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Topic: Islamic State

Who led Islamic State terrorists to Moscow? Hitler, Stalin, CIA all helped pave the road

After Islamic State-linked terrorists slaughtered over a hundred people at Moscow’s Crocus Theatre last week, Putin alleged that the West had pulled the strings.

Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA arrests ‘key conspirator’, links 2 accused to Shivamogga ISIS module

Muzammil Shareef arrested following raids in three states. The two other accused are still on the run. NIA links cafe blast to Shivamogga terror graffiti & Mangaluru cooker blast cases.

Moscow attack should raise alarm in India. Central Asian Jihadi networks inspire crime here

The strike in Moscow has allowed IS to position itself as the inheritor of the transnational jihadist movement once represented by organisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaeda.

Gunmen open fire at concertgoers near Moscow killing over 60; Islamic State claims responsibility

The attack on Crocus City Hall, about 20 km from Kremlin, comes just 2 weeks after the US embassy in Russia warned that ‘extremists’ had imminent plans for attack in Moscow.

Russian security service says it has neutralised ISIS cell plotting attack on Moscow synagogue

Russia’s Federal Security Service said that members of the organisation had been planning ‘to commit a terrorist act against one of the Jewish religious institutions in Moscow.’

Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran attack that killed nearly 100, Tehran vows revenge

By Parisa Hafezi, Elwely Elwelly and Clauda Tanios DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a

NIA files chargesheet against doctor from Pune, 5 others in Maharashtra IS module case

National Investigation Agency says that all 6 were 'Islamic State members' & conspired to further terrorist activities to 'strike fear among people and to threaten country's security'.

NIA busts ‘Ballari module’ with arrest of 8 ‘IS operatives’ after raids in four states

Arrests made barely a week after similar action carried out in Maharashtra & Karnataka. Accused were circulating documents for 'recruitment of Mujahideen', says anti-terror agency.

Mystery killings in Pakistan in past year — India-designated terrorists, IS, Jaish & LeT operatives

Killings have similar modus operandi, with targets being gunned down usually by motorcycle-borne assailants. A suspected ISI agent was also killed in a similar manner in Nepal.

NIA widens scope of Maharashtra ISIS module probe, nabs leader who declared village ‘liberated zone’

NIA says module leader Saqib Nachan declared Padgha village in rural part of Thane as ‘Al-Sham’, an Arabic word used for Levant or greater Syria.

On Camera

China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?