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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a May 20 prison riot in Tajikistan in which 32 people were killed, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — A US intelligence report indicates that Daesh (Islamic State) threats in Afghanistan will get dangerous, especially in the eastern Kunar province, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Authorities in Tajikistan say three prison guards and 29 inmates, including several opposition members, have been killed in a riot that broke out in a maximum-security prison, the second deadly prison clash to hit the country in the last six months, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 15 welcomed the United Nations Security Council's decision to include Daesh’s (Islamic State) Khorasan branch on its sanctions list, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — This comes after a series of deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka in April, leaving hundreds of people dead and injured. The Daesh (Islamic State or IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the wave attacks which rocked the island nation, Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s interim president says 231 Kazakh citizens have been repatriated during the past week from Syria, where they were believed to have joined the Islamic State (IS) extremist group or were children of IS fighters, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
