Deadly bombing in Iraq's Tal Afar kills 2, ISIS claims responsibility

Baghdad, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a car bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday, media reports said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with Iraqi PM on defeating IS

Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke on Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi and discussed the issue of U.S.-Iraq partnership to defeat terrorist group Islamic State (IS), officials said.

Australia: Three arrested for plotting 'ISIS-inspired attack'

Melbourne, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Australian police have arrested three people who were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack in Melbourne city of the country.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills ISIS leader

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The US on Monday confirmed the killing of an Islamic State leader in Afghanistan during an airstrike carried out by the coalition forces in the Asian nation.

Islamic State claims fatal attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan

Dushanbe, July 31 (IBNS): The Islamic State has claimed Sunday's fatal attack on four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan, reports said.

At least 16 IS militants killed in government airstrikes in Afghanistan

Kabul, July 28 (IBNS): At least 16 Islamic State (Daesh) militants were gunned down during airstrikes conducted by the national army in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

Mass evacuations from Syria’s war-ravaged cities ‘desperate measures in desperate times,’ says senior UN adviser

New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): In Syria, the mass evacuation of civilians is threatening to leave aid workers “overrun” and “acutely underfunded,” as details emerge of the unparalleled destruction in urban areas like the former ISIL-held city of Raqqa, UN senior adviser Jan Egeland said on Wednesday.

US might withdraw from Syria soon: Trump

Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said his nation might withdraw from war-torn Syria 'soon'.

Pakistani IS fighters killed in Afghan airstrike

Kabul, Mar 26 (IBNS): At least 14 Islamic State militants, including three Pakistani insurgents, have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force on Sunday, local Tolo News reported.

France: Security forces kill Trèbes supermarket gunman

Paris, Mar 23 (IBNS): Security forces have gunned down the suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in Trèbes town of France on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan, Russia express 'grave concern' over growing IS threat

Islamabad, Mar 22 (IBNS): Pakistan and Russia have expressed 'grave concern' over the growing threat of Islamic States terrorists in the region.

Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants

Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.

International community must stay ‘one step ahead’ of ISIL, stresses UN official

11 soldiers killed, 16 hurt in Afghanistan military academy attack, IS claims responsibility

Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS):  Eleven Afghan National Armey (ANA) soldiers and four suicide bombers were killed when terrorists attacked Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.