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TopicIslamic State

Topic: Islamic State

While Osama was trying to convince supporters he was alive, Zarqawi declared Islamic State

From Abbottabad, Osama bin Laden told his followers he was well, but privately was obsessed with his inability to rein in Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, confirms Donald Trump

The United States has brought the world’s number one terrorist leader to justice, said US President Donald Trump.

Kashmir militancy will be driven by IS ideology, says terror expert Rohan Gunaratna  

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Gunaratna spoke about how NRC can trigger radicalisation, and the need to improve relationship with Kashmiris to fight local resentment.

Kerala coast put on high alert after intel report of 15 Islamic State terrorists on boat

The coastal police dept has been on alert since May 23 after the intelligence input came from Sri Lanka.

We are only beginning to grasp how much IS looted from Syria. And it’s a lot

During IS’s seemingly unstoppable rise, looted artefacts were said to be a significant source of income for the group.

Now linked to Sri Lanka terror, here’s how south India became a hotbed of radicalisation

Since the 1990s, groups such as Al-Ummah, PFI & Indian Mujahideen have emerged in southern India and been accused and convicted of radicalisation and terror.

Leader of ISIS-linked group behind Sri Lanka attacks died in hotel blast, says President Sirisena

The leader appeared in a video released by the group, but his whereabouts after the blasts were not immediately clear.

The death of Islamic state has been exaggerated

Islamic State which has now lost its geographical foothold and is free from governing responsibility, is more dangerous than before as it can focus on traditional insurgency and terrorism.

Islamic State has collapsed, but the ground is still fertile for a new reign of terror

It is more than likely that one of the many smaller factions of Islamist militants will now seek to fill the void created by the collapse of Islamic State.

NIA detains 10 in probe into new ISIS-inspired terror group

The NIA conducted searches across UP and New Delhi in connection with its probe into a new terror module called Harkat ul Harb e Islam.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.