Islamic State Militants

Fighting terror with love: Hackers target Islamic State's communication channels, replace propaganda with porn

Young Iraqi hackers have launched an online operation where they stick pornographic images into Islamic State's official communication channels

Indonesia, Australia host counter-terrorism meeting to address rising threat of Islamic militancy

Indonesia and Australia co- hosted a counter-terrorism meeting on Friday to address the rising threat of foreign fighters

4 reasons why RBI was right in snubbing govt and holding back an interest rate cut

The governor was right this week in staying clear of the rate cut the government wanted, and it is now out in the public that the monetary policy committee (MPC) even said no to a meeting with New Delhi's mandarins

Russia says US airstrike on Syria damages prospects of peace settlement

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the airstrike that the United States launched at a Syrian military base earlier this month damages the prospects of a political settlement for the war-torn country.

In Mosul, Iraq forces face Islamic State drones, mortars, suicide car bombs

The Counter-Terrorism Service Thaker serves in has been battling the Islamic State group in the streets of Mosul for weeks, dodging sniper and mortar fire, booby traps and suicide car bombs.

Kabul: Suicide bomber kills 28, injures 45 at Shiite mosque

The Interior Ministry confirmed in a statement that a suicide attack had taken place inside the Baqir-ul Ulom mosque in western Kabul

Baghdad blast: Iraq begins three-day national mourning as death toll rises to 166

Iraq began on Monday a three-day national mourning for victims of Sunday's car bombing attacks in Baghdad as the death toll rose to 166.

Too ill for militancy? Islamic State members call in sick to escape front line duty: US report

The Islamic State terrorists are demanding doctors to give them sick notes in a bid to escape fighting on the front line, says a report by the US military.

Security forces in Iraq kill 35 Islamic State militants in clashes

The Iraqi security forces killed 35 Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Sunday in clashes in the provinces of Anbar and Salahudin.

France's TV5Monde admits password 'blunder' after cyber attack

French TV5Monde television channel, which suffered a major hack by self-proclaimed Islamic State militants this week, on Friday admitted an Internet security 'blunder' during a programme discussing the cyber-attack.