Women playing bigger role in Islamic State terror operations
Women are playing an increasing role in the terrorist organisation Islamic State, both in supportive roles and as active jihadists. There are currently more than...
Year: 2019
One terrorist from Anantnag arrested by the joint team of police and security forces
After a joint operation of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the security forces, the team arrested one active terrorist and recovered the dead body of...
Hamas condemns the comments of the Bahrain minister on Israel
A senior member of the Hamas Political Bureau has condemned comments by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa that Israel is a “country to...
Pentagon sees the Islamic State resurgence in Libya amid the Tripoli fighting
The Donald Trump administration is seeing a small resurgence in the Islamic State’s numbers in Libya since strongman Khalifa Hifter began a bloody march on...
The Islamic State could make bigger comeback than 2014 in Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State is capable of make a sudden comeback in the Middle East that could be “faster and even more devastating” than 2014, when...
Europe safer since the Islamic State defeat but the threat endures
Europeans were safer from jihadist attacks last year than at any point since Islamic State set up its caliphate in 2014, but a number of...
Bosnian national arrested in Germany over 2015 Paris attacks
German authorities have arrested a Bosnian man wanted in connection with the 2015 Paris attacks and are preparing his extradition to Belgium. The German federal...
American who helped the Islamic State sentenced to four-years in prison
A U.S. judge cast aside prosecutors' demand for a decades-long prison sentence for an American woman who admitted supporting the Islamic State, instead giving her...
Twin suicide bomb attacks rock the Tunisian capital
Two suicide blasts rocked the Tunisian capital on Thursday, according to the country's interior ministry, with several people wounded. The first blast was caused by...
Syrian Defence Forces capture five Islamic State terrorists
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday that its counter-terrorism units were able to capture five Islamic State (IS) members in Manbij and...
Car bomb targets former Islamic State stronghold Tabqa in Syria
A powerful explosion on Wednesday rocked a town in northeast Syria, local sources told VOA. The car bomb attack, which took place on a main...
Eight percent of the North American payments fraud is related to terror financing
While most North American payments fraud is related to identity and organized crime, one area—terrorism—stands out in this region compared to other developed markets. Eight...