Iraq

US Secretary of State opened meeting of the ministers of the global coalition on the defeat of Isis.

Islamic State has lost much territory and many fighters as it comes under attack from the US-backed coalition in Iraq and three separate ground forces in Syria.

111,000 have sought shelter in 17 nearby camps with rest staying with relatives living nearby.

Families trudge through rain and mud as they flee, many desperately hungry and traumatised by living under Isis rule.

Heavy fighting has been reported in Mosul's old city as Iraqi forces battle towards the Grand Mosque.

Major General Maan Saad of Iraq's elite anti-terror army said over 700 Isis militants have been killed in west Mosul.

Escape is incredibly dangerous: Isis has threatened to kill anyone caught trying to get out, and residents have to cross dangerous front lines to reach safety.

Inside Mosul's antiquities museum, which once housed priceless Mesopotamian artefacts dating back thousands of years.

Clooney asks Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi to write to the UN Security Council seeking an inquiry.

Iraqi forces are facing increasingly stiff resistance from Islamic State militants, who are using suicide car bombs and snipers to defend their last major stronghold in Iraq.

Two-year-old Alfie Lunn went into meltdown as Her Majesty and Prince Philip approached to say "hello".

A strategically positioned, well hidden, sniper can pin down the advancing Iraqi forces for days.

Congress investigating why law enforcement didn't pick up man just weeks before 2016 election.

Baghdad will need money and support from the US and others if it is to defeat jihadism.

The suicide blasts resembled previous Isis attacks in the area, but no group has so far claimed responsibility.

Barrister is calling on UN to investigate genocide against Yazidis, persecuted at the hands of Islamic State.

A gilded fiction is still a fiction, after all.

Baraa Ahmed was left with no choice in the wake of the ban on travel for Yemenis.

The Mosul 'healer' Mala Ali Kalak wants to beat him on the soles of his feet to get the jinni out of his body.

King Salman's visit to the islands demonstrates the corruption of the regime that seized power in 2012.

Miliants barricaded both ends of the tunnel, ripped up the tracks and built an assault course inside, on which to train their recruits.

Iraqi forces have faced their heaviest clashes in their battle to reclaim western Mosul from Isis.

The bridge connects to the old city centre that is currently held by the Islamic State.

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.