IS claims responsibility for Indonesia bombing

IS claims responsibility for Indonesia bombing

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for 2 bombings Wednesday in east Jakarta which killed at least 3 policemen and injured 12. The perpetrator of the attack was an...
Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

(VOVWORLD) - Following clashes between government and rebel forces, Marawi city on Mindanao island, the Philippines, has become the first city in Southeast Asia to come under the control of forces loyal to...
Iraq retakes areas in southern Mosul

Iraq retakes areas in southern Mosul

(VOVworld) – The semi-armed forces of Hashd Shaabi have liberated 5 villages from the Islamic State group amid conflicts in western Mosul, Iraqi army reported on Sunday
 IS ambushes Iraqi government convoy

IS ambushes Iraqi government convoy

(VOVworld) - Islamic State fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western Iraq on Sunday, killing 10 members of the security forces and injuring 20 others...
IS claims deadly attack on FSB office in Russia

IS claims deadly attack on FSB office in Russia

(VOVworld) - IS has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Friday on an office of Russia's main domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, in Khabarovsk. According to the text translated into English...
IS seeking alliance with Al Qaeda

IS seeking alliance with Al Qaeda

(VOVworld) - The Islamic State is talking to Al Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said Monday
IS plans to attack US forces in Kuwait

IS plans to attack US forces in Kuwait

(VOVworld) – Suspected Islamic State militants arrested in Kuwait and the Philippines were planning to bomb US military forces in Kuwait, the Al Rai newspaper reported on Monday
US claims to kill IS propaganda chief

US claims to kill IS propaganda chief

(VOVworld) – An Islamic State propaganda chief was killed in a US-led coalition airstrike in the western Iraqi city of Al-Qaim on Saturday, the coalition reported on Thursday
Iraqi forces gain more ground in Mosul

Iraqi forces gain more ground in Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi forces, with support from the US-led coalition, on Sunday advanced deeper into Mosul, liberating four more districts from the control of Islamic State militants