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Militants kill eight coalmine workers from Hazara minority in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan. 8 (ANI): Eight coalmine workers in Tala wa Barfak district in Baghlan have been shot dead by a group of fighters affiliated to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
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Suicide kills more U.S. troops than Islamic State: Pentagon Report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): According to newly released Pentagon statistics, suicide and not combat is the leading killer of U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State.
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Father Tom's abduction is a failure of Indian diplomacy: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Dubbing catholic priest Father Tom's abduction by the Islamic State as a 'tragic situation', the Congress Party on Wednesday hit out at the government stating that it is the failure of the Indian diplomacy.
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Pakistan, China, Russia warn of increased IS threat in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan]/ Moscow [Russia], Dec.28 (ANI): The influence of the militant Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan can be expected to grow Russia, China and Pakistan has warned, as the security situation in that country is deteriorating.
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Govt. won't spare any effort to secure Father Tom's release: Sus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 27 (ANI): Responding to a plea by Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, a Catholic priest under Islamic State's captivity in Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday asserted that the government won't spare any effort to secure the former's release
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NIA files chargesheet again IS sympathiser in Kolkata ISIS-JMB case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec. 26(ANI): The National Investigation Agency(NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against suspected IS(Islamic State) sympathiser Mohammad Mussa, who allegedly planned to attack the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, for involvement in terrorist conspiracy
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Islamic State sympathiser Musa planned an attack on Kolkata's Mother
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said that Islamic State sympathiser Mohammed Musa was planning an attack on the Mother House in Kolkata to avenge the bombing in conflict ridden Syria and Libya.
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ISIL threat: US warns its citizens in India to remain vigilant
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): In an advisory, the Embassy of United States (US) has warned its citizens in India to remain vigilant and stay away from places frequented by Westerners after media reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack such targets.
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U.S. ups reward for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to USD 25 million
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 18 (ANI): The United States has offered USD 25 million for information leading to the capture of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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U.S. airstrikes kills 11 ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 12 (ANI): At least seven loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed in an airstrike carried out in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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US to send 200 additional troops to Syria ahead of Raqqa offensive
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 10 (ANI): The United States will send as many as 200 additional troops to help Kurdish and Arab fighters launch an assault on Islamic State's key stronghold of Raqqa.
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Pakistan next target of Islamic State: Dr Tahirul Qadri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has warned that Pakistan was the next target of the Islamic State (IS).
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