xiamen Declaration: Leaders condemn terrorism, violence caused by Ta
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Xiamen [China], September 4 (ANI): BRICS leaders unveiled the Xiamen Declaration here on Monday in which member countries unequivocally condemned terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations and called upon all states to adopt a comprehensive approach in combating the menace, includin
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Hezbollah, Syrian Army conduct operation to flush out terrorists from Leb
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], July 21 (ANI): The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched a joint operation on Friday in which terrorists of the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, the former Syrian branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Nusra Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also
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HRW condemns forced relocation of ISIS families in rehabilitation camp in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], July 13 (ANI): After declaring victory in Mosul, Iraqi authorities have forcibly relocated hundreds of families of alleged Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists to a "rehabilitation camp", which New York-based Human Rights Watch has termed as "an act
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Top ISIS leaders killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): At least seven Islamic State fighters of ISIL-Khorasan province, a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, were killed in the latest anti-IS operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
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Paris shooting: ISIS claims 'fighter' carried out attack
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 21 (ANI): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has issued a statement, saying an Islamic State 'fighter' carried out an attack into the Champs-Élysees in Paris.
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Alarm bells ring in Pak as ISIS establishing strong footprint
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 4 (ANI): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym 'Daesh' is reportedly in the process of establishing a strong footprint across Pakistan, and especially in the bo
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Under Trump's administration, it's ISIS, not ISIL
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 25 (ANI): The Pentagon has issued a directive that officials should now use the more common term ISIS to refer to the terror group.
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45 killed in car bomb explosion in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb. 24 (ANI): At least 45 people have reportedly been killed and several others injured after a car bomb hit Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a village near al-Bab.
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NIA orders framing of charges against ISIL 'recruit' Areeb Ejaz
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 (ANI): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on Thursday filed a chargesheet against two accused persons for indoctrination of Keralite youth to join ISIS.
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