Terrorist Groups

Iraqi Army thwarts ISIL plots in Saladin

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Iraqi forces thwarted an attempt by remnants of the ISIL terrorists to infiltrate Saladin province in central Iraq on Sunday.

Iran embassy reacts to attack on Syrian martyrs funeral

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Iran's embassy in Damascus condemned the terrorist attack on the funeral ceremony of Syrian martyrs and offered condolences to the family of the victims.

IRGC pounds terrorists' positions in Erbil (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched artillery attacks on the positions of terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

9 ISIL forces killed during Iraqi army operation in Kirkuk

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iraqi intelligence service on Wednesday announced that the country's army has managed to kill nine ISIL terrorists by blowing up their hideout in Kirkuk province.

IRGC captures 5 armed terrorists in Kordestan Province

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – IRGC said in a statement on Tuesday that its forces have identified and dismantled an armed terrorist team in Baneh County of Kordestan Province.

3 ISIL wanted members detained in Iraqi capital

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iraq's General Security Directorate (GSD) announced that three ISIL wanted members were arrested in the country's capital of Baghdad.

ISIL claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian troops

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – ISIL terrorist group on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers.

Gunmen killed population of three villages in Nigeria: report

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Gunmen killed at least 48 people in attacks on three villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local official and residents said Sunday.

ISIL claims responsibility for missile attack on Tajikistan

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tajikistan from Afghanistan on Saturday.

At least 11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – At least 11 members of the Egyptian military, including an officer, have been killed in an armed attack on the Sinai Peninsula, an army spokesman said.

Two electricity towers in Afghanistan exploded by terrorists

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The Afghan Electricity Company announced on Saturday that electricity had been cut off in Parwan, Kabul and 10 other provinces following the destruction of two electricity towers by terrorists last night.

Komala terrorist group dismantled in Iran's Kordestan

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iranian intelligence service detained the members of the Komala terrorist group in Kordestan Province.

Dozens of Al-Shabaab terrorists detained in Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The Ethiopian security service on Saturday reported that 34 members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group were identified and arrested during an operation.

One killed, three injured in ISIL attack on Iraq’s Diyala

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) –Iraqi sources on Friday reported that one person was killed and three others wounded following the attack of ISIL terrorist group on outskirts of Khanaqin about 100 km from Baqubah capital of Diyala province in eastern Baghdad.

ISIL claims responsibility for market explosion in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The ISIL terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a market in the Nigerian state of Taraba that killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more.

1 killed, 4 injured in ISIL attack on Iraq's Diyala

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Local Iraqi media on Tuesday night reported that 1 person was killed and 4 others were injured in the latest attack of the remnants of ISIL terrorist group.

ISIL terrorist plot foiled in Russia's Karachay

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Federal Security Service detained three supporters of the ISIL terrorist group in Karachay-Cherkessia who were preparing for a terrorist attack.

4 soldiers killed, inrured when defusing bomb in Eastern Iraq

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Defusing a bomb in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala on Saturday killed two Iraqi soldiers, wounding two others.

70 ISIL forces killed in Nigerian army operation

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – The Nigerian army said that 70 ISIL members have been killed during an operation launched in the north of the country.

8 Pakistan servicemen killed in Waziristan terrorist attacks

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – At least eight Pakistani servicemen have been killed in two terrorist attacks on Pakistani military forces in the northwestern Waziristan region.

Iraqi military forces launch anti-ISIL operations in Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi military and security forces launched extensive operations on Wednesday to clear ISIL terrorist remnants in a number of areas in Kirkuk province.

154 dead in terrorist attack in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Local officials in Nigeria say the death toll from a terrorist attack in the African country has risen to 154.

80 killed, 70 abducted in armed attack in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Media sources reported that 80 people were killed and 70 abducted in an armed attack on central Nigeria.

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Zionists turn to religious conflict between Shias, Sunnis

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Intelligence Minister says that the Zionist regime is trying to create ethnic and religious conflict between Shias and Sunnis in Iran.

Raeisi orders Intelligence Ministry to pursue Mashad incident

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian President instructed the Ministry of Intelligence to cooperate with all institutions to quickly identify and prosecute all the perpetrators of Tuesday's incident in Mashhad and inform the public about the result.

Terrorists hideout in Idlib destroyed by Syrian fighters

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – One of the hideouts of the Ansar al-Tawhid takfiri terrorist group in Idlib was destroyed by Syrian fighter jets.

Iran strongly condemns Herat terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attack on Afghanistan's Herat which killed and injured a large number of Afghan citizens.

20 killed in armed attack on gold mine in Burkina Faso

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Twenty people were killed in a terror attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso, media outlets reported Saturday.

Terrorists kill 2 Syrian security forces, wound 2 more

TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Terrorists on Wednesday killed two Syrian security forces and wound two others in the southern province of Daraa.

Al-Shabaab terrorist groups attack UN HQ in Mogadishu

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Al-Shabaab terrorist group on Wednesday attacked a complex near Mogadishu Airport, where the UN headquarters is located.