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NIA arrests chief of Thrissur-based ISIS module in Chennai

NIA arrests ISIS Thrissur module leader in Chennai. Suspect was on the run, preparing to flee using forged documents. NIA seized incriminating documents and digital devices. Module had planned terror acts in Kerala, conducted dry run and raised funds. Fugitive Tracking Team on trail of more absconding suspects.

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2023

Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group

The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has kept a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lanka's government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

French president pays homage to solider killed in anti-terror operation in Iraq

A French special forces soldier was killed and four soldiers injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron's office announced on Tuesday. It's the third French death in Operation Chammal this month.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2023

Scan the internal dimension on the road to 2024

Several problems that Indian faces have the potential to cause serious trouble now and in the future

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report.

WEKU · Aug 26, 2023

Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.

France 24 · Aug 26, 2023

UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

Pakistani doctor who sought to support Islamic State terror group sentenced in Minnesota to 18 years

A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil has been sentenced to 18 years in prison

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Amid growing tension between Russia, Iran and the US, Syria's Kurds have been sidelined

In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy in the north-east.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023