Singapore detains student for planning attacks on city
Singapore has detained an 18-year-old man, accusing him of supporting the Islamic State group and planning to carry out attacks, security officials said Wednesday.
Tag: Islamic State
US strikes IS target in Afghanistan, pushes airlift into final stage
The United States conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State target in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee moved into its fraught final stages with fresh terror attack warnings and encroaching Taliban forces primed to take over Kabul airport.
Defeated militarily in 2017, IS remains a global threat
The year 2017 saw significant destruction to the Islamic State (IS), which lost almost all of its self-proclaimed “Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, but experts warn the group is adapting and continues to be a threat.
US military to send cyber soldiers to the battlefield
The US Army will soon send teams of cyber warriors to the battlefield, officials said Wednesday, as the military increasingly looks to take the offensive against enemy computer networks.
De facto dictatorship: Duterte seeks martial law extension for Mindanao
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday to extend martial law across the southern third of the country until the end of next year to combat Islamist militants and communist rebels.
On deadly ground: Duterte brings Seagal to rally troops in Jolo
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte brought in a special guest on Friday to rally troops battling Islamic State followers in the south — US action hero Steven Seagal.
DOJ to charge IS leader widow Karen Hamidon for recruiting Marawi siege fighters on-line
The widow of a slain Islamist militant leader will be charged for allegedly using social media to recruit Islamic State sympathisers to join a five-month siege of a southern city, Philippine authorities said Friday.
Duterte defends troops on looting in Marawi siege: I don’t believe it, I was there, I know
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday rejected allegations by a rights group that troops engaged in looting during the bloody battle against Islamic State followers in the southern city of Marawi.
Ganyan din si Duterte! Palace doesn’t mind Trump’s gaffe in pronouncing President’s name
Malacañang isn’t offended that United States President Donald Trump mispronounced the name of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Tunnels reveal militants’ rat-like tactics in Marawi war: Mautes crawled through sewers to avoid going above ground
The main battle zone in a southern Philippine city seized by Islamic State supporters resembles a tsunami-hit wasteland, with bullet-riddled mosques and a network of tunnels testifying to their hide-and-kill tactics.
