islamic state

In a shocking incident, Militants shot dead at least 31 passengers of a bus in central Mali on December 3. The bus plies between the village of Songho to a market in Bandiagara twice a week reported Reuters. The insurgents are said to be connected with al Qaeda and Islamic State. According to an official, militants also injured several others in the attack. 

In a drone attack carried out by the US to counter-terrorism, nine members of the same family, including six children died in Afghanistan's Kabul on August 29. The US officials claimed that the vehicle was filed by the Islamic State terrorists. However, the deceased's brother said that they are not terrorists and belong to "an ordinary family." Moreover, the airstrike destroyed two vehicles and damaged several parts of a residential building… read-more

The late Congress MLA BM Idinabba's grandson Ammar Abdul Rahman was arrested from Ullal, Mangalore after NIA raided following a connection in a case related to IS. Reportedly, Rahman's niece and her husband were among the 13 residents of Kasaragod who flew to Afghanistan in 2016 to join the IS. Reportedly, Rahman and a few others allegedly have links with "IS Sympathiser" Mohammad Ameen Yahya, arrested on March 15.

The Jammu Police on April 4 arrested Malik Umaid alias Abdullah, a commander of terror group Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). Booking Malik under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the police also recovered a pistol, eight rounds and Rs 1,13,000 from his possession. "With his arrest, a terror attack by the outfit has been averted," said Jammu zone IG Police Mukesh Singh.