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Troops kill seven Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan

Emmanuel Yashim Aug 27, 2019 0

Seven militants affiliated with Islamic State (IS) have been killed as units of Afghan Special Force stormed hideouts of the hardline group in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday. A spokesman for the provincial administration…

World

Islamic State claims Pakistan attack that killed 20 people

Abigael Joshua Apr 14, 2019 0

The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in south-western Pakistan that left 20 people dead and dozens injured. The militant group made the claim in a statement shared with the media on Saturday.…

Government

Trump pushes back after spy chiefs differ on North Korea, Islamic State

Abigael Joshua Jan 30, 2019 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed back against threat assessments offered to Congress by the nation’s top intelligence officials, a day earlier. He defended his assertions on North Korea and Islamic State. In a series of…

News

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters capture Islamic State leader’s assistant

David Onilede Nov 30, 2018 1

U.S.-backed fighters in Syria have captured a senior Islamic State leader who served as an assistant to the group’s self-declared “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, they said on Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led…

News

Islamic State Claim Attacks on Nigerian Soldiers

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 24, 2018 2

The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on Nigerian Soldiers last weekend, saying it killed 118 people in its West Africa Province. The Audacity of Nonsense: Nigerians Blast Presidency as Boko Haram…

Metro

Leader of Boko Haram Group That Abducted Leah Sharibu Killed by Nigerian Troops

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 18, 2018 0

According to Channels Television, Nigerian Troops have killed one of the leaders of the Boko haram Faction who carried out the kidnap of the Dapchi girls including Leah Sharibu. Gando-Dollar- Fayose Reacts to Ganduje Bribe Video…

News

Boko Haram: Red Cross Appeals to Nigerian Government to Secure Release of Abducted Aid Workers as…

Tony Abu Momoh Oct 14, 2018 0

The International Committee of the Red Cross has appealed to the Nigerian Government to help secure the release of two health workers abducted by Boko haram as the deadline set by the terrorist group for the execution of the abducted…

News

Largest Mass Grave of IS Victims Discovered in Syria’s Raqqa – Rights Watchdog

Abigael Joshua Oct 10, 2018 0

Bodies of some 1,400 people killed by the Islamic State Terrorist Group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have been found in a mass grave in the Syrian City of Raqqa. The Head of Damascus-based Syrian Human Rights Network, Ahmad Kazeem said this…

News

Twenty-four Killed, Scores Wounded in Attack on Military Parade in Iran

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 22, 2018 0

The Islamic Republic of Iran has experienced a rare terror attack amidst economic woes caused by United States sanctions as at least twenty-four people were killed on Saturday during an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz…

News

Iraqi Court sentences Senior Member of Islamic State to Death

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 19, 2018 0

An Iraqi Court on Wednesday sentenced to death a Senior Member of Islamic State, who was one of the deputies of the Extremist Group’s Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a Judicial Spokesperson said. The court sentenced Ismail al-Ithawi to death…

Opinion

Boko Haram: The Case of the Ostrich and the Nigerian Military

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 9, 2018 0

For some time now elements of the Nigeria Army seem to be on the defensive as reports from the field have been about troops repelling attacks by Boko haram and sometimes armed herdsmen and bandits. The latest in a string of apparent…

News

United States Soldier Admits to Helping Islamic State

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 30, 2018 0

A United States Soldier has admitted to helping the Islamic State in several of its operations with a drone. The United States soldier based in Hawaii pleaded guilty on Wednesday as he revealed that he provided secret military…

News

Islamic State Claim Attack on Russian Security Forces in Chechnya

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 21, 2018 0

The Islamic State has carried out a series of coordinated attacks against Russian security forces in Chechnya on Monday. The Islamic state claimed responsibility for the attacks against security forces in Russia's volatile autonomous…

News

Officials Arrest Islamic State Fighter on United States Soil

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 17, 2018 0

United States Officials have reported the arrest of an Iraqi man who used to be a foot soldier for the Islamic State on United States soil. The Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State gained entry into the United States as a…

Metro

U.S Couple Get Killed While Biking Through Islamic State Territory

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 16, 2018 0

The Islamic State has killed a young U.S Couple who were on a biking expedition around the world. The young U.S Couple was on a cycling trip around the world to prove there was still some touch of human kindness in the World. Both U.S…

News

Dozens Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack in Afghanistan’s Capital

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 16, 2018 0

Dozens of people, many of them young men and women have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. News sources have reported that 48 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack which occurred in front of an…

News

Five Killed As Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Attack Maiduguri Community

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 6, 2018 0

Five people were killed Sunday night after an attack by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers near Maiduguri. The suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked Kaleri, a neighbourhood of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The attack…

News

Afghan Special Forces Rescue 61 People From Taliban Prison

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 3, 2018 0

Afghan Special forces have freed 61 prisoners from a Taliban controlled jail in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, an official said on Friday. He reiterated that the prisoners were freed after an operation conducted by Afghan…

News

Ten Killed in Islamic State Terror Attack in The Philippines

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 31, 2018 0

The Islamic State has killed ten people including civilians and army personnel in the Philippines on Tuesday. The people were killed by an explosion that tore through a van as it rolled through an army checkpoint in southern Philippines.…

News

Islamic State Kill 220 People in Deadly Syria Attacks

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 26, 2018 0

The Islamic State has carried out some of the deadliest attacks against Syrian government and civilian targets in a single day. The Islamic state left Southern Syria awash with blood after carrying out a string of deadly suicide blasts…

Security

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistani polling station blast

Sadiya Hamza Jul 25, 2018 0

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion near a polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, on Wednesday, according to the group’s AMAQ news agency. At least 24 people were killed and 35 injured in the blast in the western city of…

News

Landside Kill 10, Destroy Hundreds of Houses in Afghanistan

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 12, 2018 0

Afghanistan suffered a natural disaster early Thursday when melting snow triggered a landslide in a remote mountain area. The resulting landslide ten people and destroyed hundreds of homes in North-Eastern Afghanistan. A…

News

Iranian president declares end of Islamic State

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 21, 2017 0

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state TV. A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, also declared the end of Islamic State…

World

Trump: U.S. hitting Islamic State ’10 times harder’ after NY attack

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 3, 2017 0

The U.S. has stepped up attacks on Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, in response to this week’s deadly truck attack in New York by a suspect claiming allegiance to the terrorist group, President Donald Trump said Friday. The…

World

War crimes probe into Islamic State gets UN Security Council backing

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 21, 2017 0

Islamic State militant group could theoretically face court for war crimes under a process established by a unanimous UN Security Council vote on Thursday. The British-brokered resolution followed a letter from the Iraqi government…

World

U.S. homeland security on alert after Barcelona terror attack – Trump

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 18, 2017 0

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement officials are on alert in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain a day earlier. “Homeland Security and law enforcement are…

World

IS militants abduct 13 lecturers in eastern Afghanistan

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 16, 2017

Islamic States militants have abducted 13 lecturers at a religious school in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, an official said. “The teachers were busy taking examinations from students in Shpoly area when they were…

World

Malaysian artist gets 12 years for supporting Islamic State

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 20, 2016 0

A Malaysian painter on Tuesday was sentenced to 12 years in jail for fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria, his lawyer said. Fauzee Ahmad, 48, pleaded guilty to the charge of supporting terrorist activities before Kuala…

World

Islamic State’s ‘Minister Of War’ Likely Killed In U.S. Air Strike – Officials

John Ogunsemore Mar 9, 2016 0

An Islamic State commander who is described by the Pentagon as the group's “Minister of war” was likely killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, U.S. officials said. The report said this can be described as what would be a major victory in…

Tech

Twitter Says It Has Blocked 125,000 Accounts Promoting Terrorist Ideologies

John Ogunsemore Feb 6, 2016 0

Microblogging platform Twitter says it has blocked up to 125,000 accounts being used by terror groups, especially the Islamic State (ISIS), to promote terrorists acts in the last eight months. In a statement, the company says it is using…

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