US hails ouster of ISIS from Ramadi by Iraqi forcesIraq had yesterday declared that it had liberated Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad in central part of the country and ...
29 Dec, 2015, 08.42 AM IST
NIA struggles to find proof against Arib MajeedThe agency has conducted lie detector test on Majeed, but this too is not admissible as evidence and merely used as a tool to give investig...
22 Dec, 2014, 11.03 AM IST
Mumbai's ISIS recruit Areeb Majeed a trained suicide bomber, fought against US forces in SyriaThe development has diminished the chances of agencies taking any lenient view of Majeed's ISIS indulgence given that he is remorseless and...
08 Dec, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
US intelligence agencies likely to question ISIS return youth Arif MajeedSources said the US is keen to know about activities of ISIS and Arif could give inputs about the ground situation in territory the outfit ...
01 Dec, 2014, 08.20 PM IST
Pentagon raises prospect of troops on the ground against ISISA top American general has raised the prospect of sending combat troops to fight against the Islamic State.
17 Sep, 2014, 02.35 PM IST
ISIS fighters estimate triples: CIAAl-Qaeda has distanced itself from the group, chiding it for its lack of teamwork in its aggressive, brutal expansion.
12 Sep, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
Obama to reveal strategy to tackle ISIS threat on WednesdayObama will on Wednesday announce the US' strategy to tackle the threat posed by ISIS, the terrorist outfit which has gained control over a ...
08 Sep, 2014, 09.58 AM IST
Here's how ISIS, world's wealthiest terrorist group makes millions every dayISIS allegedly sells much of its oil production to intermediaries in Syria, who then transport it to Turkey, Iran, and Kurdistan.
28 Aug, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
ISIS looted advanced weaponry from Syria's Tabqa air baseISIS fighters managed to loot SA-16 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), Sidewinder missiles, and even MiG-21B fighter jets.
26 Aug, 2014, 01.32 PM IST
ISIL beyond just a terrorist group; tremendously well-funded: Chuck Hagel"It is as sophisticated as any group that we have seen. They marry ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess."
22 Aug, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
Retaking Iraqi dam: US airstrikes have deadly effect on militants of the Islamic StateIt was not until President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes by the US military on August 7 that the Sunni fighters' advance was halted.
20 Aug, 2014, 06.36 PM IST
US President Barack Obama hails recapturing of Iraq's strategic Mosul DamHe said that the recapturing of the Mosul Dam by Iraqi and Kurdish forces with US support is a major step forward in the fight against the ...
19 Aug, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
Barack Obama hails recapturing of Iraq's Mosul DamObama said recapturing of strategic Mosul dam in Northern Iraq by Iraqi & Kurdish forces, backed by US air-strikes, is a major step forward...
19 Aug, 2014, 08.16 AM IST
Oil prices slide in poor start to weekRussia said on Monday that "certain progress" was made at Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin between the two countries' foreign ministers.
18 Aug, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
US conducts massive airstrikes against Islamic State militants in IraqAmerican fighter jets and drones successfully conducted airstrikes near Irbil and the Mosul Dam, targeting militants, the Pentagon said.
17 Aug, 2014, 06.30 PM IST
ISIL threat must be confronted forcefully: US lawmakersIn a strongly-worded letter to President Obama, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher called for assisting Kurdistan militarily in its defence again...
09 Aug, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
Why US military aid alone can't save IraqMoreover, the US must compel the Iraqi Army to adopt a sensitive, population-centered approach to reversing the militants' conquests.
12 Jun, 2014, 01.49 PM IST