Defeated militarily in 2017, IS remains a global threat
PARIS: The year 2017 saw significant destruction to the Islamic State (IS), which lost almost… Read More
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US woman charged with using Bitcoin to finance Daesh
NEW YORK: US prosecutors have charged a New York woman with using Bitcoin and other… Read More
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Syria declares victory over Islamic State
BEIRUT: Syria’s army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the… Read More
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Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
BEIRUT/ERBIL: Islamic State ’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday,… Read More
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New York attacker linked to IS, ‘radicalized domestically’
NEW YORK: The pickup truck driver who plowed down a New York cycle path, killing… Read More
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Turkey arrests alleged IS members over ‘holiday attack plot’
ANKARA: Turkey arrested 49 alleged members of the Islamic State group on Saturday, some of… Read More
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Raqqa fall ‘critical breakthrough,’ end of Islamic State in sight: Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in… Read More
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Iraq brings all of remaining IS territory under attack
BAGHDAD: Iraq brought all of its territory still held by the Islamic State group under… Read More
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Saudi Arabia arrests four over alleged IS bomb plot
RIYADH: Saudi security forces foiled an alleged suicide bomb plot by the Islamic State group… Read More
8 years ago
IS ‘Minister of War’ killed in Russian airstrike
MOSCOW: Russia claimed Friday to have killed several top commanders of the Islamic State group… Read More
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Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from Islamic State: military
BAGHDAD/ERBIL: Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the… Read More
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Lebanese army begins talks with Islamic State: reports
BEIRUT: The Lebanese army began mediated talks with Islamic State on Sunday as a ceasefire… Read More
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Lebanese army, Hezbollah announce offensives against IS on Syrian border
BEIRUT: The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on… Read More
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Afghan forces recapture ‘massacre’ village: officials
KABUL: Afghan forces have recaptured a remote village where Taliban and Islamic State fighters… Read More
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Philippines’ Duterte offers Muslim self-rule to counter IS
MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority in an attempt to… Read More
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Islamic State’s Baghdadi almost certainly alive: Kurdish security official
SULAIMANIA, Iraq: A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure… Read More
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ISIS chief reported dead after militants lose Mosul
BEIRUT: Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day… Read More
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Iraq announces ‘victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul
MOSUL: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces… Read More
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Singapore mother arrested for offering to marry ISIS fighter
SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old Singaporean woman who was planning to go to Syria with her child… Read More
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Tehran attackers were Iranian IS recruits: official
TEHRAN: The attackers who stormed Tehran's parliament complex and the revolutionary leader's shrine on Wednesday… Read More
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