Russia: Security forces eliminate ISIS cell plotting to attack Moscow synagogue
Ajeyo Basu • 1 year agoThe RIA news agency cited the report from the FSB, which stated that the group's members had been preparing "to commit a terrorist act against one of the Jewish religious institutions in Moscow"
US-led coalition threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict, says Baghdad
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe US-led international military coalition in Iraq was set up to fight Islamic State. The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq, advising and assisting local forces to prevent a resurgence of the group.
Operation Heroes-49: Turkey detains 147 people suspected of links to Islamic State group
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe Islamic State group has carried out a string of deadly attacks in Turkey over the last decade, including a shooting at an Istanbul night club on Jan. 1, 2017, killing 39 and the bombing of a peace march in Ankara in October 2015 that killed some 105 people.
Vantage | Will US be forced to join the war in West Asia?
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoThree US troops have been killed by direct, hostile action in West Asia. It is the first since the Israel-Hamas war began. This may force the US into action
Shadowy alliances and the expected reemergence of ISIS
Arindam Mukherjee • 1 year agoAs the enigmatic backing behind ISIS is scrutinized, a complex web of alliances including alleged support from US emerges raising questions about the group's rapid rise, fall and potential resurgence in the shifting landscape of global conflict
Iran's foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian to visit Pakistan next week amid tension
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe tit-for-tat strikes recently by the two countries were the highest-profile cross-border intrusions in recent years and have raised alarm about wider instability in the region since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on Oct. 7.
Lakshadweep, Maldives and PM Modi's diplomatic playbook
Zeba Zoariah • 1 year agoThe recent diplomatic ripples following Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's visit to Beijing, despite the fallout from derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Modi, underscores a nuanced tale of strategic realignment and indebtedness
Provoked and attacked, will Iran take the bait?
Col Rajeev Agarwal • 1 year agoIran has been known to be resilient and patient. It has chosen its own methods at extracting revenge, which do not necessarily involve direct military conflict
Twin blasts in Kerman: How ISIS has unleashed terror in Iran over the years
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoIslamic State has claimed responsibility for the blasts in Iran's Kerman on Wednesday. This is not the first time that the jihadist group has unleashed terror there. In 2017, ISIS attacked the country’s parliament and the mausoleum of the republic’s founder. In 2022, a gunman opened fire in a shrine
Pakistan facing increasing threat from ISIS, says Interior Ministry
Ajeyo Basu • 1 year agoIn a statement, Pakistan's Ministry of Interior made this claim as the Senate was informed about the TTP's growing power and operations in the wake of US army withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban-led interim government's inaction against the outlawed organisation