Daesh (Islamic State)

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Europol says hundreds of terrorists in Europe

Europol says hundreds of terrorists in Europe

The European Police Office believes that hundreds of potential terrorists are currently in Europe, Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung reported on Tuesday after speaking to officials from the EU agency.  The report said between 1500 and …

Daesh recruiters detained in Russia

Daesh recruiters detained in Russia

A group of Daesh recruits has been detained in Tver and Ingushetia, the official representative of the Ministry of Interior of Russia, Irina Volk, said. The detained persons were carrying out their recruitment …

Pentagon denies that Daesh shot down US military jet

Pentagon denies that Daesh shot down US military jet

The United States Central Command has denied Daesh's claims that it shot down a US warplane in Iraq. Amaq, a news agency that supports the terrorist organisation claimed Daeshy shot down a plane flying near Ain Al-Asad air base in …

Media: US warplane downed in Iraq

Media: US warplane downed in Iraq

The Daesh's news agency claimed Monday that a US military aircraft had been shot down in the vicinity of the Ayn al-Asad Airbase in Iraq's western province of Al Anbar, but officials have rejected the claim. "US warplane …

Explosion near Iraq's Khalis kills at least 17 people

Explosion near Iraq's Khalis kills at least 17 people

At least 17 people have been killed by a car bomb in the central Iraqi town of Khalis, officials say. The explosion, about 49 miles (80km) north-east of the capital, Baghdad, was "very strong" a provincial official said. …

 Lavrov: only villains may call for regime change in Syria

Lavrov: only villains may call for regime change in Syria

The calls for Syria’s regime change come from narrow-minded people, unless they are villains, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview for the website of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society …

The New Middle East: Exit America Enter Russia

The New Middle East: Exit America Enter Russia

Is the genie finally out of the bottle? Russia is coming in as the only power that has the ability of resolving long standing niggling issues and cleaning up America’s mess

Nice attacker 'plotted for months and had accomplices'

Nice attacker 'plotted for months and had accomplices'

The French-Tunisian man who drove a lorry into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing 84 people and injuring hundreds more, had help planning the attack, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins has revealed, The Guardian …

Russia strikes Daesh targets in Syria

Russia strikes Daesh targets in Syria

Six Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers strike Daesh targets in Syria's Palmyra, Arak, As Sukhnah and At Tawbah, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "On July 21, six Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers conducted …

 Stoltenberg: Turkey remains important NATO ally

Stoltenberg: Turkey remains important NATO ally

The purge of thousands in the Turkish military in the aftermath of an attempted coup has not weakened the country's military, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. "Turkey has a large armed force, …

US: Incirlik to resume its normal operation soon

US: Incirlik to resume its normal operation soon

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that operations at Turkey's Incirlik airbase will return back to normal in the near future. According to him, yesterday he held talks with his Turkish counterpart …

Carter and Isik discuss cooperation to counter Daesh

Carter and Isik discuss cooperation to counter Daesh

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke today by telephone with Turkish Minister of Defense Fikri Işik. They discussed the importance of operations at Incirlik Air Base to the counter-Daesh campaign. …

Daesh claims responsibility for Bavarian train axe attack

Daesh claims responsibility for Bavarian train axe attack

Daesh has claimed responsibility for an axe attack on a German train, Arab media reports with reference to the outlawed terrorist organization’s news agency. The German police uncovered further evidence suggesting Daesh links of …

 17-year-old Afghan injures 15 people in Bavarian train

17-year-old Afghan injures 15 people in Bavarian train

A teenage Afghan refugee who hacked at passengers with an axe on a train in Germany last night was a Daesh fighter. The 17-year-old was gunned down by armed police after fleeing from the scene near the city of Wurzburg, 70 miles north …