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No Rohingya refugees residing in Kerala have association with ISIS: Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that no Rohingya refugees residing in the state have been found to have any association with the Islamic State or Caliphate (ISIS).
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UN raises concern over expansion of Islamic State across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The UN special envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday raised concern over the expansion of the Islamic State (ISIS) across Afghanistan, which used to be only active in the capital Kabul.
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US man sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to support IS
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A US man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia), the Department of Justice said.
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IS claims responsibility for two blasts in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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US designates Taliban, IS as 'entities of particular concern'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): The United States has designated Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) as 'Entities of Particular Concern'.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], November 17 (ANI): The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two powerful explosions in the centre of Uganda's capital during rush hour on Tuesday, reported The Wall Street Journal.
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Will Taliban check ISIS-K attacks on Shia community?
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): For decades, violence has torn through Afghanistan's Shiite community, perpetuated first by the Taliban -- who consider Shiites heretics -- and in more recent years by the Islamic State - Khorasan (ISIS-K).
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Iran expresses concern over increased terrorist activities in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): Iran is concerned with the increased terrorist activity in Afghanistan and has received information about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the troubled country, Sputnik reported citing the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
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Taliban launch operation against ISIS-K in Kandahar after their escalated
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday launched operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K) branch in Kandahar province after the group recently escalated their attacks in Afghanistan.
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ISIS-K claims responsibility for Saturday's explosion in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for Saturday's explosion in the western part of Kabul.
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US covered up Baghuz airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): The United States covered up the 2019 Baghuz airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria, a possible war crime, during the battle against the Islamic State, according to the New York Times.
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