ISIS

ISIS militants using donkeys, horses to travel in Iraq due to fuel shortage

Horses have been allocated for senior leaders, while donkeys have been given to subordinate militants to move in the region, reports state.

Jun 21, 2017

Belgian troops kill 'terrorist' bomber at Brussels train station

The Belgian capital, home to the headquarters of NATO and the European Union, has been on high alert since a Brussels-based Islamic State cell organised the attack that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015.

Jun 21, 2017

ISIS trained 1,600 Yazidi children to behead people, says Kurdish official

A research conducted on the number of Yazidis affected showed that at least 9,900 of Iraq's Yazidis were killed or kidnapped in just days in an attack by militants in 2014.

Jun 19, 2017

Isis claims Attack In Jerusalem After Policewoman Is Stabbed To Death

An Israel border policewoman has been killed in a shooting and stabbing attack. Three Palestinians attacked police officers at two different scenes in Jerusalem. All three were killed by Israeli security forces. Both Hamas and Isis claimed responsibility for the attacks. It is the first time Isis has claimed an attack in Israel but authorities found not connection of the attackers to the group.

Jun 17, 2017

Russia: Not 100% sure Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead

Russia does not have 100% confirmation that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Jun 16, 2017

Isis in the Philippines: What is happening in Marawi?

At least 58 security force members, 20 civilians and more than 100 rebels have been killed during the insurgency, which started after Islamist militants overran the city on May 23.

Jun 13, 2017

Is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead? (VIDEO)

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi security officials also suspect Baghdadi might be hiding in the desert spread across thousands of square miles between Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria.

Jun 13, 2017

Israeli hack on ISIS led to US laptop ban on flights

Laptop computer bomb threat from ISIS looms large on US flights, after the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery-explosion fiasco.

Jun 13, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte insists he did not seek US support in fight against Isis militants

Duterte claimed he was not aware until [US troops] arrived that the US had sent support to the fight against the insurgency in Marawi. The controversial president has taken a hostile stance towards the US in recent months, and has now vowed to eject US military trainers and advisers from the country.

Jun 12, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte insists he did not seek US support in fight against Isis militants

Duterte claimed he was not aware until [US troops] arrived that the US had sent support to the fight against the insurgency in Marawi. The controversial president has taken a hostile stance towards the US in recent months, and has now vowed to eject US military trainers and advisers from the country.

Jun 12, 2017

Orlando residents remember the Pulse massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in US history

On June 12 2016, gunman Omar Mateen killed 49 people inside LGBTQ nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. It was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in American history. IBTimes UK visited the scene in October 2016, and spoke with members of the LGBTQ community in the city about horrific attack.

Jun 11, 2017

Iraqi girl is reunited with her family three years after Isis kidnapping

A girl has been reunited with her family after being kidnapped by Isis three years ago. Iraqi security forces freed the almost six-year-old Christina Abada in west Mosul. Christina was taken from her Iraqi Christian family by an Isis fighter in August 2014. The family had been round up with other Christians when the militants captured Mosul. For the last three years the parents only heard rumours Christina was still alive. The girl appeared well looked after and was even wearing gold earrings. She seemed overwhelmed by the crowd gathered to greet her.

Jun 10, 2017

Iran attacks: ISIS releases clip of terrorists shooting people in Parliament [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

ISIS has released a video clip of the attacks in Iran on Wednesday in which at least 12 people have been killed. Watch the video here.

Jun 7, 2017

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls Melbourne siege shocking and cowardly terrorist act

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday (6 June) that police were treating a deadly siege in the southern city of Melbourne as an act of terrorism in which a gunman was killed. The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the gunman was one of its soldiers. A day earlier, on Monday, the attacker, identified as Yacqub Khayre, 29, held a woman hostage inside an apartment building in Melbourne. While the hostage was rescued unharmed, three police officers suffered injuries when they engaged in a firefight with Khayre. The attacker was shot dead by police. A man was found dead in the foyer of the building where Khayre held the woman against her will.

Jun 6, 2017

Footage shows Isis-backed Militants destroying Catholic church

The Islamic State-linked Amaq News Agency released a video on 4 June showing militants destroying a church in Marawi, Philippines.

Jun 5, 2017

Afghanistan police fire into air above anti-government protesters in Kabul

Hundreds of chanting Afghan protesters demanded the resignation of President Ashraf Ghanis government following this week and amp;#39;s devastating truck bomb attack in Kabul, squaring off against police who fired into the air to keep them back.

Jun 5, 2017

ISIS executes 11 of its militants in Syria

The terror organisation killed 25 of its members last month in Deir al-Zour, accusing them of adultery, murder and arms trafficking.

Jun 5, 2017

ISIS fires indiscriminately at citizens trying to flee Mosul, over 50 dead

"Over the past two days ISIS has been shooting people escaping this area," said Dave Eubank from the Free Burma Rangers relief association.

Jun 4, 2017

Distraught Yazidi campaigner and former Isis sex slave makes tearful return to her village

Nadia Murad is now a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and works advocating for Yazidi women in Iraq.

Jun 2, 2017

ISIS executes dozens of civilians, seals off mosque preparing for final showdown in Mosul

Around 47 people, mainly women, children and elders, were caught by ISIS trying to flee al-Shefa district towards security-controlled areas and were later executed.

Jun 1, 2017