Tag: Isis

Mogadishu: The US military has conducted an air strike against ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia, killing one militant, US Africa Command (Africom) said. The US Africa Command (Africom) which oversees American troops on the African continent said on Sunday that the latest strike was conducted on Saturday in cooperation with the Somali government targeting terrorists […]

Washington: Syrian Kurds, considered to be an American ally in the region, did not help the US in fighting against the ISIS, President Donald Trump has said, defending his decision to pull out American forces paving way for Turkey to launch a military operation to invade northeastern Syria. “The Kurds are fighting for their land, […]

Bhubaneswar: With the NIA DG YC Modi having confirmed that Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has infiltrated into Odisha, the worst fallout is Odisha has now come under the glare of notorious radical terrorist outfit IS (Islamic State). It is only recently (May 24, 2019) Union Home Ministry has banned the  terrorist outfit JMB and […]

Washington: The US military has conducted an operation against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive leader of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, the BBC said on Sunday citing American media reports as saying. Earlier in the day, CNN, citing a senior US defence official and an informed source, reported that al-Baghdadi was killed in a […]

By Ashutosh Mishra London: Among British newspapers, the Guardian seems to have given the most authentic and graphic account of the last moments of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the dreaded Islamic State leader who met his end in a dead-end tunnel in northwestern Syria. The paper’s Middle East Correspondent, Martin Chulov begins his story as if […]

Washington: A top American General has said the Islamic State is still dangerous and it could attempt a retribution attack after the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid. The head of US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaking to reporters after the Pentagon released video and photos of the US special […]

Ankara: Turkish forces have captured slain Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sister in northern Syria, a government official confirmed here on Tuesday. The 65-year-old woman, named as Rasmiya Awad, was detained on Monday alongside several family members near the Syrian town of Azaz, which is controlled by Turkish-backed forces in the region, Efe […]