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Pakistan launches offensive against IS near Afghan border

Pakistan's military says it has launched a major operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border.

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Pakistan launches offensive against IS near Afghan border

Pakistan'smilitarysaysithaslaunchedamajoroperationagainstso-calledIslamicState(IS)inthenorth-westernregionalongtheAfghanborder.Aspokesmansaidmilitantshadgainedg

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Britain doubles number of warplanes in fight against IS

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday that the deployment of Typhoons and two further Tornados would double the number of British fighter jets taking the fight against Daesh, also known as the Islamic State (IS).

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Senior leader of IS branch killed in eastern Afghanistan

​Gul Zaman, No. 2 leader of the Islamic State (IS) branch in Afghanistan, has been killed along with six other IS members in a U.S. drone strike, said the country 's intelligence agency on Tuesday.

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Islamic State's pamphlet distributed in Pakistan

​Unidentified people have distributed pamphlets of the Islamic State in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, residents who have seen the pamphlets said Wednesday.