Page 7 - Islamic State

IS encouraging Malaysian youths for lone-wolf attacks: Experts

It is using new ways to radicalise Malaysian youths through Internet and encouraging them to carry out jihad

IS 'weakening' inside Iraqi city of Mosul: Pentagon

Jihadists, concerned that city residents are communicating with Iraqi security forces, have started cutting off internet access

Report: 9 citizens of Trinidad sought to join IS group

The Trinidadians were reportedly stopped by Turkish officials on July 27

Troubled childhood to alter killer in France

Adel Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems frequently led him to a psychiatric hospital and later a specialist school. He died a coldblooded killer who slit the throat of an elderly French priest in the name of Islamic State.The son of a working class Franco-Algerian family living just outside the Normandy city of Rouen, the teenager flipped between model student and aggressor as a youngster. He blipped on the radar of security services in early 2015, when he made his first failed bid to reach Syria.Kermiche burst into a church on the outskirts of Rouen during morning mass on Tuesday with another teenage Islamic militant and killed the 85-year-old father at the altar, chanting in Arabic, before they were both shot dead by police."He was a loner. He was a troubled soul, he was all alone in his head," said a neighbour of the Kermiche family house in a leafy Rouen suburb where the 19-year-old was forced to live under a court surveillance order. "All he would t

35 civilians killed in US air strikes in Syria

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the air strike, saying seven children were among those killed

Three arrested in Florida for trying to join Islamic State

The three, all residents of Palm Beach county, were charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to IS

A regular tale of terror

A recent spate of bombings and attacks all over the world - Dhaka to Istanbul, Medina to Baghdad - has served as a reminder, an especially cruel one during Ramadan, of the continued threat of the Islamic State (IS). Though the terror outfit suffered major setbacks in Iraq, losing Fallujah at the end of June, it continues to attract disillusioned people from all over the globe, including about 20 from Kerala last month, with the promise of a utopia. Tabish Khair's new novel follows two English girls who undertake the treacherous journey through Turkey and war-torn Syria to join the jihadis. It is an essential tale for our times - and a terrifying one.The title of the novel is, quite obviously, inspired by Jihadi John, the British recruit who was purportedly seen beheading about 30 people in videos released by the Islamic State. Originally, Mohammed Emwazi, he was named "John" by a group of his hostages as he was part of a four-person terrorist cell called The Beatles because all its mem

India, Malaysia agree to proactively engage against IS menace

The two sides also discussed the issues such as Extradition Treaty and Fake Indian Currency Notes

Austria jihad recruiter sentenced to 20 years

He was arrested during a far-reaching crackdown on Austrian jihadist networks in 2014 and denies the charges against him

US labels two Russian IS operatives 'global terrorists'

Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev, also known as Amir Khamzat, is the IS leader in Chechnya and responsible for suicide bombings in Russia

Islamic State trying to expand foothold in Southeast Asia: Report

It is launching a Malay-language newspaper to woo its supporters in the region

13 IS militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an IS militants' hideout in Kot district on Sunday

ISIS crushes ancient mummies in Palmyra

They captured the Syrian city in May 2015 and began blowing up some of the major landmarks at the Unesco-listed world heritage site

Attack kills 30 at Iraq Shiite shrine: Spokesperson

IS militants struck the area with suicide bombers, gunfire and mortar rounds

IS Baghdad bomb blast kills at least 119

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday

IS terror module: NIA to seek custody of 5 arrested persons

The gang was preparing IEDs for terrorist acts and were being guided by an online handler suspected to be based in Iraq/Syria

IS claims responsibility deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

The suicide attack had killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border

CIA warns of further IS attacks

It is sharing intelligence with the FBI to help identify potential lone-wolf attackers

Security forces fight IS terrorists in Iraq

Troops freed two villages from IS group in the country's northern province of Nineveh

French police couple killed in IS-inspired stabbing

Larossi Abballa then posted on Facebook a live 13-minute video of himself inside the house with the child