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Three arrested in Florida for trying to join Islamic State

The three, all residents of Palm Beach county, were charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to IS

A regular tale of terror

A recent spate of bombings and attacks all over the world - Dhaka to Istanbul, Medina to Baghdad - has served as a reminder, an especially cruel one during Ramadan, of the continued threat of the Islamic State (IS). Though the terror outfit suffered major setbacks in Iraq, losing Fallujah at the end of June, it continues to attract disillusioned people from all over the globe, including about 20 from Kerala last month, with the promise of a utopia. Tabish Khair's new novel follows two English girls who undertake the treacherous journey through Turkey and war-torn Syria to join the jihadis. It is an essential tale for our times - and a terrifying one.The title of the novel is, quite obviously, inspired by Jihadi John, the British recruit who was purportedly seen beheading about 30 people in videos released by the Islamic State. Originally, Mohammed Emwazi, he was named "John" by a group of his hostages as he was part of a four-person terrorist cell called The Beatles because all its mem

India, Malaysia agree to proactively engage against IS menace

The two sides also discussed the issues such as Extradition Treaty and Fake Indian Currency Notes

Austria jihad recruiter sentenced to 20 years

He was arrested during a far-reaching crackdown on Austrian jihadist networks in 2014 and denies the charges against him

US labels two Russian IS operatives 'global terrorists'

Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev, also known as Amir Khamzat, is the IS leader in Chechnya and responsible for suicide bombings in Russia

Islamic State trying to expand foothold in Southeast Asia: Report

It is launching a Malay-language newspaper to woo its supporters in the region

13 IS militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an IS militants' hideout in Kot district on Sunday

ISIS crushes ancient mummies in Palmyra

They captured the Syrian city in May 2015 and began blowing up some of the major landmarks at the Unesco-listed world heritage site

Attack kills 30 at Iraq Shiite shrine: Spokesperson

IS militants struck the area with suicide bombers, gunfire and mortar rounds

IS Baghdad bomb blast kills at least 119

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday

IS terror module: NIA to seek custody of 5 arrested persons

The gang was preparing IEDs for terrorist acts and were being guided by an online handler suspected to be based in Iraq/Syria

IS claims responsibility deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

The suicide attack had killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border

CIA warns of further IS attacks

It is sharing intelligence with the FBI to help identify potential lone-wolf attackers

Security forces fight IS terrorists in Iraq

Troops freed two villages from IS group in the country's northern province of Nineveh

French police couple killed in IS-inspired stabbing

Larossi Abballa then posted on Facebook a live 13-minute video of himself inside the house with the child

28 dead in IS counter-attack on Syria regime forces: Monitor

Abdel Rahman said that 37 government fighters and 101 IS militants have been killed since the regime launched its offensive for Tabqa

Was Orlando shooter acting for Islamic State?

The revelation that the 29-year-old man who opened fire on Sunday in a gay nightclub had dedicated the killing to the Islamic State has prompted a now-familiar question: Was the killer truly acting under orders from the Islamic State, or just seeking publicity and the group's approval for a personal act of hate?For the terror planners of the Islamic State, the difference is mostly irrelevant. Influencing distant attackers to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and then carry out mass murder has become a core part of the group's propaganda over the past two years.It is a purposeful blurring of the line between operations that are planned and carried out by the terror group's core fighters and those carried out by its sympathisers. The attacker, Omar Mateen, told a 911 operator that he was pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. In the group's nomenclature, that pledge is a central part of the ISIS protocol. The Orlando killing was the third time the loyalty pledge was known to be i

ISIS executed over 4,000 in Syria in last two years: Report

Monitors compiled the list dating back to the declaration of ISIS in June 2014.

US confirms death of IS number 2

US forces killed the Islamic State group's second-in-command this week, dealing a blow to the extremists' ability to conduct operations in Iraq, Syria and abroad, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Friday."We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," Carter told reporters, referring also to the killing early in the month of Omar al-Shishani, the man known as "Omar the Chechen," who was effectively IS's defence minister. The latest killing "will hamper the ability for them to conduct operations inside and outside of Iraq and Syria," Carter said of Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, referring to him as Haji Imam. He said al-Qaduli served as the group's finance minister and had been behind some foreign plots."The momentum of this campaign is now clearly on our side," the defense secretary said, adding that "we're broadening both the weight and the nature of our attacks on ISIL."Carter declined to say whether al-Qaduli had been killed by a drone strike or in a bombing raid involving

Value of two Indian suppliers to Islamic State doubled during conflict

Shares of Solar Industries and Premier Explosives rallied while broader market lost 6%