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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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US troops to stay in Iraq indefinitely even after ISIS' defeat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], July 12 (ANI): The U.S. troops and coalition forces will likely to remain in Iraq for indefinite period even after Islamic State terrorists are entirely eliminated to "avoid the mistakes of the Obama administration".There are currently about 5,000 U.S. troops in Iraq
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U.S. soldier arrested on suspicion of having ties with ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hawaii [United States], July 11 (ANI): A U.S. soldier based in Hawaii was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the weekend on suspicion of terrorism and ties with the Islamic State terror group.
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Mosul entirely liberated from ISIS: Iraq PM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], July 11 (ANI): Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced that the war-torn city of Mosul has been completely liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
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Afghanistan: ISIS claims killing two American soldiers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): Islamic State's offshoot in Khorasan province of Afghanistan has claimed killing two American soldiers and 13 Afghans in an attack to repulse their military advance in Nangarhar province, reports SITE Intelligence Group.
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Iraqi PM declares victory against ISIS in 'liberated' Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nineveh [Iraq], Jul 9 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Sunday declared victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group, also known as Daesh in the "liberated" Mosul city of Iraq.
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500 families evacuated amidst IS, Iraqi army clashes in Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Jul 6 (ANI): More than 500 civilians were evacuated in the last 24 hours from Western Mosul amidst clashes between Islamic State terrorists and the Iraqi Army.
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ISIS Khurasan beheads 10 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group's offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, have beheaded 10 Taliban fighters in the northern Jawzjan province.
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Syrian forces eradicate traces of ISIS from Aleppo: Syrian Observatory
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Coventry (England) [UK], June 30 (ANI): The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that the regime forces drove out the last remaining Islamic State militants from the city of Aleppo after a six-month long intense fight, as they advanced towards the road of Al-Resafa - Ithriyah a
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Iraq announces 'end of Islamic State' in Mosul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [Iraq], June 29 (ANI): Iraq on Thursday announced the end of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as Daesh, in the city of Mosul that has been under seizure of the extremist groups for three years.
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Political crisis in Afghanistan amid security challenges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan],June 29 (ANI):Ashraf Ghani Government is struggling to retain its authority amid rising challenges from the Taliban, terrorist attacks and ISIS-Khorasan ,an offshoot of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, while waiting for President Donald Trump to unveil the U.S. polic
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ISIS says Taliban betraying Islam, declares war
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): The Islamic State has declared war on Taliban militants in Afghanistan as it called the latter "hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers".
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