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ISIS-K continues to grow in Afghanistan: US CENTCOM chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) continues to grow unabated in Afghanistan with the reigning Taliban regime finding it difficult to counter the threat, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Friday.
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Afghanistan: US planning to ramp up attacks on ISIS-K in summer
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the US will ramp up attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) in summer as they are re-constituting itself and will b
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ISIS-K: Terror group still lingers in shadows
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Post-Taliban took over of Afghanistan last August, the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIS-K) existence and operations are unfortunately still lingering in the region.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque explosion in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that claimed over 50 lives, media reports said on Saturday.
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Global jihadist movement will present a significant threat in 2022, says r
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], February 23 (ANI): The global jihadist movement will continue to present a significant threat in 2022, according to terror assessments by American security experts which acknowledged the threat despite less bandwidth amongst the international community than it did during t
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Top US General warns of ISIS presence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 18 (ANI): The US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen Kenneth McKenzie on Thursday expressed concerns about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Afghanistan.
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US did not notify Russia about operation against IS leader in Syria: Mosco
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has not notified Russia in advance about its military operation against the leader of the Islamic State in Syria but Washington complied with all deconflicting procedures, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on M
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Kabul Airport bombing was single blast, no gunshots fired, says Pentagon i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A US investigation report into the Islamic State-Khorasan's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which took place last year in August found that the attack was a single blast and no one was killed by gunfire from the US or Afghan troops, reported Sputnik.
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Three civilians killed when IS leader detonated explosive device in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 3 months 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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Over 500 Islamic State terrorists surrender in Syrian Al-Hasakah after pri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Up to 550 terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the Al-Sina'a prison break in the Syrian city of Al-Hasakah, the SDF reported on Tuesday.
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Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants' jailbreak
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq on Saturday tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Islamic State (IS) in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Syria's Hasakah Province.
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IS militants attack Kurdish prison in NE Syria: report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in an attempt to free IS inmates, a war monitor reported.
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