ISIS

Kochi Hindu girl converts to Islam, goes to Afghanistan with husband to join IS

Nimisha and her husband had told that they were on their way to Sri Lanka to begin a carpet business there. Later, Nimisha's husband called up his mom only to inform that the family was in Afghanistan.

Jul 13, 2017

How a CIA tip off led to the arrest of ISIS operative in Delhi

Kannur ISIS operative was deported from Turkey twice. After he was deported the first time, in February, he managed to get another fake passport.

Jul 13, 2017

ISIS planning to declare their chief Baghdadi's successor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) had said that it has "confirmed information" that al-Baghdadi has been killed.

Jul 12, 2017

Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi arrives in Mosul as victory is declared over Isis

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory against Isis. Iraqi security forces raised the national flag in the ruins of Mosuls Old City on July 9. The victory comes with a heavy toll on the Iraqi army with forces suffering 40% losses in the battle. Large parts of Mosul lie in ruins after eight months of fighting. Thousands of civilians were killed in clashes between Iraqi armed forces and Isis militants and more than one million of the citys inhabitants were displaced. Isis first seized Mosul in June 2014 and declared the beginning of an Islamic caliphate in its Old City.

Jul 9, 2017

Iraqi forces free children trapped under rubble in Mosuls Old City

Iraqi forces rescued civilians, mostly children, from destroyed houses in Mosuls Old City. More than 20 civilians were pulled from the rubble of houses destroyed by fleeing ISIS militants. Footage of the Iraqi Federal Police shows officers giving water to rescued children. ISIS fighters vowed to fight to the death in the contested city. Iraqi soldiers already began celebrating what they expect to be an imminent victory.

Jul 9, 2017

Italy arrests Chechen man accused of fighting with Isis

Italian police arrested a Chechen man suspected of being an Isis militant. He is believed to have been involved in attacks in Grozny, Chechnya, in 2014. The attacks on media offices and a school left 19 dead. The 38-year-old man is accused of crimes of international terrorism. The arrest was part of a wider investigation into foreign Isis fighters from Chechnya.

Jul 8, 2017

Civilians fleeing Raqqa face dire conditions

Civilians fleeing fighting in Raqqa said they feared for their lives and starved as their homes became the centre of the battleground between Islamic State and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Raqqa has been under Islamic State control since 2014, but the SDF launched its assault to capture Islamic States de facto capital in Syria last month.

Jul 5, 2017

Civilians fleeing Raqqa face dire conditions

Jul 5, 2017

Was this Baghdad model killed because of his looks?

Male model and Fine Arts student Karar Nushi was found murdered and tortured in Baghdad. Fans quickly took to social media to pay tribute, and to also claim that he was killed for his good looks, his blonde long hair and the way he chose to dress.

Jul 4, 2017

US Marines release video showing them firing on Isis in Syria

The video, produced by US Marine Sgt. Matthew Callahan, shows troops using M777-A2 Howitzers at an undisclosed location in Syria.

Jul 4, 2017

Female Kurdish fighter laughs after nearly being shot by Isis sniper

A video showing a Kurdish fighter nearly being shot by an ISIS sniper has emerged online. The unidentified woman can be seen taking an aim with her own sniper riffle through a window in Raqqa, Syria, before a bullet hits the wall behind her, right next to her head. Moments later she can be seen laughing and apparently joking about her near death experience. The video was uploaded to Twitter by journalist Hemze Hamza on 27 June.

Jun 28, 2017

ISIS News: Militants in Syria forced Kurdish children as young as 14 to watch horrifying videos of beheadings and beat them with cables.

ISIS militants trick starving Yazidi sex slave into eating her one-year-old son

The Yazidi woman was given "rice and meat" after being starved for three days in a cellar.

Jun 28, 2017

Watch: Bullet misses Yazidi sniper by a whisker, her reaction will stun you

The video of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was recorded on Tuesday at an undisclosed location in Raqqa city.

Jun 28, 2017

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits air base in western Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad climbed into a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 during trip to Hmeymim Air Base located near Latakia in western Syria, June 27, 2017. Assad was given a tour of the base by Russian military officials and reportedly briefed on the whereabouts of militants affiliated with Al-Qaeda and attempting to overthrow his Assads government.

Jun 27, 2017

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits air base in western Syria

Jun 27, 2017

Pakistan put on notice on terrorist havens after Modi, Trump meeting

The two leaders also told Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used for terror attacks on other countries and asked it to bring to justice terrorists blamed for attacks in Mumbai and other places in India.

Jun 27, 2017

Mosul celebrates first Eid without ISIS in three years

Mosul residents celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State in three years on June 25, amid sadness over the destruction of their beloved leaning historic minaret and hope that the battle to take back the city will end in a few days.

Jun 25, 2017

Pakistan: At least 62 killed, over 100 injured in multiple attacks in 3 cities ahead of Eid

The first blast in Parachinar occurred during the rush hour in Turi Market, while the second one took place as rescuers rushed to help those who were hurt in the first blast.

Jun 24, 2017

Canadian sniper breaks world record for longest kill shot

A Canadian snipers bullet traveled 3,450 meters—over two miles—and took less than 10 seconds to reach its target: a fighter for the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq. A member of Canadas Joint Task Force 2—part of the U.S.-led coalition that is taking the fight to Isis in Iraq—made the kill during an operation that took place within the last month in Iraq, sources told The Globe and Mail. The identity of the sniper and his observer was kept anonymous for operational security reasons.

Jun 22, 2017