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    ISIS asks these 23 questions before recruiting a new fighter

    World | Mar 10, 2016, 10:49 AM IST

    Questions like date of birth, nationality, educational qualification, blood type and previous jihadi experience are among 23 queries which a new recruit has to answer before joining the dreaded terror group ISIS.

  • iraqi troops rescue swedish teen from islamic state

    Iraqi troops rescue Swedish teen from Islamic State

    World | Feb 24, 2016, 08:24 AM IST

    Irbil (Iraq): Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Tuesday their troops rescued a Swedish teenager from the Islamic State group near the extremist-controlled city of Mosul earlier this month, while a local TV station broadcast an interview

  • us airstrikes destroy over 500 million isis cash reserves

    US airstrikes destroy over $500 million ISIS cash reserves

    World | Feb 19, 2016, 05:00 PM IST

    Washington: US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria have reportedly destroyed more than USD 500 million cash reserves and 20 kilogrammes of gold stored by the terror group.The estimate comes amid reports that the

  • iraqi security forces regain areas in ramadi kill 75

    Iraqi security forces regain areas in Ramadi, kill 75 militants

    World | Feb 09, 2016, 07:38 AM IST

    Ramadi (Iraq): At least 75 Islamic State militants were killed on Monday as the Iraqi security forces recaptured two areas from the extremist militants in eastern and east of the flashpoint city of Ramadi, the

  • all 39 indian hostages in iraq alive says sushma swaraj

    All 39 Indian hostages in Iraq alive, says Sushma Swaraj

    Politics | Feb 08, 2016, 07:32 AM IST

    New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday said that 39 Indians taken hostage by Islamic State more than one-and-a-half-years ago from Mosul in Iraq were alive.The Minister said that during her recent visit to

  • iraq builds security wall around baghdad to protect

    Iraq builds security wall around Baghdad to protect civilians

    World | Feb 07, 2016, 08:18 AM IST

    Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have begun building a concrete wall surrounding the capital Baghdad in an attempt to protect citizens from possible attacks by Islamic State (IS) terrorists, Iraqi prime minister said on Saturday."It is

  • france to continue airstrikes against is in syria and iraq

    France to continue airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq

    World | Feb 02, 2016, 01:39 PM IST

    Paris: French President Francois Hollande on Monday ordered the continuation of airstrikes aimed at neutralising the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, his presidential office, the Elysee, said on Monday.During a restricted meeting of

  • isis beheads 4 india origin militants in iraq

    ISIS beheads 4 India origin militants in Iraq

    India | Feb 02, 2016, 09:34 AM IST

    New Delhi: Dreaded terror group ISIS has beheaded its 4 fighters of Indian origin in full public view for trying to flee a war zone in Iraq's Mosul city. According to reports, these 4 Indians

  • french speaking man threatens to attack worse than 9/11 in

    French-speaking man threatens to attack worse than 9/11 in ISIS video

    World | Feb 01, 2016, 11:42 AM IST

    Baghdad/London: Terror group Islamic State has released a new video showing a French-speaking jihadist threatening attacks against the West and executing apostates and spies in Iraq.The French-speaker wears a beige mask and military fatigues and

  • isis publicly beheads its 20 fighters for absconding report

    ISIS publicly beheads its 20 fighters for absconding: Report

    World | Jan 31, 2016, 06:39 PM IST

    Cairo: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), sending out a chilling warning to its members against desertion, has reportedly beheaded over 20 of its fighters in full public view for trying to flee a

  • arrested 14 youths were in touch with isis handlers nia

    Arrested 14 youths were in touch with ISIS handlers, NIA probes IM role

    India | Jan 28, 2016, 11:17 AM IST

    New Delhi: Fourteen youths arrested recently by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for planning to carry out attacks ahead of Republic Day were in touch with a handler who was earlier with Indian Mujahideen and now

  • india is doing great nobody talks about it donald trump

    India is doing great, nobody talks about it: Donald Trump

    World | Jan 27, 2016, 06:00 PM IST

    Washington: India has found an unlikely supporter in the form of US' Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. In an interview to CNN on Monday, Trump, who has received both bouquets and brickbats for his proposal to impose

  • akshay kumar humbled by phenomenal response to airlift

    Akshay Kumar humbled by phenomenal response to 'Airlift'

    Bollywood | Jan 24, 2016, 05:16 PM IST

    Mumbai: After the successful takeoff of his film “Airlift”, Akshay Kumar has thanked his fans for the love and support showered on the Raja Krishna Menon directorial.The film, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians

  • isis holding 3 500 slaves in iraq says un report

    ISIS holding 3,500 slaves in Iraq, says UN report

    World | Jan 20, 2016, 07:18 AM IST

    Baghdad: Iraq witnessed a sharp increase in civilian deaths following the fall of large swaths of territory to the Islamic State group in the summer of 2014. Now despite a string of recent battlefield losses

  • isis cuts its militants salaries by 50

    ISIS cuts its militants' salaries by 50%

    World | Jan 19, 2016, 10:08 AM IST

    New Delhi: As the US-led coalition continue to attack the Islamic State's oil fields and cash stores, the dreaded terror group has cut its militants' salaries by 50 per cent.According to recently-leaked documents by the

  • several americans kidnapped in iraq says us embassy

    Several Americans kidnapped in Iraq, says US Embassy

    World | Jan 18, 2016, 08:07 AM IST

    BAGHDAD : The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that "several" Americans have gone missing in Iraq, after local media reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital.U.S. Embassy spokesman Scott Bolz said, "We

  • us lays out plan to take back mosul raqqa from isis

    US lays out plan to take back Mosul, Raqqa from ISIS

    World | Jan 14, 2016, 09:54 AM IST

    FORT CAMPBELL: Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out broad plans Wednesday to defeat Islamic State militants and retake the group's key power centers in Iraq and Syria. And he announced that a special commando force

  • four indian youth planning to join isis held in syria

    Four Indian youth planning to join ISIS held in Syria

    World | Jan 14, 2016, 10:48 AM IST

    New Delhi: Syria has taken four Indian youth in its custody, who were planning to the join terrorist outfit ISIS, and asked the Indian authorities the verify their details.Syrian Deputy Prime minister Walid Al Moaulem,

  • iraq caf blasts kill 20 is claims responsibility

    Iraq café blasts kill 20, IS claims responsibility

    World | Jan 12, 2016, 08:40 AM IST

    Baghdad: A double blast at a cafe in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah northeast of Baghdad on Monday claimed 20 lives and wounded dozens.A bomb exploded at the cafe and a suicide bomber detonated an

  • islamic state claims responsibility for baghdad mall attack

    Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad mall attack

    World | Jan 12, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

    Baghdad: Gunmen set off a car bomb at the entrance to a mall in mainly Shiite eastern Baghdad on Monday. Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and

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