Islamic State group

US election 2016: Security beefed up as Isis calls for terror attack; hacker threat looms large

Isis wants voters attacked, while there are fears that hackers could undermine the voting as well as the counting process.

Nov 7, 2016

BATTLE FOR MOSUL: Amid setbacks one after another, ISIS leaders flee robbing millions of dollars

There are also reports that a lot of ISIS terrorists may have fled to Syria disguised as civilians.

Nov 6, 2016

Morning Brief: Trump rushed out of rally, Rami Malek's new role, Zendaya's clothing line and more

Read about updates from the battle for Mosul, and what could affect Indo-UK bilateral trade.

Nov 6, 2016

Iraq: Isis terrorists try to escape Mosul dressed as women as Iraqi forces advance, with help from locals

The Iraqi forces, helped by Peshmerga fighters and others, have been making steady inroads, even as a refugee crisis arises.

Oct 21, 2016

Iraq: As Isis is pushed back in Mosul, Russia warns US over sending terrorists into Syria

Isis has been using booby-trapped vehicles to attack the enemy, but has with little luck.

Oct 19, 2016

Iraqi Army pushes back Isis in Mosul with help from Turkey, Peshmerga and locals

Residents of two villages to the south of Mosul killed 16 Isis members in an armed uprising that coincided with the offensive.

Oct 17, 2016

Iraq: As Army plans to storm Mosul and gives warning with leaflets, Isis executes 58 people for revolting

Meanwhile, the terrorist group has lost control of the symbolically important city of Dabiq in Syria.

Oct 16, 2016

Isis member kills father for insulting terror group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The man reportedly called al-Baghdadi a "dog" - considered supreme insult for Muslims.

Oct 13, 2016

Isis U-turn: Terror group reduces prayer frequency in Nineveh, issues fatwa

Devout Muslims pray five times a day, but an Isis fatwa says people in Nineveh should pray only thrice or face punishment.

Oct 11, 2016

Morning Brief: Second US presidential debate, British model arrested for ties to Isis, $37 phone from Intex and more

Read about what Robert DeNiro thinks of Donald Trump, and the police case on the parents of a Jain teenager who died after fasting for 68 days.

Oct 10, 2016

British glamour model Kimberley Miners arrested over links with Isis

The 27-year-old model was suspected to be involved with Isis and had been warned against contacting members of the terrorist group.

Oct 9, 2016

16 dead in explosion at Atmeh village in Syria

The explosion was caused either by a suicide bomber or a bomb set off using a remote control.

Oct 6, 2016

Isis issues fatwa against breeding of indoor cats, their new enemy

The Islamic State group has issued a new fatwa as per which keeping and breeding of indoor cats has been forbidden.

Oct 6, 2016

Iraq: Woman decapitates Isis members, cooks their head as revenge for killing her kin

Wahida Mohamed Al Jumaily has received personal death threats from Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Oct 4, 2016

Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'seriously ill' after alleged poisoning attempt

Baghdadi has reportedly been transferred to an unknown location under strict measures.

Oct 4, 2016

Graphic content: Isis video shows children being trained to execute prisoners

It shows three children shooting prisoners in the back of their heads.

Sep 21, 2016

Cash-strapped Isis is trafficking children and organs for money

The terror group is losing its hold on Iraq and Syria, and along with it the oil fields, which financed its activities.

Sep 20, 2016

Syria: Isis accused of using chemical weapons; coalition airstrikes destroy factory making them

At least eight people were injured in the chemical attack, and they were said to be in coma.

Sep 18, 2016

Shocking video shows Isis hanging prisoners from meat hooks, cutting them like animals [Graphic images]

The video was released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim festival that involves slaughtering of fattened sheep.

Sep 13, 2016

Isis continues to lose ground, and leaves gruesome reminders in its wake [PHOTOS]

The Islamic State group has suffered losses on several fronts in both Iraq and Syria, and is on the retreat in many places.

Sep 9, 2016

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