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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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Iraqi forces claim to enter IS-held Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): The Iraqi Army has claimed that its forces have entered the Islamic State (IS)-held Mosul for the first time since the terror outfit overran the city more than two years ago.
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US confirms death of IS spokesman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Sept. 13 (ANI): The Pentagon has confirmed the death of longtime Islamic State (IS) spokesman Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani in a United States led airstrike in Syria that took place on August 30.
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IS claims Quetta bomb attack that injured 13
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta (Pakistan), Aug. 13 (ANI): The Islamic State (IS) militant group has claimed responsibility behind a roadside bomb blast apparently targeting a judge that injured 13 people in Quetta, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
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IS losing ground but continues to inspire attacks: Obama
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, Aug.5 (ANI): Admitting that efforts to find a solution to the Syria crisis are turning his hair grey, U.S. President Barack Obama has said that Islamic State (IS) group is losing ground in the Middle East but it continues to inspire attacks around the world.
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Most IS men in Afghanistan are Pakistan Taliban fighters, says US Commande
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, Aug. 1 (ANI): Commander of the US and the NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. John W. Nicholson has said almost 70 per cent of the fighters of the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Afghanistan are Pakistani Taliban who joined IS after having been forced out of their country.
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Three Americans arrested for trying to join Islamic State
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Three men in Florida have been arrested on charges of conspiring to join the terror group Islamic State (IS).
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