ISIS

Will 2017 be the year the world finally gets rid of ISIS for good?

This year, don't expect ISIS to find itself mired in battles of attrition in the Middle East; it's more likely that Lone Wolf attacks will increase, especially on the European mainland.

Jan 1, 2017

Europe tightens security for New Year's eve after Berlin truck attack

Berlin police have closed Pariser Platz square in front of Brandenburg Gate and deployed more than 1,700 additional officers.

Dec 31, 2016

Syria ceasefire: Russia, Turkey support deal that brings glimmer of hope to ravaged country

A ceasefire could also mean that the military focus in Syria can now return to defeating ISIS in its remaining centres in the country

Dec 30, 2016

Philippines bomb blast: At least 10 killed, 20 injured in explosion at boxing match

The match in the Hilongos town of Philippines was organised as part of the celebrations that marked the patron saint festivities.

Dec 29, 2016

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's assistant arrested by Iraqi forces in Nineveh

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had said recently that ISIS would be driven out of the country in three months.

Dec 29, 2016

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Read about Iraq saying it will kick out ISIS in three months, and ammonia being detected in Earth's atmosphere above India and China.

Dec 28, 2016

ISIS will be thrown out of Iraq in three months, says Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi

The Iraqi prime minister had earlier said that Mosul will be taken from the Islamist militants by the end of this year.

Dec 28, 2016

Over 2,000 Saudis fighting for militant groups abroad: Interior ministry

The interior ministry spokesperson, General Masour al-Turki, said that the top destination for Saudi militants is Syria.

Dec 27, 2016

Watch: Bengaluru priest abducted by ISIS urges Pope Francis, Indian government to save him [VIDEO]

"If I were a European priest, I would have been taken more seriously," says Father Tommy George in a video posted on the Christmas Eve.

Dec 26, 2016

Evening wrap: PM Modi inaugurates Shiv Smarak, Dangal available online, BitTorrent Live app on iOS, and more

Read about FBI warning about terror attacks by ISIS on Christmas, and Germany planning fake news watchdog before elections.

Dec 24, 2016

ISIS Christmas attacks: FBI warns of possible attacks on US churches over the festive season

The federal authorities said that the ISIS sympathisers were continuing their call for attacks at various sites in America.

Dec 24, 2016

Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

The clip, released by Islamic State (Isis) through agency al-Amaq, purportedly shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri pledging allegiance to the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Amri was killed by Italian police on 23 December in Milan. He is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people.

Dec 23, 2016

Berlin attack: Tunisian suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Italy

The 24-year-old Tunisian suspect, Anis Amri, was absconding since the deadly truck attack in the German capital.

Dec 23, 2016

Watch Berlin attack: Dashcam footage of the Christmas market carnage revealed [Video]

The attack at the Christmas market in Berlin killed at least 12 people and injured 48 others.

Dec 23, 2016

Was Donald Trump right about refugees? After Berlin, Turkey terror attacks, he certainly thinks so

Trump, during his election campaign, had proposed a temporary ban on Muslims coming to the United States

Dec 22, 2016

Jakarta gunbattle: Indonesia police kill 3 suspected militants in gunfight after bomb found in capital

The Indonesian police raided the suspects' house after they interrogated at least 14 people after a string of arrests associated with multiple suicide attacks.

Dec 21, 2016

ISIS offers $1 million bounty to murder Danish woman who fought against them with Kurdish forces

Joanna Palani, who joined the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, became a social media sensation after in an interview she said that ISIS fighters were "easy to kill".

Dec 20, 2016

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is more wanted than ever before with a whopping $25 million on his head

The US State Department's "Rewards for Justice Program" in 2011 had offered an initial bounty of $10 million for the elusive militant.

Dec 17, 2016

12-year-old boy arrested for planning 2 terrorist attacks in Germany

Reports state that the German prosecutors are questioning the boy who is a German-born national of Iraqi descent.

Dec 17, 2016

As the world wakes up to Aleppo tragedy, here are four ongoing wars it seems to have forgotten

Aleppo isn't the only war going on, there are many more going on across the world with as many casualties.

Dec 16, 2016