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NIA arrests Karnataka IS terror accused at Delhi airport on arrival from N
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday nabbed a key absconding Islamic State (IS) terror conspirator on arrival at New Delhi Airport from Nairobi, Kenya.
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NIA court finds two guilty in murder of retired school principal based in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Monday found two accused guilty of killing a retired school principal belonging to the states' nearby city Kanpur in fulfilment and furtherance of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) agenda by spreadi
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Pakistan: Bomb blast in North Waziristan, 11 labourers dead
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As many as 11 labourers were killed and two sustained injured in a bomb blast in the Gulmir Kot area in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, ARY News reported on Saturday.
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Pune ISIS module case: NIA seizes incriminating material in raids in Mumba
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The searches at Padgha in Thane house of Shamil, a member of an ISIS Sleeper Cell, yielded several mobile phones, hard disks and some handwritten documents which are being examined and analysed, said the NIA.
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Pakistan: Security forces arrest 21 on terror charges in Punjab
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The arrested include 9 commanders of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and four belonging to the Islamic State.
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Syria: Islamic State terrorists increase attacks on government forces
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The attack comes two days after another attack blamed on IS in the nearby province of Raqqa, the terror group’s former de facto capital in Syria. At least 10 Syrian troops were killed in that attack, according to local news reports.
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US, Iraq discuss long-term defense cooperation
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United States and Iraq hope to take critical steps to expand their partnership from one focused almost entirely on countering the Islamic State (IS) to a 360-degree whole-of-government alliance, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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J&K: Police nab 3 Lashkar associates in Srinagar
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three terror associates linked with banned terror outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from the Natipora area of Srinagar.
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UK acknowledges Islamic State commits "acts of genocide" against Yazidis
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Lord Ahmad, said, "The Yazidi population suffered immensely at the hands of Daesh 9 years ago and the repercussions are still felt to this day. Justice and accountability are key for those whose lives have been devastated."
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Bajaur suicide blast in Pakistan t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Bajaur suicide blast in Pakistan that killed 54 people, including 23 children, according to Al Jazeera.
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Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has “emboldened” TTP, increasing cross-bor
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The report also notes that there was evidence that several global terrorist entities are using the TTP as cover to evade restrictions of the Afghan Taliban, adding that greater restrictions over such groups could push them to join Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP).
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NIA busts Maharashtra ISIS module, arrests 4 terrorists during raids
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In an intelligence-led operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday busted a Maharashtra-based ISIS module by arresting four accused for promoting terrorist activities at the behest of the proscribed terrorist outfit.
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