Daesh (Islamic State)

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Daesh claims responsibility for attack in Khabarovsk

Daesh claims responsibility for attack in Khabarovsk

Daesh has taken responsibility for a deadly attack in Russia's Khabarovks, which has left two people dead, Express.co.uk writes. An intelligence official was killed on Friday when a gunman opened fire in an office branch …

Iraqi gov't forces kill militants' chiefs in Mosul

Iraqi gov't forces kill militants' chiefs in Mosul

Iraqi government forces have killed at least six field chiefs of the Islamic State (IS, Daesh) in Mosul, Kuwait News Agency reported. Among them was the top man in charge of chemicalwarfare, know by his nome de …

US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan

US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan

The US military has dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on an Islamic State group tunnel complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon says, BBC reports. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), known as …

Daesh leader is in Mosul, source says

Daesh leader is in Mosul, source says

Leader of the Daesh terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may be in Iraq's Mosul, which is surrounded by government forces, a source in the government forces reported. "According to our analysts, militants are …

Daesh second-in-command killed in airstrike

Daesh second-in-command killed in airstrike

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike on Friday, an Iraqi intelligence spokesman said on Saturday, Reuters reported. Jumaili was …

Russia's reaction to new US sanctions

Russia's reaction to new US sanctions

Washington's decision to impose restrictive measures against a number of Russian companies causes disappointment, but the sanctions bring no serious problems to Russia, Russian Foreign ministry’s spokeswoman …

Tillerson to discuss fight against Daesh with Erdogan

Tillerson to discuss fight against Daesh with Erdogan

The agenda of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Turkey includes the meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, State Department's press service reported. The head of American …

Trump’s Pentagon presents Daesh plan

Trump’s Pentagon presents Daesh plan

US President Donald Trump promised during the campaign to implement a "secret plan" to defeat Islamic State (ISIS, Daesh) including a pledge to "bomb the hell out of" the terror group in Iraq and Syria. …