Attacks in Saudi Arabia – President Bouteflika Condemns ‘With Utmost Vigour Appalling Crimes’
President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent a message of condolence to Sovereign of Saudi Arabia, Servant of the Holy Places of Islam, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, following the terrorist attacks that targeted Monday three towns in Saudi Arabia. “We learnt with shock and indignation of the series of terrorist attacks that hit […]
Is ISIL embracing a new approach?
Three seemingly coordinated suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia, at the heart of Islam, rounds off a deadly holy month of Ramadan. ISIL has not taken responsibility for the attacks, but many observer say the attacks bear the groups hallmarks. ISIL fighters have claimed other attacks in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq. Muslims are particularly […]
WEEKEND OF TERROR: 3 Suicide Bombings RipThrough Some Of Islam’s Holiest Places (VIDEO)
Terror attack against Islam near Muhammad’s mosque in Medina After Brussels, Paris, Istanbul and Dhaka, Muslims and Islam have become the main target of extremism and fear. On Monday, suicide bombers attacked three different Saudi cities in less than 24 hours. Late Sunday, in Jeddah, located southwest of Islam’s holy city of Medina on Saudi […]
Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad
More than 200 killed Hundreds wounded Bombers struck in busy shopping area at the end of Ramadan Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad Friends and families of the victims who were killed in Sunday morning’s massive bombing in Baghdad have made a makeshift memorial at the site. Grief and anger are the only […]
ISIS-Claimed Baghdad Bomb Death Toll Rises to 213
The death toll from Sunday’s suicide car bombing in Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) has risen to 213, according to Iraqi security and medical officials. The blast struck the capital’s Karrada district during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends this week, targeting shoppers. The death toll, which officials confirmed […]
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina pays respect to Dhaka victims
Security officials in Bangladesh have stepped up a search for evidence and the possible masterminds behind a deadly attack in a popular cafe in the capital, Dhaka, as the prime minister visited a stadium where the bodies of the victims were taken. At least 20 hostages, including 18 foreigners, and two policemen died in Friday […]
Bangladesh denies IS link after hostage bloodbath – International link probed
DHAKA: Bangladesh said yesterday the attackers who slaughtered 20 hostages at a restaurant in Dhaka were well-educated followers of a homegrown militant outfit who found extremism “fashionable”, denying links to the Islamic State group. As the country began two days of mourning for victims, details have emerged of how the assailants spared the lives of […]
Kuwait ‘foils ISIL attack plot’ during Ramadan
Kuwaiti police have arrested several suspects belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group believed to be planning attacks across the country, the interior ministry has said. “Kuwait security agencies have carried out three pre-emptive operations in Kuwait and abroad that led to derailing a number of Islamic State [referring to […]
At least 83 dead in Islamic State-claimed bombing in Baghdad
Baghdad (dpa) – At least 83 people have died in a car bombing claimed by the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday in Baghdad, police said after the attack in an area where people were shopping in the run-up to the Eid al-Fitr holiday the following week. A further 157 people were injured in the […]
Under pressure, Islamic State steps up fatal attacks in Iraq
Cairo (dpa) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a spate of deadly attacks in Iraq in an apparent response to territorial losses the extremist militia has suffered there in recent months. The attacks have primarily targeted security forces and Shiite Muslims whom the radical Sunni group views as heretics. Here are some of the […]