Islamic state

Kerala High Court reduces life sentence of man accused of being Islamic State militant, cites ‘certain mitigating circumstances’

August 17, 2025 8:34 am

With the high court commuting the life term to 10 years, Moidheen , who has been in judicial custody since October, 2016, will complete his sentence in another one year.

BSF complains about filthy train coaches for Amarnath duty, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw acts

June 12, 2025 5:10 am

Stating it was “not possible for troops to travel such a long distance” in the dilapidated coaches, the BSF Train Commandant, who complained to the Agartala Station Manager, sought their immediate replacement.

Watch: Islamic State’s deputy leader killed in joint US-Iraqi operation

March 15, 2025 4:54 pm

Abu Khadija was described as the militant group’s 'deputy caliph' and 'one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.'

US conducts airstrike in Syria, kills Islamic State group leader

December 20, 2024 10:56 pm

The strike targeted an area once controlled by the ousted Syrian government.

Accomplice of IS-linked Lankans nabbed in Colombo

May 24, 2024 12:58 am

The accomplice, who is the son of a renowned drug lord, was arrested at the central Colombo ward of Maligawatta, police said and added that he is being continuously quizzed at the terrorist investigation division of the police.

Turkey detains 36 people over alleged Islamic State ties, minister says

April 21, 2024 8:11 pm

Police also seized several unlicensed shotguns and pistols as part of the operations.

Turkey detains 48 people with suspected ties to Islamic State, says minister

April 06, 2024 4:40 pm

One Turkish citizen was killed by two Islamic State gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul in January.

Russia says it's hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack

March 27, 2024 9:40 pm

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the massacre and U.S. officials say they have intelligence showing it was carried out by the network's Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan.

Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting

March 23, 2024 7:05 pm

Russian authorities said on Saturday they had arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with the attack.

Islamic State sympathiser Mehdi Biswas gets 10 years in jail for terrorism in Bengaluru

February 01, 2024 8:01 am

Mehdi Masroor Biswas was held in 2014 after the UK’s Channel 4 revealed he was behind the @shamiwitness Twitter handle that helped British ISIS recruits join the outfit in Syria.

Inside the prisons where remnants of Islamic State are held in limbo

February 19, 2020 12:51 pm

Conditions in the prison near Hasaka, which used to be a school before being transformed to cope with the influx of captives, were markedly worse than those at the central jail.

As Sri Lanka mourns, Islamic State claims Easter bombings

April 25, 2019 8:50 am

Sri Lanka's 22 million people include minority Christians, Muslims and Hindus. Until now, Christians had largely managed to avoid the worst of the island's conflict and communal tensions.

Battle for Islamic State's last enclave

March 08, 2019 7:57 am

With the militants besieged on three sides by the SDF and civilians continuing to leave the pocket, a military defeat of the IS fighters seemed inevitable, though it wasn't clear how many fighters remained in Baghouz

Inside pictures of life under Islamic State rule

June 23, 2015 1:00 pm

Areas ruled by the Islamic State are under a bureaucracy of terror: repentance cards, weapons lists, leaflets with rules for women.

Families, relatives of Egyptian Coptic Christians mourn mass beheadings by Islamic State

February 16, 2015 3:57 pm

The video, released on Sunday night, depicts men in orange jumpsuits being led along a beach, each accompanied by a masked militant.

Islamic State burns alive hostage Jordanian pilot

February 04, 2015 11:44 am

Obama praised Kasaesbeh for his bravery and said he was 'in the vanguard of the effort to degrade and defeat the threat' posed by IS.

US airstrikes on Kobani killed hundreds of IS fighters: Pentagon

October 16, 2014 3:26 pm

The Pentagon maintained that Kobani remains in danger of falling to the Islamic State fighters, who are intently focused on the city.

Fahad Sheikh, Part Of First Group Of Indians To Fight With Islamic State Jihadists, Killed In Syria

June 22, 2020 6:30 pm

How Coal Is Choking Goa, Express Investigates

June 22, 2020 6:30 pm

Iraq: Army retakes most of Ramadi from IS

February 25, 2016 4:11 pm

Libyans gather to see IS camp destroyed in US air strike

February 20, 2016 8:04 pm

Innocent Muslims should not be harassed: Bukhari tells PM Modi

February 08, 2016 4:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 08 (ANI): Concerned over the detention made by security forces of Muslim youth allegedly linked to Islamic State (ISIS), Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought assurance that innocent Muslims would not be harassed in the name of Islamic State terrorists. Bhukari said that the entire Muslim community is against terrorism and added that stringent punishment should be not be given just for writing something on Facebook. He added that the minority character of the Aligarh Muslim University and the Jamia Milia Islamia were also discussed and said that Prime Minister Modi has promised to look into the matter.

UAE Deports 4 Indians For Suspected Islamic State Link

September 16, 2015 11:41 am

The Indian Express travels to Maldives to find out why young men are joining the Islamic State

April 16, 2015 9:59 am