18,000 people had been killed and 36,000 wounded in the war with the Islamic State.

Iraq says war with Islamic State killed 18,000

There have been conflicting reports about the fate of the IS chief with Russia last year declaring that Baghdadi was killed.

IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being treated in Syrian hospital: Iraqi minister

WION Evening News Brief, January 24, 2018

Gunmen stormed an office of aid agency Save the Children and battled security forces surrounding the building, killing at least two people and wounding 12, officials said

Islamic State claims attack on Jalalabad in Afghanistan

Fire from the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State killed 10 members of the Iraqi security forces

Fire kills 11 in Iraq air strike: Iraqi security sources

The latest strikes come as the United States urged Turkey to show restraint in its campaign against Kurdish forces in northern Syria

US-led strikes kill 150 Islamic State militants in Syria

Siddhartha Dhar, a British Hindu who converted to Islam and now goes by the name Abu Rumaysah, had skipped police bail in the UK to travel to Syria with his wife and young children in 2014

US designates Indian-origin IS man, called 'New Jihadi John', global terrorist

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the US-led coalition against Islamic State had carried out the air strikes

Air strikes kills at least 13 in east Syrian IS territory: Reports

The May election will decide the prime minister who will lead the country for the next four years, a position reserved to the Shi'ite Arab majority.

Iraq sets May 12 date for elections to be contested by PM Abadi, Iran allies

The two were also "believed to have acted as guards and interpreters involved in ISIS' illegal captivity of Western hostages

2 British Islamic State fighters captured in Syria

The Islamic State lost its self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq last year but Al-Qaeda "remained remarkably resilient," said the UN monitors

Al-Qaeda still going strong as Islamic State crumbles: UN report

The two Chinese were in their car in an upmarket area on Monday when the attackers in another car opened fire on their vehicle

China urges Pakistan to solve Chinese citizen's killing

There were no casualties among the security forces in the attack.

Almost 34 IS, LeI militants killed in Afghanistan

Armed officers patrol a train station where television screens and giant posters warn of the threat from militants

It's when, not if: Singapore worries, and prepares, for militant attack

Hans-Georg Maassen said Germany should review laws restricting surveillance of minors under the age of 14

Islamic State fighters with 'brainwashed' children could carry out attacks: German intelligence chief

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack near the Marshal Fahim military academy on the city's western outskirts.

11 Afghan soldiers killed in Kabul attack, IS claims responsibility

At least five militants attacked an army outpost

Islamic State group claims attack on Kabul military compound

The cyber wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs has intercepted articles and images posted on a Telegram channel which it says is pro-ISIS and supports the establishment of sharia in Jammu and Kashmir

Pro-IS groups may be encouraging lone-wolf attacks in Kashmir: MHA sources

According to the report, US warplanes have carried out hundreds of airstrikes, while its special forces conducted ground operations in the province.

17 IS militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan

Ullah was arrested on December 11 after trying to detonate a pipe bomb secured to his body in a pedestrian tunnel in New York City's subway system.

Bangladeshi bomber pleads not guilty in New York subway bomb attack

Fayaz and Siyad, both natives of North Paravur near Kochi, were arrested on Wednesday following investigations based on a complaint by the 25-year-old woman, who was rescued from Saudi Arabia and brought home last year by her family

2 held over bid to sell off Kerala woman to IS after 'forced conversion'

Though Pakistan government has denied the presence of the Islamic State (IS) on its soil, a leading think-tank here has warned that the dreaded terror outfit is alarmingly increasing its presence, posing a major threat to the country

ISIS on the rise in Pakistan: Report

Islamic State, which has claimed a series of attacks in Kabul over the past two years, issued a statement on its Amaq news agency saying it was responsible.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack

Gunman kills two Christians at their alcohol store south of Cairo: Security sources

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