ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, says US

Reuters 02/04/2022

AMMAN/WASHINGTON — The leader of Islamic State, also known as ISIS, died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said Thursday, dealing a blow to the…

IS claims Vienna shooting as Austria mourns

11/04/2020

Vienna, Austria—Austrian investigators were on Tuesday piecing together the Monday evening rampage through central Vienna by a lone gunman and later claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for a European response…

US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault

Associated Press 10/27/2019

  WASHINGTON — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S.…

Filipino in UAE gets 10 years for joining IS

07/26/2019

DUBAI—A Filipino man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the United Arab Emirates for being a member of the Islamic State (IS) jihadi group and promoting its ideology on social media, Emirati media reported…

IS claims Sulu suicide bombing; 8 dead

06/30/2019

The Islamic State (IS), to which some commanders of the Abu Sayyaf and militants who attacked Marawi City two years ago had pledged allegiance, has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a military camp in Sulu…

STAY VIGILANT

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2017

Police and military officials on Saturday assured that Cebu is safe but urged the public to remain vigilant in the wake of the firefight that claimed nine lives in Bohol this week as well as several unverified…

‘Security nightmare ang Pasko, New Year ug Sinulog’

Lloyd Suarez 12/04/2016

Lahap ra kaayo’g dila ning ubang mga tawo nga mang-akusar nga binuhatan sa Duterte administration ang pagtanom og bomba duol sa US Embassy aron gamitong basihanan sa pag-suspenso sa privilege sa writ of habeas corpus ug pagdeklarar…

Pope: Islam is not terrorism

08/02/2016

Aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned that Europe was pushing its young into the hands of extremists. “It’s not true and it’s not correct (to…

IS claims Nice massacre as France mulls security failure

07/17/2016

Nice, France — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack in which a Tunisian drove a truck through a crowd in Nice, killing 84, prompting hard questions in France over security failures. In…

30 killed in Iraqi shrine, days after Baghdad blast

07/09/2016

Baghdad, Iraq — Islamic State group extremists attacked a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, killing 30 people, just days after one of the deadliest ever bombings in the country, a security spokesman said Friday. The overnight attack…

20 hostages killed in Bangladesh

07/03/2016

Dhaka, Bangladesh —A top Bangladesh military official says 20 hostages were killed in the attack on a Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage in a 10-hour standoff. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury said six…

IS grows in Libya, but local militias fight back

04/09/2016

WASHINGTON — The top US commander for Africa said the number of Islamic State group militants in Libya has doubled in the last year or so to about 6,000. Army Gen. David Rodriguez heads US Africa Command.…

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