Britain Launches First Syria Air Strikes
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Royal Air Force Tornado jets on Thursday carried out their first air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, hours after MPs voted in favour of British air strikes in…
Terrorism
Anonymous Hacktivists Announce Plan to ‘Mock’ IS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Hacking group Anonymous has vowed to take out social media accounts supporting the Islamic State militant group during a planned day of rage. According to the online Daily Mail, the group…
NY Using App to Keep Citizens Safe from Terrorists
New York, Nov 26 (IANS) Following terror attacks in Mali, Paris and Beirut, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a new mobile app designed to help keep his citizens safe, Digitaltrends.com reported. Called “See…
Paris Attack Ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud Killed
Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the bloody Paris terror attacks, was killed in a police raid a day earlier, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. Papillary prints — which include…
Paris Attacks: Authorities Seek to Identify Suspected Ring Leader
Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) French experts are working to establish whether the suspected ring leader of the November 12 Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid on a flat in the suburb…
Danger of Chemical Attack in France: PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. (File Photo: Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei/IANS) Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terrorist groups. Valls made the announcement…
Paris Raid: Police Fired over 5,000 Rounds of Ammunition
SAINT-DENIS, Nov. 18, 2015 (Xinhua) — French policemen block roads near the area of an anti-terrorist police assault in northern Paris suburbs Saint-Denis, France, on Nov. 18, 2015. An anti-terrorist police assault was underway in…
IS’s ‘Dabaq’ Shows ‘Bomb’ That Downed Russian Plan
Cairo, Nov 19 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group on Wednesday released a photo of an improvised bomb that was allegedly used to down a Russian airliner last month. The photo, which was released in…
Two Killed in Police Siege to Get Paris Attack Mastermind
Paris, Nov 18 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another terrorist was fatally shot by a sniper as police raided an apartment in a suburb here to catch the mastermind of the…
Syria’s Assad Says No Intelligence Sharing with France
Damascus, Nov 18 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ruled out collaborating with France and said his country is ready to share intelligence with it only if Paris changed its policy toward Syria. “We are…
Headley to Be Made Accused in 26/11 Case
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) In a significant development, a Mumbai Sessions Court has allowed the prosecution to include Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley as an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, Special Public…
No Explosives Found After Football Match Cancelled in Hanover
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) No explosives were found in Hanover after the football match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled due to threat of attacks involving explosives on Tuesday evening, Interior Minister of German…
Explosives Threat Leads to Germany Holland Match Cancellation
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) A football match between Germany and the Netherlands to be held in the German city of Hanover on Tuesday evening has been cancelled due to the threat of attacks, German media…
Killing of innocents not jihad: Jamiat leader
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Condemning the Paris attack by terror group Islamic State, Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind leader Maulana Mahmood Madani said on Tuesday that killing of innocents could never be regarded as an act of…
US Calls Islamic State First ‘Social Media’ Terrorists
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the capability of action of the IS in the US “is not what it is in Europe” while warning of the challenges of dealing with the…
Terrorists Downed Russian Plane Killing 224: Moscow
Moscow, Nov 17 (IANS) Russia’s security chief confirmed on Tuesday that a “terror act” downed the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. “Traces of foreign explosives” were found…
“Republic Will Destroy Terrorists”: Hollande
Paris, Nov 17 (IANS) “The terrorists will never destroy the republic because the republic will destroy them,” French President Francois Hollande said in a speech addressed to the two chambers of parliament. “The acts committed on…
19 Nationalities Among Victims of Paris Attack: French President
French President Francois Hollande gestures while speaking during a media conference after a G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders discussed Syria’s civil war at the summit but looked…
Anonymous Declares War On ISIS
Online Activist and Hacker group Anonymous Declared War On ISIS. “Make no mistake: Anonymous is at war with Daesh,” the enigmatic hacker group wrote on Twitter over the weekend, using an alternative name for ISIS….
French National Wanted for Paris Attacks Held
Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French national wanted in connection with last week’s terrorist Paris attacks that claimed 129 lives, was on Monday arrested in Brussels, a media report said. The 26-year-old…