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IS terrorist detained in Russia confesses to planning attack on political
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 22 (ANI): An Islamic State (IS) terrorist detained by Russian security agency for planning an attack in India has confessed that he was preparing an act of terror targetting "one of the representatives of the ruling circles of India," the Russian news agency report
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Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 22 (ANI): The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite, Russia news agency Sputn
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College student arrested in Indonesia for fund-raising for IS
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad on Tuesday arrested a college student for allegedly helping raise funds to support the activities of the Islamic State terrorist group in Malang, East Java province.
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Three civilians killed when IS leader detonated explosive device in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Three civilians were killed as a result of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, detonating an explosive device during a US raid against him in Syria, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday,
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IS claims responsibility for two blasts in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for two explosions that hit western Kabul on Wednesday, Sputnik reported citing Arab Al-Arabiya broadcaster.
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Taliban deny reports of former govt security personnel joining IS
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 2 (ANI): The Taliban has denied reports that former Afghan security forces have joined the ranks of the Islamic State terrorist group, Sputnik reported citing Tolo News on Tuesday.
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CENTCOM Chief, UAE Defense brass talk keeping pressure on IS in Iraq, Syri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Frank McKenzie met and discussed with senior Emirati defence officials the importance of maintaining pressure on the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in Syria, Iraq and other countries,
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Death toll of Kandahar Shia Mosque bombing rises to 63
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): The death toll of the Shia mosque bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar has increased to 63, said a local hospital source.
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US military relocated 40 IS terrorists from prisons to base in northeaster
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Al-Hasakah [Syria] August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US military have transported 40 terrorists of the Islamic State terrorist group from prisons to its base in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, Syrian state media reported.
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Macron condemns recent terrorist attack on Kabul University in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday decried an attack on the Kabul University carried out by the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS, also known as IS) in the Afghan capital earlier this week.
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Iraqi security officer killed in IS attack in Northern Kirkuk Province - R
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 27 (ANI/Sputnik): An Iraqi security officer was killed on Tuesday as a result of an attack by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) on a checkpoint at one of the oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported, cit
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Turkish authorities capture sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkish authorities have detained the elder sister of the slain Islamic State terrorist group leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi and her family in northern Syria, media reported on Monday.
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