The Taliban has been unable to stem the expansion of the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s Khorasan branch or IS-K in Afghanistan, said Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kabul. Continue Reading
Up to 10 civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded in an attack by militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said. Continue Reading
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Islamic State (IS) terror group was present in the north of the country, saying it was baseless , the media reported. Continue Reading
A top official from the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Taliban government in Afghanistan has called the Islamic State (IS) a headache , while downplaying that the terror group was a threat , the media reported. Continue Reading
The NIA conducted searches at two places in Tamilnadu and arrested a man in connection with a case relating to incriminating Facebook posts advocating the ideology of the Islamic State and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-Ut-Tahrir. Continue Reading
The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for a blast at a mosque in Kabul that killed at least 12 people, including the imam. Continue Reading
Even as the Israeli military said it had targeted the home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader after nearly a week of heavy airstrikes and rocket fire into Israel from the territory ruled by the Islamic militant group, a three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks some claimed by the Islamic State group ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid calls for renewed peace talks between the government and Taliban. Continue Reading
India has told the UN Security Council that the Islamic State is not just another regional terrorist outfit but a global syndicate with affiliated groups across the world, including in the country’s neighbourhood. Continue Reading
Four people were killed and three others injured in an Islamic State (IS)attack near Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. Continue Reading
Kabir Taneja, a research Fellow at Observer Research Foundation’s Strategic Studies Programme, in his book, ‘The ISIS Peril: The World’s Most Feared Terror Group and its Shadow on South Asia’, brings an in-depth understanding of ‘the historical, cultural and political rise of ISIS in India’ Continue Reading