The US has ramped up its presence in Niger in order to stop the extremist group from mushrooming in Africa where Islamic State, Boko Haram and AQUIM regularly hit civilian targets.

Watch: US army exercises in Africa aims to combat extremists

An Iraqi military spokesman told Reuters that air strikes were carried out in coordination with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Air Force carried out strikes on Islamic State targets inside Syria: Iraq PM

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared full victory over the group last December after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country

Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State

Ten foreign suspects, including a senior member of the Islamic State, were arrested in central Turkey for their links to the terrorist group

70 Islamic State militants arrested in Turkey

Hekmat's supporters declared Qari Habib Rahman as the new leader of the northern provinces

Afghanistan: Rift appears over choosing new Islamic State leader

Qari Hekmat was killed in a drone strike on Thursday afternoon in the Darz Aab district of Afghanistan`s northern Jawzjan province, said Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for the Afghan National Army Air Corps

Afghan air strike kills Islamic State commander

VK Singh briefed the media as he arrived in Amritsar

VK Singh brings back mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq

At least 23 militants, including two Islamic State (IS) militants, were killed in operations by Afghan security forces in the last 24 hours, according to Afghanistan's defence ministry

Afghanistan: 23 militants killed in last 24 hours

The deceased were among the 21 persons from Kasaragod district who went missing and later reportedly joined the ISIS in 2016.

Family of three, including 1 man suspected of joining IS reportedly killed

The officials said that the latest airstrike was carried out in Chapa Dara district in the province

US airstrike kills 6 Islamic State terrorists in Afghanistan

ISIL claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack but provided no evidence for its claim. The group made the claim via a statement released online by its Amaq news agency

Suicide bombers attack Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, 1 killed, 8 injured

The court has awarded the sentence of 7 years under Section 125 and 7 years under section 38, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been imposed on the accused

Kerala ISIS case: ISIS recruiter Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid sent to 7 years jail

Along with Asperman, the State Department also designated the Katibat al-Imam al-Bukhari, an armed group as an "al Qaeda ally"

IS link in Syria: US names Frenchman Joe Asperman as 'global terrorist'

The Taliban earlier denied involvement on Twitter

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack

Pakistan today strongly condemned a suicide attack near a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital that killed 29 people and wounded 52 others

Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul

WION evening news brief, March 21, 2018

At least 13 IS militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan

IS jihadists killed 15 people at a fake roadblock on a major highway in Kirkuk province, north of Baghdad, a police officer told AFP

25 killed in IS attacks in northern Iraq

Experts have warned that indoctrinated children, who began escaping the clutches of ISIS, could pose an ongoing threat to security

Cubs of the Caliphate: Rehabilitating Islamic State's child fighters

The distressing video, distributed by a pro-IS news agency, includes graphic footage taken by a soldier wearing a helmet camera

Islamic State video of Niger attack highlights US troops' vulnerability

The group were held during anti-terror raids in the Black Sea province of Samsun

Turkey detains Iraqis plotting US embassy attack: Report

A local leader of the group who has been identified as Mohib was also among those killed

3 IS militants killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan

At least 10 other fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) are missing

Islamic State kills 12 Iraqi militiamen near Kirkuk

The Islamic State group was ousted from its de facto Syrian capital Raqa in October, but it left mines scattered across the ravaged city.

Desperate to come home, Syrians brave IS mines in Raqa

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