Despite Losing Terrain, Islamic State's Attacks Rose in 2016: Study

... additional groups pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Affiliates in Bangladesh, Yemen, ... before allying with Islamic State, said a senior State Department official. Islamic State "was able ... targeting the group, with ISIS media releases and social media ...

Battles Between Philippine Extremists, Gov't-Backed Separatists Kill 25

... separatist rebels and pro-Islamic State militants have killed at ... have pledged allegiance to Islamic State. The island of 22 ... the ISIS-inspired group," Besana said, referring to Islamic State by ... and wants an independent Islamic State in the south. The ...

North Korea, China and ISIS Pose Challenges for Asia Pacific: US Navy Commander

... coming from China and the Islamic State. "I remain very concerned about ... increased terrorist threat from the Islamic State, Harris said Indonesia and the ... multinational collaboration can we eradicate ISIS and other violent extremist organizations ...

Marawi Standoff Enters Third Month, Underlining Crisis in Philippines

... the highly organized, pro-Islamic State fighters who swept through ... fighters unable to join Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. ... , which wants recognition from Islamic State as its regional affiliate. ... fighters in the eyes of ISIS Central." Richard Javad Heydarian ...

More Attacks Likely in Southeast Asia After Marawi: Report

... militants, who claim allegiance to Islamic State (IS), still control a ... is possible that Southeast Asian ISIS leaders (in Syria) might ... using another acronym for the Islamic State. Asked about an elevated ... wanting to join the pro-ISIS forces in the Philippines", ...

Encrypted Messaging App Telegram Blocks Terror-Related Channels Amid Rising Security Concerns

... month we block thousands of ISIS-related public channels and publish ... to an alternative moniker for Islamic State. As of July 14, ... Telegram has banned 3,169 Islamic State-related bots and channels in ... suicide bomb attack on the State Palace in Jakarta, in ...

Indonesia's Reputation as Model of Moderate Islam Intact: Jokowi

... that must be respected." Islamic State Has No Place in Indonesia ... by a small army of Islamic State-allied fighters to overrun ... on for six weeks. "ISIS has no place in Indonesia ... using a popular acronym for Islamic State. He noted that Indonesia, Malaysia ...

SE Asian Countries Commit to Cohesive Approach to Thwart Militants

... be the prelude to an Islamic State infiltration of the region. ... as the ultra-radical Islamic State group tries to establish ... look at how quickly Islamic State, or ISIS, managed to recruit fighters ... , who was proclaimed by Islamic State last year as its " ...

Shock and Anger in Mosul After Islamic State Destroys Historic Mosque

... minaret since June 2014, after Islamic State fighters surged across Iraq, seizing ... Islamic State, said Iraqi security forces were continuing to push into remaining ISIS ... revealed to the prophet Mohammed. Islamic State fighters have destroyed many Muslim ...

US Urges Bigger Chinese Role to Combat Global Terrorism

... terrorism and efforts to defeat Islamic State, including in Iraq, ... the international coalition to defeat ISIS [Islamic State]" she said. Thornton ... involve US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of ... s Liberation Army. The State Department says they will ...