Searched for
SUNNI EXTREMISTS
‘They don’t eat lettuce’: Youtuber explores a misunderstood community protecting 7,000-year-old tradition in northern IraqA new documentary by Sonny Side introduces the Yazidi people, an ancient religious minority. The film explores their unique faith, traditio...
Village braces for closure of Spain's largest nuclear plantAs Spain eyes a greener future, the Almaraz nuclear plant stands at a crossroads. Set for closure by 2028, the facility's fate is now up in...
Iran executes man linked to militant group, Tasnim reportsIran has executed Amer Ramesh, a member of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl. He was convicted of armed rebellion and involvement in bo...
Report: Gunmen attack Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15Sunni extremists have targeted holy sites sacred to the country's Shiite majority in the past. The attack comes as Iran has been convulsed ...
Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meetingThe White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad dec...
Indian think-tank sends petition to UN Secy Gen & other global bodies on Pakistan govt atrocities against ShiasOn September 24 Usanas Foundation sent another petition to the UN Secretary-General and all the other entities mentioned above, in which it...
India shows how Afghanistan, Iran & China too suffer from Pakistan-fuelled terrorKabul recently lodged protest with UNSC against Pakistan’s interference in its internal matters
ISIS active in India under different names, claims Muslim bodyA body representing Sufi-Sunni Muslims today claimed that dreaded terror outfit Islamic State (ISIS) is "active" in the country under "diff...
India needs a strong Iran to combat ISIS, al-QaidaThe Khilafat movement of the 1920s was massively Indians are happy with the lifting of UN sanctions on Iran after its nuclear deal with the...
'ISIS will benefit' from the Iran nuclear deal"ISIS will benefit a lot from this deal; segments of the Sunni community in the region will see Iran as having won and brought in from the ...
Former US Army officer in Iraq explains why Obama's revamped ISIS strategy will failObama administration argues, arming and training Sunnis to defend their own territory is the only viable way to beat back Islamic State.
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...
US, Iraqis helping to train Sunni fighters against Islamic State : USUS forces and their Iraqi counterparts have trained about 2,000 Sunni fighters in Iraq as part of efforts to defeat IS extremist group, say...
ISIS poses threat to Indian lives and interestsISIS has declared areas in Syria and Iraq it has captured as a caliphate — but its agenda isn’t confined to that region alone.
India should be wary of conflict spill-over from IraqThere is possibility of sectarian passions flaring up in India, in the wake of protests and attempts to send Shia volunteers to fight in Ir...
US ready to ally with Iran on Iraq crisisSworn enemies just over a year ago, the US & Iran are becoming unlikely allies in the fight against Sunni extremists in Iraq who are backed...
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.
- Sectarianism: Pakistan's mortal enemy within
The real threat to Pakistan's social fabric does not come from India, Afghanistan, the US or the army’s grip over the country’s affairs. It...
- Pakistan questions teenager in Bhutto case
Authorities questioned a 15-year-old boy who has confessed to be part of the team that killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
- Pakistan boost security after mosque blast kills 10
Pakistan boosted security on Friday after a suspected Sunni extremist opened fire in a Shiite mosque then blew himself up, killing 10 peopl...