IS weakens in Iraq

IS weakens in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State in Iraq is “losing terrain every single day”, said US’s Baghdad-based Major General Gary Volesky, adding that the group is increasingly unable to recruit...
IS claimed bomb attacks in Southern Iraq

IS claimed bomb attacks in Southern Iraq

(VOVworld) - Two suicide car bombs claimed by Islamic State killed at least 33 people and wounded 75 others in southern Iraq on Sunday. Islamic State said it had attacked a...
US Pentagon working to take out IS internet

US Pentagon working to take out IS internet

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed the the US military's secretive Cyber Command (Cybercom) is working to destroy the Islamic State group's Internet connections and leave the jihadists in...
EU warns of IS weapons of mass destruction

EU warns of IS weapons of mass destruction

(VOVworld) – EU and NATO security chiefs have warned that Islamic State terrorists are trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction such as biological and nuclear weapons to attack Britain and Europe. Jorge Berto Silva,...
Russia continues to help Syria fight terrorists

Russia continues to help Syria fight terrorists

(VOV world) - Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Monday that Russia will continue to help the Syrian army combat the Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat al...
US sends more troops to Iraq

US sends more troops to Iraq

(VOVworld)- The US will deploy more than 200 troops and Apache helicopters to Iraq as part of operations against jihadist group Islamic State, according to US defense officials
Tunisia eliminates an IS logistics supplier

Tunisia eliminates an IS logistics supplier

(VOVworld) - A 12-member terrorist network with links to IS has been eliminated by Tunisian National Guards and local security forces, said Tunisia’s Interior Ministry on Thursday
New security fears in Europe

New security fears in Europe

(VOVworld)- Europe is facing security threats made by IS in a new video clip warning of attacking London, Berlin, and Rome
IS kidnaps 344 Syrian workers

IS kidnaps 344 Syrian workers

(VOVworld) - Islamic State militants are believed to have kidnapped 344 Syrian workers from a private cement factory near Damascus, the Syrian government announced on Wednesday

IS threatens to attack European capitals

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State (IS) published a video on Tuesday in which an IS member threatened to carry out terror attacks in Europe, targeting London, Berlin, and Rome
Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

(VOVworld) – The Syrian army, backed by Russian aircraft, regained control of in central Homes province from IS forces on Sunday, a day after Syrian forces destroyed the IS defense line...
15 ISIL suspects detained in Turkey’s İzmir

15 ISIL suspects detained in Turkey’s İzmir

(VOVworld)- Some 15 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects were detained early on April 1 in the Aegean province of İzmir, including suspected trainers of suicide bombers