Putin says Islamic State group has seized 700 hostages in Syria

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Islamic State militants had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled ... adding that Islamic State group was expanding its control ... Read More

Islamic State seizes al-Tanak oilfield in Syria from Al-Nusra Front

Islamic State (Isis) forces seized Syria’s al-Tanak oilfield in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour yesterday as they sought to extend their control along the Euphrates river. The extremist group had ... Read More

Worrying signs exist that IS growing stronger in Syria

Slowly but surely, the Islamic State terror group seems to be regaining its footing in Syria, launching new and brazen attacks against forces loyal to Syrian ... Read More

Horrifying Islamic State attack is a warning to the world

A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the group ... turn Syria and Iraq into a new caliphate. But it also wants its loyal subjects to further destabilise an increasingly fragile world ... Read More

Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

In a statement posted by its Aamaq news agency, the Islamic State group said it attacked ... goers returning from Egypt. The group, which operates mainly in Syria and Iraq but also in Afghanistan ... Read More

Islamic State-linked attackers kill at least 11 people and torch vehicles in eastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Extremist-linked rebels attacked villages in eastern Congo over the weekend ... Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group have long operated in the ... Read More

ISIS-K, Group Tied to Moscow Attack, Has Grown Bolder and More Violent

Few know better than the Taliban what a relentless foe the Islamic State ... stoked new fears of attacks by people who are not directly associated with ISIS-K but inspired by the group, experts ... Read More

What we know about Islamic State group claiming responsibility for Moscow massacre

WARSAW, Poland — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility ... war in Ukraine rages on. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Enjoy the latest local, national and ... Read More

The View From India | Why did the Islamic State attack Russia?

On the evening of March 22, a group of masked gunmen entered ... After the physical caliphate of the Islamic State that was spread across the borders of Syria and Iraq was destroyed in 2015-18 ... Read More

Islamic State claims Moscow concert hall attack

Messages of condolence have poured in from world leaders ... and wounded 145. Islamic State, the militant group that once sought control over swaths of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility ... Read More

ISIS-K, Group Tied to Moscow Attack, Has Grown Bolder and More Violent

The militant group violently ... partly because many villages in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan are home to Salafi Muslims, the same branch of Sunni Islam as the Islamic State. Read More