Jihadists

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'Last night, I was getting calls from my workers from different booths that they have been threatened by TMC's 'jihadi' brigade that if you sit as booth agents for BJP, you'll be murdered,' Bose said. (Photo: ANI)

There's no difference between a terrorist organisation, TMC: BJP's CK Bose

Bose also accused TMC workers of attacking him on April 24, when he was on his way to file nomination papers.

19 May 2019 1:18 PM

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik disappearance comes a fortnight after seven terrorists from the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh were sentenced to death for murdering the caretaker of a Sufi shrine in November 2015. (Representational Image)

Liberal Hindu Bangladeshi lawyer disappears after Islamist trials

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik, a respected prosecutor and champion of minority rights, has not been seen since Friday morning.

01 Apr 2018 5:56 PM

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syria’s capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise night time attack. (Representational Image)

Islamic State takes Damascus area, kills 36 Syria troops: monitor

‘IS took full control of Qadam, and 36 government troops and loyalist fighters have been killed.’

20 Mar 2018 6:15 PM

Heavily armed jihadists stormed the boarding school in the remote town, forcing terrified students to flee into the surrounding bush. (Representational Image)

More than 100 girls are missing, possibly abducted, after Boko Haram attacks school

Parents in Dapchi, in Yobe state, said had they set up a support group after Monday’s raid.

24 Feb 2018 5:27 PM

Mourners embrace each other after the explosion in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday. The death toll following a double car bomb attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi night rose to at least 34, a hospital spokeswoman said. (Photo: AFP)

Double car bombings near mosque kill 34 in Benghazi

Mosque frequently visited by opponents of Libya ‘jihadists’

25 Jan 2018 1:07 AM

Afghan policemen keeping watch following blasts at a Shia cultural centre in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS cells operate in Kabul under noses of Afghan and US forces

The militants meet at night to discuss jihad, or holy war, and plot attacks on targets in the city they know well.

11 Jan 2018 1:49 AM

Footage from the scene showed twisted vehicles and nearby buildings with only walls left standing. (Photo: AFP)

23 dead, 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack by Al-Shabab

Among the dead were a mother and three children, including a baby, all shot in the head.

29 Oct 2017 12:39 PM

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram raid for supplies burns crops, kills 6 soldiers in remote Nigerian village

Sporadic attacks have claimed at least 20,000 lives, made more than 2.6 million homeless since 2009.

26 Oct 2017 2:59 PM

The four suspected members of the Spanish terror cells that executed attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils (from top left to bottom right): Mohamed Houli Chemlal, Driss Oukabir, Salah El Karib and Mohamed Aallaa. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona attack: Terror cell planned big attack on monuments, suspect tells

The suspects who appeared in court are thought to be the only surviving members of a 12-man terror cell.

23 Aug 2017 11:39 AM

Emergency workers stand on a blocked street in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: AP)

ISIS claims its 'soldiers' carried out Barcelona attack

At least 13 people were killed on Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds.

18 Aug 2017 5:59 AM

Smoke from an explosion rises during fighting against Islamic State militants in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Bodies of ISIS terrorists lie in freezers, countries refuse to claim them

Islamic State has now been defeated in its main stronghold in the Iraqi city of Mosul and is under pressure in Syrian city of Raqqa.

24 Jul 2017 1:32 PM

West Mosul has been eviscerated, its buildings half collapsed or shattered, craters in the road sprouting tangles of misshapen and broken water pipes. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

Iraq: Mosul looks to rise from the ashes after battle

But before this can happen, the chaotic mess caused by the conflict that devastated Mosul must be cleared away.

19 Jul 2017 1:07 PM

The attack happened on Sunday at the village of Ngalewa, near the border with Nigeria. (Photo: AFP)

Niger: Boko Haram jihadists abduct 37 women, slit throats of 9 people

The governor Diffa region said the village had been singled out because it was known for its resistance to the jihadists.

04 Jul 2017 6:18 PM

United Nations. (Photo: Representational)

3 UN peacekeepers killed in attack northern Mali

The attack is just the latest to target the 12,000-strong force in the west African nation.

09 Jun 2017 4:51 PM

Smoke billows following a reported air strike in rebel-held parts of Jobar on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on March 19. (Photo: AFP/Mohammed EYAD)

Syria: Rebel-jihadist clashes kill 40, injure 70

Jaish al-Islam said its opponents had provoked the clashes by harassing reinforcements headed for Qabun, a front with regime forces.

29 Apr 2017 11:28 AM

Islam Maytat from Morocco poses for a photo with her children in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northern Syrian after she escaped from ISIS territory following three traumatic years living in the group’s so-called ‘caliphate’. (Photo: AFP)

From aspiring stylist to a jihadist widow

Now safe in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, Maytat holds her 10-month-old daughter Maria in her lap as she tells her story.

27 Apr 2017 6:52 AM

The incident is the most serious between the two countries, which remain technically at war, since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011. (Photo: Representational Image)

Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra

Our air defence engaged them and shot down one warplane over occupied territory, said statement.

17 Mar 2017 2:53 PM

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