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Wed, Dec 9, 2015

Now, ISIS airs a jihadi song in Mandarin

For the first time, the Islamic State terror group has released its...

Sun, Dec 6, 2015

Revenge has started and the blood will flow: ISIS warns UK

In the footage, a fighter wielding an AK-47 and wearing an explosives belt...

US Air Force 'running out of bombs' to drop on ISIS!

The US Air Force is fast running out of bombs to drop on ISIS targets in...

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

IS publishes photo of 'bomb that downed' Russian plane

The terror group claimed that an IED hidden in a soft drink can was used to...

Wed, Nov 18, 2015

ISIS techies run 24-hour 'Jihadi Help Desk'

The web-savvy Islamic State terror network has set up a 24-hour 'Jihadi Help...

Mon, Oct 5, 2015

ISIS destroys 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said on Sunday that sources in...

Sat, Jun 6, 2015

US uses 'moronic' selfie to bomb ISIS headquarters

A selfie, bragging about the command and control capabilities of the Islamic...

Fri, Jun 5, 2015

Is this Chinese grandfather ISIS' oldest jihadi?

In a video released by the ISIS, 80-year-old Islamic State fighter Muhammed...

Thu, May 14, 2015

Govt says all 39 Indians in ISIS captivity are ALIVE

Swaraj, who met the families for the seventh time since the abduction of the...

Tue, Feb 3, 2015

Jordan pilot hostage al-Kaseasbeh 'burned alive' by IS

Kasaesbeh was captured in December after his F-16 jet crashed in ISIS territory

Sat, Jan 31, 2015

Hyderabad girl drops plan to join ISIS; returns from Turkey

"After seeing the conditions in ISIS-controlled areas, she decided to come...

Thu, Jan 22, 2015

London hosts 22-nation anti-Islamic State talks

Foreign ministers from 22 countries on Thursday gathered in the London to...

Tue, Jan 20, 2015

IS demands $200mn ransom in 72 hours to spare life of 2 Japanese hostages

The dreaded Islamic State militia on Tuesday posted a video showing two...

Wed, Dec 17, 2014

15-yr-old 'terror girl' on way to join IS held at UK airport

In a dramatic last-minute rescue, a 15-year-old British schoolgirl was taken...

Sat, Dec 13, 2014

Bengaluru executive behind IS Twitter ID arrested, confesses

The suspect behind a pro-Islamic State Twitter account followed by foreign...

IS Twitter ID case: 'My son's account was hacked'

The father of Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the alleged handler of the pro-Islamic...

Sat, Nov 15, 2014

Indian-origin Muslim convert flees UK for Syria

An Indian-origin convert to Islam has skipped bail to flee Britain and is...

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

ISIS is closer to home than what Pakistan believes

Posters, stickers and wall-chalking supporting Islamic State terror group...

Tue, Nov 4, 2014

Exclusive! Intel alert warns of 'lone wolf' ISIS attacks in India

Those who have already joined the ISIS have the potential to create a...

Tue, Oct 14, 2014

6 top Pak Taliban commanders announce allegiance to ISIS

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's six top commanders on Tuesday pledged...

Tue, Oct 7, 2014

Teenager arrested for trying to flee US to join ISIS

An American teenager has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of...

Sun, Sep 14, 2014

Another barbaric murder: ISIS executes British aid worker

British aid worker David Haines has been executed by Islamic State...

Sat, Sep 13, 2014

The man who will lead America's war against Islamic State

United States President Barack Obama has chosen retired Marine Corps General...

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

British female jihadists running brothels for ISIS

British female jihadists are running brothels for Islamic State militants in...

Mon, Sep 8, 2014

Obama to reveal 'game plan' to tackle IS threat

United States President Barack Obama will on Wednesday announce the strategy...

Fri, Sep 5, 2014

Hyderabad cops foil attempts by 4 men to join IS

An alleged attempt by a group of four young men from Hyderabad to join the...

He survived ISIS massacre, faked death for 3 days

Today, Ali Hussein Kadhim stands before the world as a rare eyewitness to...

Wed, Sep 3, 2014

US confirms beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff

A disturbing video showing beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff...

ISIS trying to expand influence in Pakistan

Dreaded Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is trying to expand its influence in...

Sun, Aug 31, 2014

US airdrops aid, conducts airstrikes in besieged Iraqi town

The United States military has conducted a humanitarian air drop in the...

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Islamic state's clear and present danger

The time is over when United States President Barack Obama thought he could...

Mon, Aug 25, 2014

Journalist James Foley's chilling letter to family

'Dreams of family and friends take me away and happiness fills my heart,'...

Fri, Aug 22, 2014

More shocking details of Foley execution emerge

Reports are emerging that ISIS militants, in an email to the family members...

Top Muslim groups and leaders condemn ISIS

Muslim groups and leaders from across the world, including those from the...

Mon, Aug 18, 2014

Iraqi children drinking parents' BLOOD to stay alive

Parents trapped with their families on a mountain by Islamic State militants...

Sat, Aug 9, 2014

US jets, drone attack ISIS militants in Iraq, aim to stop advance

The United States military strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq...

Sun, Aug 3, 2014

22-year-old wearing T-shirt with ISIS symbol held

A 22-year-old youth was taken into custody on Sunday for questioning after a...

Mon, Jul 28, 2014

How Haja Fakruddin ended up in Syria

Haja Fakruddin, a 37 year from Tamil Nadu, is one of ISIS's Indian fighters....

Wed, Jul 23, 2014

Hope runs thin for families of stranded Indians in Iraq

More than a month after they lost contact with their kin stranded in Iraq,...

Mon, Jul 21, 2014

'No Indian has been harmed in captivity in Iraq'

'That the Indian nationals have been sighted, they are unharmed, they are in...

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

ISIS, Al Qaeda on recruitment drive in India

125 Indians on watch-list, Intelligence Bureau agents tell Vicky...

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

The Internet: ISIS's favourite playground

'They clearly kill people for the cameras. You will notice the terrorists --...

Tue, Jul 15, 2014

I don't want to live in this sinful country: Indian ISIS recruit

18 young Indian men from Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are fighting for...

Fri, Jul 11, 2014

Alarming case of Indians joining ISIS war in Iraq

Intelligence Bureau warns that the movement of Saudi Wahabi preachers in...

The rising clout of ISIS is worrying for India too

With two Pakistani groups pledging support to the ISIS, the danger is pretty...

Opposition demands for data on Indians stuck in Iraq

Opposition on Friday demanded a detailed response from the government in...

Wed, Jul 9, 2014

The secret mission that got Indians out of Iraq

The National Security Advisor and Intelligence Bureau chief worked their...

Tue, Jul 8, 2014

'US should strike a hard blow against ISIS'

Aki Peritz, co-author of the excellent book Find, Fix, Finish: Inside the...

'Don't know if I'll ever get my 4 months' salary that Iraq govt owes me'

Although Lesima JeroseMonisha is relieved that her worst days are over after...

Mon, Jul 7, 2014

'Here debt will kill us,' says Indian worker after return from Iraq

The woes of Indian workers who have returned from strife-torn Iraq are far...

Sun, Jul 6, 2014

2,200 more Indians want to leave Iraq: Government

About 2,200 Indians in non-conflict zone in southern Iraq have expressed...

200 more Indians return from Iraq

Two-hundred Indians landed in New Delhi from Najaf in trouble-torn Iraq on a...

Sat, Jul 5, 2014

Go back to Iraq for work? NO WAY, say nurses

Vicky Nanjappa speaks to some of the forty-six nurses who were held captive...

Fri, Jul 4, 2014

The real story of Tiger Zinda Hai: How India got 46 nurses back from ISIS

With the release of the film's trailer, we revisit how the crisis was...

Why ISIS doesn't want Indians to leave Iraq

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has declared the formation of a...

'ISIS cannot declare an Islamic state for the heck of it'

S Q R Ilyas, a prominent member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board,...

Thu, Jul 3, 2014

Indian nurses are safe in Iraq, no need for panic: Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said the 46 Indian nurses, a...

Trapped Indians on their return: ISIS militants are barbarians

Two Indians who returned from Najaf in Iraq recount their horrible ordeal...

Wed, Jul 2, 2014

Iran 'deploys attack jets' to help Iraq fight militants: Report

Iran has supplied Iraq with fighter jets to help it counter the belligerent...

How ISIS's 'Islamic state' will shake up terror world

Experts tell Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa about the impact of the 'Islamic...

Stranded nurses in Iraq hospital basement beg for help

Vicky Nanjappa reports on how Indian nurses working in the Iraqi city of...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

IAF may fly out stranded Indians from Iraq

As per plans, the Indian Air Force may use its planes to fly out Indian...

The dangerous ISIS has its eyes on India

North West India is what the ISIS is aiming at in its map of the caliphate....

US sends another 300 military personnel to Iraq

The United States has deployed an additional 300 military personnel to...

Mon, Jun 30, 2014

94 Indians leave Iraq; nearly 600 more to return this week

As many as 94 Indians on Monday left Iraq after a "pro-active approach"...

What ISIS's new 'Islamic state' means for the world

What is a caliphate? How will it impact Muslims in India and across the...

Sun, Jun 29, 2014

Iraq crisis: Swaraj chairs meeting of Gulf envoys

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday chaired a meeting of...

Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Govt steps up rescue ops in Iraq; knocking on every door for help

With the deepening Iraq violence, India has set up three camp offices to...

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

Bribery: The secret weapon used by ISIS to ensure victory

Using their deep cash reserves amounting to at least $1.3 billion, the...

'Iraq crisis needs to be tackled militarily and politically'

The advance of the Al-Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State in Iraq and...

Wed, Jun 25, 2014

Two Indian nurses evacuated from Iraqi hospital

India has evacuated two nurses, other than the 46 nurses stranded in a...

Civilisation & barbarism: A perspective on the ISIS assault

The Al-Qaeda and its patrons seems to have outsourced, for the time being,...

ISIS poses 'legitimate threat' to Baghdad: Pentagon

Al-Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which has...

What does ISIS want from the Indian hostages?

The Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has not demanded...

Tue, Jun 24, 2014

17 more Indians evacuated from Iraq

India has evacuated 17 more of its nationals from the conflict zone of Iraq...

When 5,000 Indians signed up to lay down their lives in Iraq

Around 5,000 Shia Muslims and 162 Hindus have agreed and are ready to go to...

Mon, Jun 23, 2014

American sins come to haunt Iraq, Syria

Iraq is on the verge of collapsing and foreign military intervention is...

The rise of ISIS: Why India should worry

The world's most dangerous man Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi leads Islamic State of...

Sun, Jun 22, 2014

'The ISIS militants are not threatening us'

A Ganesh Nadar meets the family of Lesima Jerose Monisha, one of the Indian...

Sat, Jun 21, 2014

Punjab govt to finance return of men stranded in Iraq

With over 200 people from Punjab stranded in strife-torn Iraq, the state...

Fri, Jun 20, 2014

16 Indians stranded in Iraq moved out, one of the 40 abducted escapes

Sixteen Indians stranded in violence-affected areas of Iraq have been...

Iraq kidnapping: 'India can't do much politically or militarily'

Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan explains the situation in Iraq and Syria in...

How duped Indian labourers end up in Iraq

The kidnapping of 40 Indian workers from Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq...

Obama to rush Special Forces to Iraq

US President Barack Obama has decided to send 300 additional American...

ISIS audit: 1,000 assassinations, 4,000 bombings & counting

Sunni rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- who have stormed...

'US intervention in Iraq will only benefit ISIS militants'

Dr Andrew McGregor, director, Aberfoyle International Security, Toronto and...

US ready to carry out targeted, precise strikes in Iraq: Obama

The US is prepared to carry out "targeted and precise military action" in...

Iraq crisis: Families give details about 45 stranded from Haryana

A day after it was set up, the Haryana government control room has so far...

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

Stranded TN nurses in Iraq: Jaya writes to Modi

As 46 Indian nurses, including six from Tamil Nadu, are stranded in a...

Location of 40 abducted Indians known, says Iraq

The location of the 40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Mosul town...

'Americans created the sharp sectarian divide in Iraq'

Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan explains the situation in Iraq and Syria in...

ISIS militia not human beings; they kill people for fun: Indian worker in Iraq

Vicky Nanjappa / Rediff.com spoke to Indian worker Ahmed who managed to...

Why many Indian nurses won't leave Iraq

Many of the Indian nurses -- most of them from Kerala -- stuck in Iraq took...

'I just want my child to come home safe'

Family members of the Punjabi boys who have been abducted in Iraq are...

Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants

Iraq on Wednesday asked the United States to carry out air strikes on...

Wed, Jun 18, 2014

'Soon my daughter in Iraq will lose all contact with us'

Many nurses hailing from Kerala are stranded in conflict-torn Iraq. Their...

40 Indian workers in Iraq abducted, no ransom calls so far

Forty Indian workers have been kidnapped in strife-torn Iraq, prompting the...

'Pay the ransom to save kidnapped Indians'

As envoy Suresh K Reddy readies to leave for Baghdad, distinguished diplomat...

Former envoy sent back to Iraq as 40 Indians 'untraceable'

Forty Indian in the in violence-hit Iraqi city of Mosul could not be...

US begins talks with Iran as crisis in Iraq worsens

The United States has discussed with Iran the need to refrain from pressing...

Tue, Jun 17, 2014

Govt assures safety of Indian nurses trapped in violence-hit Iraq

The government on Tuesday said it was in touch with the Indian nurses...

'Iraq violence could spill over into other countries'

The scale of crisis in Iraq with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq...

US to deploy 275 army personnel to protect embassy in Iraq

The United States is deploying up to 275 military personnel in Iraq to...

Mon, Jun 16, 2014

Iraq and the outer ring of India's security

It is time to throw an outer ring around India's national security by...

Chilling photos show 'Iraqi militants executing 1,700 soldiers'

Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant claimed that they had...

Sun, Jun 15, 2014

India issues advisory, asks all to avoid travel to Iraq

Amid escalation in violence in Iraq, India on Sunday asked its citizens not...

Sat, Jun 14, 2014

US orders aircraft carrier to Arabian Gulf over Iraq crisis

The United States has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush to...

Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Obama rules out sending US troops 'back into combat' in Iraq

United States President Barack Obama on Friday ruled out sending US ground...

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

Photos: When militants forced 50,000 Iraqis out of their homes

An Al Qaeda splinter group seized control of Mosul, the second biggest city...