Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: Islamic State group

Remnants of life in war-torn city

A DUSTY teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are among the few remnants...

At ‘heroes’ ward,’ tales of horror

By Cecil Morella INSIDE the “Heroes’ Ward” at a hospital in Manila, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror stories of an unprecedented urban...

2 brothers brought death and destruction

By Cecil Morella MARAWI—Twenty years after obtaining Christian educations, Muslim brothers Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute returned to their city with the black flags of the...

Iraqi forces attack Old City in Mosul

MOSUL"•Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake Mosul’s Old City and push out the Islamic State group, three years after the jihadists...

More arrested over attack

LONDON"•Police carried out fresh raids and arrested “a number of people” on Monday after the Islamic State group claimed an attack by three men...

1,200 IS ‘killing machines lurk in PH’

There are about 1,200 Islamic State group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from Indonesia, the Indonesian defense minister told...

Joint sea patrols to counter jihadists

Singapore—Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats from Islamic State group...

‘Friendly fire’ kills 11 troops; probe sought

MARAWI—Airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in Marawi City killed 11 soldiers, authorities said Thursday, as they conceded...

Displaced people cry for end of brutal war

MARAWI—Four hungry chickens clawed at rubbish in a deserted street that smelt of corpses as military helicopters skimmed the rooftops firing rockets while the...

Battle rages in Marawi

MARAWI CITY--Security forces bombed Marawi City on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding hostages and reported to have murdered at least...

Braving mines, execution to flee IS

AIN ISSA, Syria"•The main section of a camp for the displaced in the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa is full, but civilians fleeing...

Trump accused of telling Russians top intelligence

WASHINGTON"•Embattled US President Donald Trump faced explosive allegations that he divulged top secret intelligence to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office, a charge the...

IS-linked Indonesian killed after bomb attack

BANDUNG"•Indonesian police shot dead a man linked to the Islamic State group during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb...

IS wreaks new destruction in Syria’s ancient Palmyra

Damascus, Syria—The Islamic State group has demolished more treasured monuments in Syria’s ancient Palmyra, a month after recapturing it from government forces, the country’s...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img