Islamists from Syria in Afghanistan raises alarm bells in region and IndiaSyrian Islamists of Central Asian origin, previously involved in the Syrian conflict, have been located in Afghanistan, raising concerns am...
20 Apr, 2025, 08.11 AM IST
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Abu Khadija has been killed, Iraqi prime minister saysAbdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, known as 'Abu Khadija,' a prominent leader of ISIS, was killed in an Iraqi intelligence operation with U.S. ...
15 Mar, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Central Asia on alert after ISIS attempts coup in Kyrgyzstan; threatens Tajik govtISIS has expanded its influence in Central Asia, with a foiled coup attempt in Kyrgyzstan involving around 30 terrorists. Regions like Taji...
09 Mar, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
India keeps close eye as outlawed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan attempts resurgenceIndia is closely monitoring the resurgence of the radical Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) along Afghanistan’s borders with Uzbekistan ...
06 Feb, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
US strategy on Syria risks ISIS resurgence, Kurdish General warnsSyria's top Kurdish commander accuses the U.S. of abandoning its Kurdish allies amid renewed fighting with Turkish-backed forces. The SDF g...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
How the Fall of Assad changes the power dynamics in the Middle East?The Ba'athist regime's collapse in Syria, following Israel's campaign against Iran, leaves a power vacuum. Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham's surprisi...
11 Dec, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Here's how US is countering Islamic State group during Syria's upheavalThe US launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria following the overthrow of President Assad. This action aims to prevent t...
10 Dec, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Bashar al-Assad's fall setback for Indian position on KashmirThe potential fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the rise of extremist forces is a setback for India in the Islamic world. Syria, under ...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence, Pentagon saysThe US affirms its commitment to maintaining its presence in eastern Syria to counter a potential Islamic State resurgence. Following Syria...
08 Dec, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
In his final days in office, U.S president Joe Biden has new problem in hand; here's what it isIn the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Syria faces a new upheaval as Turkish-backed rebels and jihadist groups push into Assad-contro...
02 Dec, 2024, 07.34 PM IST
Syrian rebels return to Aleppo after 8 years: What it means for President Assad and the Middle EastThe ongoing violence in Aleppo has reignited tensions in Syria, as rebel forces launch an offensive against President Assad’s regime. Led b...
30 Nov, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Declassified report shows US predictions of IS group threatU.S. intelligence officials predicted two years ago that the Islamic State group would likely regain much of its former strength and global...
15 Sep, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
ISIS could regain capacity to orchestrate attacks in 2021: UN officialUnder-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov cautioned that the world must be prepared to di...
11 Feb, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
Trump threatens to devastate Turkey if it hits US-backed Kurdish forcesThe US troop withdrawal has left America's Kurdish allies vulnerable to an attack from Turkey. Ankara views the Kurdish forces as terrorist...
14 Jan, 2019, 11.42 AM IST
India must reorient its Pakistan strategy in view of Trump’s ‘America First’ policyThat means Pakistan’s policy of surreptitiously extending all kinds of support to the Taliban risking international isolation has finally p...
26 Dec, 2018, 02.28 PM IST
ISIS may exploit sectarian hatred, extremist outfits: Report"Given the presence of numerous violent extremist groups in different parts of the country, ISIS may discover more opportunities to expand ...
27 Feb, 2017, 07.12 PM IST
ISIS fears give Americans the jitters before 9/11The United States are working themselves into a lather over possible threats to the American mainland from the Islamic State.
05 Sep, 2014, 12.44 PM IST