IRAQ

The cousin is also a high-ranking member of Isis and his arrest could deal a big blow to the militant group.

The fighters call the communist government in Beijing 'infidel lackeys' and promise to wage global jihad.

Over 10,000 civilians have fled Isis-held districts since government forces breached the city's southern defences on 23 February.

Ahmed Sami Khider and Hisham Fadlallah reportedly died near Mosul on the same day.

First institute for study of psychotherapy and psychotraumatology in Middle East opens in University of Duhok.

The UN humanitarian aid agency, OCHA, estimates that up to 250,000 people could flee the fighting in the coming days.

Documents, found by Reuters, include some of the first first-hand accounts from Isis suicide bombers to be made public, offering an insight into the mindset of young recruits.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Iraq has been the deadliest country for media workers.

America's support of demographically inappropriate allies has aided jihadi recruitment.

Abu Tahseen, a volunteer with in an anti-Isis militia, says he has fought in five wars

It is the first time the Iraqi government has publicly acknowledged an airstrike in Syria.

The strategically vital site controls access to parts of Isis-controlled western Mosul.

The US-backed government forces hope to use the airport as a launchpad for their campaign to expel the jihadists from Mosul.

Tunnels and passageways will allow Isis militants to hide and fight among the civilian population when Iraqi forces launch an attack.

Hashtag praising "the martyr Abu Bakr al-Samaraei" quickly spread on social media.

The zoo in eastern Mosul was once home to a multitude of animals including four lions, but under Islamic State rule, they died of starvation or were killed off.

After years of covering war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Magnum Photographer Peter van Agtmael explores everyday life in the US, as a way of understanding his experiences and his country.

President's ban targeting Muslim-majority nations will see continuing court challenges, say lawyers.

HRW said this is the first time Isis crimes against Sunni Arab women have come to light.

NGO accuses western governments of ignoring corruption and allowing Islamic State to thrive across the world.

Islamic State sleeper cells in east Mosul mark the start of a new insurgency.