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Arrests of five alleged IS men politically motivated
COIMBATORE: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Tamil Nadu police may be cracking down on the Islamic State (IS) but families of the five alleged accused claim that their arrests are “fabricated” and “politically motivated”. Denying allegations and any
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Ten dead in Islamic State’s suicide car bomb attack
RAQA: Ten people were killed and 20 wounded Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Raqa, a former stronghold of the Islamic State group (IS) in north Syria, a rights watchdog said. The explosion claimed the lives of five
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Chaos in Indonesia, platform for Islamic State
SINGAPORE: The Islamic State (IS) operatives wanted to create chaos by participating in the pro – Prabowo rally in Jakarta, Indonesia as it would serve as a platform to advance its own agenda, said a security expert. “The IS infiltrated
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“Three remaining Islamic State cell members nabbed”
PUCHONG: The police have arrested the three remaining members of an Islamic State cell which was planning to carry out assassinations and terrorist acts in the country Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said the three suspects –
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Islamic State features Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in video
CAIRO: Islamic State’s media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the jihadists’ now-defunct “caliphate” five years ago. In the 18-minute
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