Sri Lanka seeks closer security tie-up with India to counter sea-borne terror in regionET has learnt that Lankan authorities are working closely with their Indian counterparts to probe the Al Qaeda-Abu Sayyaf network and its l...
12 Apr, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one"They shot my sister right in the heart," Reyhana said. "No one from the government even came to apologize. They tried to say she was a pro...
18 Oct, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
Afghanistan president names council for peace deal with TalibanAfghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree late Saturday establishing the 46-member council, led by his former rival in last year's pres...
30 Aug, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Philippine Army chief: Two Islamic suicide bombers behind deadly attacksMilitary officials initially said that the first of two powerful explosions that rocked Jolo town in the southern province of Sulu on Monda...
25 Aug, 2020, 03.40 PM IST
India expands counter terror coop with Philippines in ongoing fight against ISISThe support was extended after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with her Philippines counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano over the ...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
US unleashes Delta Force in Iraq to target ISIS operativesIt is a strategy that worked in May 2015, when Delta raided a compound in Syria, killing ISIS operative Abu Sayyaf and capturing his wife, ...
01 Mar, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
IS trying to recruit lecturers expert in bombs, weaponsMahmud was reported to be seeking to set up the South-East Asian Islamic State organisation, by uniting terrorist cells in Malaysia, Indone...
20 Nov, 2015, 09.08 AM IST
US officials describe how ISIS leader Baghdadi tries to avoid US-led airstrikesA US special operations raid in Syria in May that killed an ISIS commander has provided insights into how the group's leader avoids US airs...
09 Jun, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Al-Qaeda-linked militants behead Philippine militiamanThe troops were guarding a town's water system following a series of extortion demands by Abu Sayyaf when they were attacked by about 20 gu...
06 Jun, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
Abu Sayyaf threatens to kill 2 Germans over ransom, airstrikesal-Qaida-linked terror group has threatened to kill two German hostages it kidnapped in Philippines unless Germany pays a ransom of $ 5.6 m...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- Submit reports of suspect transactions: RBI directs banks
In a move to track terror funding, RBI has directed banks to submit reports on accounts maintained by persons and organisations bearing res...
12 Aug, 2009, 04.49 AM IST
- Philippines condemns Mumbai terror attacks, steps up security
Philippines condemned the deadly terrorist attacks in India and ordered stepped up security to prevent similar outrages at home.
27 Nov, 2008, 09.36 AM IST
- ICs point to Qaeda link in Surat & Bangalore incidents
The use of integrated circuit (IC) chips in bombs in Bangalore and Surat have confirmed suspicion of intelligence agencies that the attacks...
01 Aug, 2008, 04.20 AM IST
- Philippine militants free three captives
Islamic militants have freed three Filipino hostages after more than a week in captivity in the southern Philippines, police and military o...
28 Jul, 2008, 10.12 AM IST
- Al-Qaida-linked militants in Philippines get foreign funds
Al-Qaida-linked militants in the Philippines continue to get significant funding from foreign donors despite a crackdown aimed at stopping ...
07 Jul, 2008, 07.10 PM IST
- Philippine Muslim fighters see uncertain future if peace prevails
After a protracted 30-year insurgency which has seen up to 150,000 people killed, Muslim rebels are facing an uncertain future as peace fin...
04 Mar, 2008, 10.44 AM IST
- Philippine troops attack al-Qaida-linked militants
US-backed troops bombard Muslim rebel strongholds with artillery shells on southern Basilan island.
19 Aug, 2007, 07.18 PM IST