IS forms Southeast Asian branch

IS forms Southeast Asian branch

(VOVworld) – A military intelligence official in the Philippines said on Thursday that Islamic militants in Southeast Asian who claimed to be fighting for IS in the Middle East said they...
Tunisia raises alert amid IS threats of attack

Tunisia raises alert amid IS threats of attack

(VOVworld) – Tunisia’s government raised its terror alert to the highest level and tightened security in its capital Tunis after the daily news Assabah reported on Wednesday that the Islamic...
Syrian media reports IS leader dead

Syrian media reports IS leader dead

(VOVworld) – Syrian media cited sources affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) that IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, without elaboration. Other reports said al-Baghdadi was killed in...
Europeans consider IS the biggest threat

Europeans consider IS the biggest threat

(VOVworld) - Europeans consider the militant group Islamic State to be the biggest threat facing their countries, ahead of climate change, economic instability, and refugees
IS attacks Lybian government forces

IS attacks Lybian government forces

(VOVworld) – Rida Issa, a spokesman for the Lybian unity government’s forces, said that the Islamic State carried out three suicide car bombings in Sirte on Sunday targeting forces...
IS claims responsibility for attacks in Syria

IS claims responsibility for attacks in Syria

(VOVworld) - IS claimed responsibility for all of the attacks in Syria on May 23 that killed 100 people and injured about 120 others. IS said on its website that the coordinated explosions targeted...
US adds IS branches to its terror list

US adds IS branches to its terror list

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, the US Department of State added Islamic State’s (IS) branch in Libya and Sunni militants in Yemen and Saudi Arabia to its Foreign Terrorist Organizations List