Men Joining Isis

Jamil Ansari (name changed) runs a mobile phone repair shop in Maharashtra's Beed district. But, nobody would imagine that only two years ago, he was on the verge of joining the dreaded terror outfit ISIS by travelling to Iraq, thousands of kilometres away.

The unilateral ceasefire during the holy month of Ramzan may have brought a halt to anti-terrorist operations in Kashmir but security agencies have warned of a rise in recruitment of local youths into terrorist groups, that has crossed 80, and a rise in infiltration from various sides of the Line of Control (LoC).

A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIS terrorist group last year, has died in US airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to messages received by his relatives. Yahiya was among the 21 men from the state who had reportedly gone missing after travelling to the Middle East last year in July.

One of the 11 young men who were suspected to have gone to join ISIS from Kerala's Kasargode, has allegedly died in a drone strike in Afghanistan. The family today received a Whatsapp message that read, "Hafees has been killed in a drone strike yesterday. We consider him shuhada (martyred) and Allah knows best".

Two men were arrested in Australia Thursday on suspicion of breaching the country's foreign fighter laws, with one to be charged with joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria.

A man was today detained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Tamil Nadu in connection with its ongoing investigation in the disappearance of 21 people from Kerala who are believed to have joined the ISIS, a day after the anti-terror probe agency arrested six people in the case.

Twenty-two Keralites, including six women and three children, who were reported missing in June this year, have reached the bastion of ISIS terror operations in Afghanistan, officials said.

BJP has sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the case related to the 21 "missing" youths from Kerala, who are suspected to have joined terror outfit Islamic State.

Singapore said today it had detained two men under its tough internal security law after discovering they intended to travel to Syria to fight for the ISIS group.

Two men who were reportedly killed in combat while fighting the ISIS group in Syria left suburban Denver neighborhoods for a war zone because of comradery and an unshakeable drive to right an injustice, their families said Wednesday.

A young pregnant woman missing in Kerala and believed to be among 17 people suspected to have joined the terror group ISIS was studying to be a dentist and is the sister of a National Security Guard (NSG) commando.

Inside a lavish house in Kerala's Kasaragod, there is a worrisome silence between detailed discussions. A mother hasn't eaten much in the last few days. Her 66-year-old husband is scared for his sons who may have joined the terror group ISIS, but is putting on a bold face.

Two men from Anaheim, California, were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS militants, one of them going so far as to attempt to travel to the Middle East to join the extremist group, federal prosecutors said.

Australian police have charged five men held earlier this week on suspicion of planning to travel in a small motor boat to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to join ISIS in Syria.

In a dusty open ground in Hyderabad's Baba Nagar area, we meet Muwahid, 28 and Zahid, 24 (names changed). In 2014, the two young men - along with a third friend - made a failed attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State.

Jamil Ansari (name changed) runs a mobile phone repair shop in Maharashtra's Beed district. But, nobody would imagine that only two years ago, he was on the verge of joining the dreaded terror outfit ISIS by travelling to Iraq, thousands of kilometres away.

The unilateral ceasefire during the holy month of Ramzan may have brought a halt to anti-terrorist operations in Kashmir but security agencies have warned of a rise in recruitment of local youths into terrorist groups, that has crossed 80, and a rise in infiltration from various sides of the Line of Control (LoC).

A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIS terrorist group last year, has died in US airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to messages received by his relatives. Yahiya was among the 21 men from the state who had reportedly gone missing after travelling to the Middle East last year in July.

One of the 11 young men who were suspected to have gone to join ISIS from Kerala's Kasargode, has allegedly died in a drone strike in Afghanistan. The family today received a Whatsapp message that read, "Hafees has been killed in a drone strike yesterday. We consider him shuhada (martyred) and Allah knows best".

Two men were arrested in Australia Thursday on suspicion of breaching the country's foreign fighter laws, with one to be charged with joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria.

A man was today detained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Tamil Nadu in connection with its ongoing investigation in the disappearance of 21 people from Kerala who are believed to have joined the ISIS, a day after the anti-terror probe agency arrested six people in the case.

Twenty-two Keralites, including six women and three children, who were reported missing in June this year, have reached the bastion of ISIS terror operations in Afghanistan, officials said.

BJP has sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the case related to the 21 "missing" youths from Kerala, who are suspected to have joined terror outfit Islamic State.

Singapore said today it had detained two men under its tough internal security law after discovering they intended to travel to Syria to fight for the ISIS group.

Two men who were reportedly killed in combat while fighting the ISIS group in Syria left suburban Denver neighborhoods for a war zone because of comradery and an unshakeable drive to right an injustice, their families said Wednesday.

A young pregnant woman missing in Kerala and believed to be among 17 people suspected to have joined the terror group ISIS was studying to be a dentist and is the sister of a National Security Guard (NSG) commando.

Inside a lavish house in Kerala's Kasaragod, there is a worrisome silence between detailed discussions. A mother hasn't eaten much in the last few days. Her 66-year-old husband is scared for his sons who may have joined the terror group ISIS, but is putting on a bold face.

Two men from Anaheim, California, were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS militants, one of them going so far as to attempt to travel to the Middle East to join the extremist group, federal prosecutors said.

Australian police have charged five men held earlier this week on suspicion of planning to travel in a small motor boat to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to join ISIS in Syria.

In a dusty open ground in Hyderabad's Baba Nagar area, we meet Muwahid, 28 and Zahid, 24 (names changed). In 2014, the two young men - along with a third friend - made a failed attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State.