36 IS militants killed in US bombing, Afghan defence ministry says
Kabul (dpa) – 36 militants were killed after the US dropped a massive bomb on an Islamic State cave complex in Achin district of Nangarhar province Thursday night, the Afghan defence ministry said on Friday. The ministry said no civilian casualties were inflicted in the bombing, but an important Islamic State command centre had been […]
US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIL in Afghanistan
The United States has dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on a series of caves used by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to the Pentagon. The bomb was dropped on Thursday from a MC-130 aircraft in the Achin district […]
Palm Sunday church bombing in Egypt kills at least 26, wounds 71
We strongly condemn and oppose all forms of terrorism and barbaric cowardly acts committed by these despicable group of terrorists and others with the same mentality and ideology. ISIS cowards are at it again, claiming responsibility for its criminal actions and proudly displaying their anti-Islamic practices and lack of any human decency, have managed to […]
Syria’s war: Who is fighting and why [Updated]
After four-plus years of fighting, Syria’s war has killed at least hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. And, though it started as a civil war, it’s become much more than that. It’s a proxy war that has divided much of the Middle East, and has drawn in both Russia and the United States. […]
US, Afghan Forces Promise to Finish IS and Contain Taliban in 2017
The United States military, in partnership with Afghan forces, has promised to eliminate Islamic State terrorists in Afghanistan this year and contain a resurgent Taliban, citing recent battlefield successes against the two groups. U.S. counterterrorism airstrikes in support of Afghan operations against IS strongholds in the eastern border provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar have killed […]
FBI: ISIS suspect dreamed of killing and torturing Americans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 18-year-old South Carolina man arrested last week on an ISIS-related charge dreamed of replicating the Orlando, Fla., massacre but decided he could better serve by joining the terrorist group in the Middle East where he could kill Americans, the FBI says. Two years ago, when he was 16 and a student […]
Saudi Arabia Touts Closer US Cooperation Against IS as Pressure Mounts
Saudi Arabia says it is intensifying cooperation with the United States in fighting Islamic State militants – a move driven by pressure on Riyadh but also its warming ties to a new U.S. administration that shares Saudi concerns about Iran. Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir touted his nation’s role in the U.S.-led coalition against the […]
Concerns Mount Over Kyrgyzstan Being Breeding Ground for Terrorists
Russia’s subway bombing, carried out by a suspected Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, has again cast concerns on worldwide terrorism associated with the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Monday’s attack in St. Petersburg follows terror incidents in recent years, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings — carried out by Chechens who grew up in Kyrgyzstan — and […]
Former President Obama sends a heartfelt message to the victims of the London terrorist attack
On Wednesday, the world was rocked again when London, England, came under attack from an assailant that first plowed his car into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer inside the gates of Parliament. The attack resulted in five deaths, including the assailant, and more than 40 injuries. British Prime Minister Theresa […]
Tillerson: Anti-IS Coalition ‘United’ in Stopping Terror Group
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that U.S. policy is to “destroy and demolish” Islamic State, but that this could not happen if allies did not commit adequate funds and resources. “The success of our mission depends on the continual devotion to our stated objective of defeating this terrorist organization,” he said, addressing a […]