In an announcement made on Sunday, the US military revealed that it had carried out a targeted strike resulting in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, a prominent leader of the Islamic State located in eastern Syria, reported Reuters.

Islamic State leader Usamah al-Muhajir killed in Syria: US central command

The US Justice Department said on Wednesday that an army soldier tried to provide information to the Islamic State (IS) to help the terrorist group attack American troops in the Middle East.

US soldier tried to help Islamic State attack American troops in Middle East: Justice Department

In a major operation involving more than 1,000 federal and state police officers, seven suspects accused of collecting money to send to the Islamic State group in Syria were arrested, informed German prosecutors on Wednesday.

Germany breaks 'Islamic State' finance network after arresting 7 suspected fundraisers

Kerala High Court on Friday refused to put a ban on Sudipto Sen's controversial film The Kerala Story. A division bench of the Kerala High Court rejected a petition against the release of the controversial film.

Kerala HC refuses to stay release of ‘The Kerala Story’, says allegation against ISIS not religion

Thousands of Yazidis were kidnapped when the Islamic State took over Northern Iraq a decade ago. While, a significant number of them have returned many still remain missing. Watch the video to know more.

Islamic States' atrocities against Yazidis: Families await kidnapped relatives

Thousands of Yazidis were kidnapped when the Islamic State took over Northern Iraq a decade ago. While a significant number of them have returned, many still remain missing. Ghadi Francis brings you the full report on The West Asia Post only on WION.

Iraq's Yazidis recount horrors | The West Asia Post

At least 20 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an attack on Friday (April 7), said local authorities. The next day, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on a village in eastern Congo, in a statement on its Telegram channel.

At least 20 killed in eastern Congo attack; Islamic State claims responsibility

The Islamic State group (IS) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists and children in Mazar-e-Sharif, a city in northern Afghanistan.

IS claims responsibility for bomb attack on Afghan journalists

A high school student has stabbed a teacher to death in a school in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. French government spokesman Olivier Véran confirmed Wednesday's attack and said the perpetrator was 16 years old.

French high-school student stabs teacher to death

Fifty-three people were killed on Friday (February 17) in central Syria in an ambush blamed on the Islamic State. According to state television, the victims were truffle hunting when they were killed "during an attack by the terrorists of IS to the southwest of the town of Al-Sokhna.

Syria: 53 killed in ambush blamed on Islamic State terrorists, say reports

A new United Nations report has stated that the Islamic State terror threat is still high and increasing in conflict zones, despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group continues to pose a threat to international peace and security.

'Islamic State terror threat remains high, threat increasing in conflict zones,' says UN

An attack blamed on the Islamic State (IS) group killed at least 11 people in central Syria, said a war monitor on Sunday (Febraury 12). Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the IS "attacked about 75 people on Saturday while they were collecting truffles in the Palmyra area, in the eastern countryside of Homs.

Islamic State attack claims 11 lives in Syria, mostly civilians: War monitor

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan said on Thursday that eight militants of the Islamic State (IS) were killed and seven others were arrested following raids on hideouts of the group.

Taliban kill eight IS militants, arrest 7 in raids targeting Kabul hotel attack accused

Authorities in Libya said on Sunday (January 1) that they found a mass grave with 18 bodies in the Sabaa area of Sirte city- which is a former stronghold of the Islamic State (IS).

Libya: 18 bodies exhumed from mass grave in former Islamic State stronghold

A terrorist attack blamed on Islamic State in eastern Syria killed at least 10 oil field workers, a day after the Syrian Kurdish-led forces warned of an assault on the terrorists.

Terror attack in eastern Syria kills at least 10 oil field workers, Islamic State blamed

Syrian Kurdish-led forces launched an all-out attack against Islamic State fighters after the militant group tried to rescue some of its members from a prison in Raqa.

Kurdish fighters launch offensive mission against Islamic State in Syria

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on an Afghanistan hotel frequented by Chinese businessmen. The group in a statement posted on its Telegram channel said two of its personnel "attacked a big hotel frequented by Chinese diplomats and businessmen in Kabul, where they detonated two explosive devices hidden inside two bags.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul hotel attack, China says condems 'all forms of terrorism'

Seven people were killed after a roadside bomb exploded in northern Afghanistan’s biggest city Mazar-a-Sharif on Tuesday. According to the local officials, the people were petroleum company employees who were travelling to their workplace in a bus.

Seven killed and six injured in roadside explosion in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

The Islamist State said on Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was killed in battle. The extremist group has named his replacement. A spokesperson for the group said that the IS group leader was killed "in combat with enemies of God" but did not provide further details.

ISIS says leader Abu Hasan Al-Qurashi killed, new leader named

At least 19 people were killed and 24 wounded after a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan’s northern city of Aybak on Wednesday. According to AFP, a doctor at the local hospital confirmed the death toll and said that the wounded are currently undergoing treatment.

At least 19 killed and 24 injured in bomb blast at madrassa in Afghanistan's Aybak

The Islamic State group on Wednesday said that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.

Islamic State group announces death of leader, appoints successor

Lafarge, a French cement major, has been fined $778 million for supporting terror groups, including the Islamic State, during the Syrian civil war. The US Justice Department said that Lafarge SA paid “middlemen” $12.

French cement firm Lafarge fined $778 mn for funding Islamic State, other terror groups

The world has seen its fair share of terror attacks. These terrible attacks result in huge losses of life and the devastation of property. People, who survive these are considered lucky, but are they?

Belgium woman gets euthanised after battling post-terror attack mental trauma for six years

Two top ISIS leaders were killed in an airstrike by the United States forces in northern Syria on Thursday, according to defense officials. The official statement stated that Abu ‘Ala, deputy leader of ISIS in Syria, and Abu Mu’Ad al-Qahtani, an ISIS official responsible for prisoner affairs, were killed.

Two top Islamic State terrorists killed in US air raids conducted in Syria

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