Islamic State

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced its offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State

"The hour has come and the moment of great victory is near," says Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Six of the wounded were also police while three other people wounded were Syrian nationals

About 30 people were also injured in the terrorist attack claimed by Islamic State in an online statement

At least three US air strikes hit the extremsit group positions on Friday

Two local Kurdish peshmerga fighters grabbed it and took it back to their camp to inspect it where it blew up

The blast came as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin attacks in Kabul on Tuesday

IS says attacker detonated a suicide vest after firing all his ammunition, but security forces said they shot the man

It was not clear whether the device was remotely detonated or if it carried a timed bomb

In at least one instance, the hunt for suspects has led to soldiers killing residents

Attack happen in Sunni town US backed Iraqi security forces and Iran-backed Shi'ite militia took back from IS last yr

The bombing was one of the deadliest attacks on Turkish security forces since the attempted coup of July 15

Kuwaiti authorities announced in July they had dismantled three IS cells plotting attacks

Germany has been on edge after suffering two attacks claimed by IS in July

Unaware of any specific threat, says Egyptian interior ministry official

The 11 militants, believed to be members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, were killed in three raids

oon after the rampage, the Islamic State group said it was carried out by an IS "soldier," appearing to claim credit

Out of 331 recruits described in a leaked Islamic State database, only 17 percent did not finish high school

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the Russian missile system would not affect operations in the US-led air campaign

Suspensions ordered hours after Deputy PM Kurtulmus announced approval of a 90-day extension to a state of emergency

He was allegedly poisoned in Iraq's Be’aaj district

Islamic State has struggled to win over many recruits in India

In six weeks, France will mark a year since the November 13, 2015, gun and bombing attacks on Paris

Over 1,000 Southeast Asians have flocked to join Islamic State's self-declared "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria

The teenager was charged over criminal associations with a terrorist group

'I have shrapnel in my head and legs, my ribs were broken, but all that didn't stop me from fighting'

The suspects included one Moroccan national and four Spaniards

Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria are screaming examples of unintended consequences of a military onslaught

He became the first person tried, convicted and sentenced for such charges in federal court

It was the first such assault since Tikrit was retaken from the ultra-hardline extremist group in April 2015

Ammar al Selmo, the head of the Civil Defence, said the rescuers themselves were targeted

The IS has already established a presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines

The Turkish authorities have acknowledged that Islamic State extremists had built up a presence in the city

The official added that Farid had previously worked for several banned outfits including the TTP

No one was injured in Tuesday's blast, no one showed any immediate signs of exposure to the suspected mustard agent

Nicholas Rovinski, 25, was arrested last year along with his friend David Wright, 26, of Massachusetts

The arrested militant confesses to involvement in killing 15 policemen, says official

The men pleaded guilty in December 2015 to conspiring to provide material support to the group

The interior ministry says 16 men and one woman were arrested

All national institutions and the people have to work together to eradicate terrorism, Gilani scion says

The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made references to Allah

Implementing the truce has been complicated by the presence of militants not covered by the ceasefire

Regime ally Russia said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed and at least 100 more wounded in strikes

The culprits followed their victim Jalal Uddin as he walked home from evening prayers

Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad was minister of information and prominent member of Islamic State, says Pentagon

The terrorists planned to kill officials on a large scale when they were held along with explosives, says CTD

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it did not know whether it was Syrian regime or Russian warplanes

Second alleged plot with links to IS discovered this week after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found last Sunday

The geographic state from which the Islamic State would spread out to the rest of the world is in Iraq and Syria

The 22-year-old stabbed the 59-year-old man who was walking through a park, later attacked the police