Gulf Independent

27 killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS

At least 27 people were killed on Sunday in a series of suicide bombings, including one where an ambulance was used, which were claimed by Islamic State in Iraq's northern province of Salah al-Din.

4:45 AM November 25 2016

ASIA

Kurdish militant group claims deadly Turkey attack

A Kurdish militant group that has carried out a string of attacks in Turkey this year on Sunday claimed a bombing on the southeastern city of Diyarbakir that killed 11.

4:45 AM November 25 2016

INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia jails Uighur radical over IS-linked terror plots

A Uighur radical with links to an Islamic State militant was jailed for six years Wednesday for planning bomb attacks in Indonesia against a Shia mosque and a top-ranking policeman.

4:45 AM November 25 2016

ASIA

Iraqi police battle suicide bombers, get glimpse of life under IS

Iraqi federal policemen stood over the corpse of an Islamic State suicide bomber covered by a curtain. The chain attached to his ankle was tied to a car that had dragged him through streets ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016

ASIA

IS using thousands as human shields in Mosul: UN

Islamic State forces in Iraq have abducted tens of thousands of men, women and children from areas around Mosul and are using them as ‘human shields’ in strategic sites in the city as Iraqi troops advance ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016

INTERNATIONAL

Indonesian police kill man wielding machetes, IS symbol

Indonesian police shot dead a man carrying knives, suspected pipe bombs and a symbol of the Islamic State group after he launched a daylight assault on officers near Jakarta on Thursday, an official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016

INTERNATIONAL

IS joke backfires on YouTube star PewDiePie

Hugely popular blogger PewDiePie was back on Twitter Thursday after his account was temporarily suspended when he jokingly claimed he had joined the Islamic State group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016