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US serviceman dies in Iraq as Defence Secretary Jim Mattis makes surprise visit to the country
The US defence chief is expected to meet Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi to discuss military operations against Isis.
Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 20, 2017
Iraq: Isis leader who beheaded 4 Peshmerga fighters killed in latest coalition air strike
Islamic State group has threatened to eliminate Christians from Egypt and 'liberate Cairo'.
Ananya Roy Feb 20, 2017
Tony Blair doesn't deserve an opinion on Brexit
On every single issue involving Europe he has proved miserably, embarrassingly wrong.
Michael Toner Feb 17, 2017
'A' for 'apple', 'B' for 'bomb': How Isis brainwashed children in Mosul to become 'Caliphate cubs'
Children were indoctrinated to denounce their families as apostates and fight for the jihadists.
Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 17, 2017
Dozens killed as third bomb blast in days rocks Baghdad
At least 48 have been killed in a car bomb blast near car dealerships.
Tom Porter Feb 16, 2017
New Isis video shows 2 abducted Yazidi boys being used as suicide bombers
The boys – aged 11 and 12 – are brothers and were abducted in August 2014 from Iraq's Nineveh Province.
Ananya Roy Feb 16, 2017
Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to speed up anti-Isis fight in Syria
President Trump has ordered his defence secretary to present a proposal by February-end to combat the Islamic State.
Ananya Roy Feb 16, 2017
Iran trains thousands of mercenaries each year to fight in Syria and Iraq wars claims PMOI
PMOI says a network of camps run by the revolutionary guard trains hundreds of fighters each month.
Callum Paton Feb 14, 2017
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi targeted in air strikes that killed 13 Islamic State commanders
Iraqi F16s targeted a home in western Iraq where it was known the Isis leader was meeting his commanders.
Callum Paton Feb 13, 2017
The Left want to think our troops are barbarians - that's why false Iraq war claims were believed
Soldiers' lives were ruined and Britons were put at risk by Phil Shiner's vexatious claims about our armed forces.
Daniel Hannan Feb 13, 2017
MoD to shut down discredited £34m Iraq War veterans probe after damning MPs report
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that the controversial inquiry will be shut in months.
William Watkinson Feb 10, 2017
Islamic State executes 20 civilians who tried to escape to the liberated eastern Mosul
Thousands of displaced Maslawis attempt to return to the areas reconquered by the Iraqi army.
Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 08, 2017
Five terror attacks the Trump administration (presumably) thinks did get enough coverage
The White House has released a list of 78 attacks which took place from September 2014 to December 2016.
Callum Paton Feb 07, 2017
Filthy, cramped and no running water: Video reveals inhumane conditions inside Greek refugee camp
Four men died in one week in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.
Lydia Smith Feb 07, 2017
After Isis: Inside Mosul's destroyed university and five-star hotel
Hotel rooms are littered with bullet casings, food containers, cigarette butts and a few used syringes.
David Sim Feb 02, 2017
Detroit family blames Trump for mother's death after travel ban stopped her coming home from Iraq
Green card holder Naimma, 75, died a day after being turned back at Iraqi airport.
James Tennent Feb 01, 2017
German police arrest three Islamic State suspects in Berlin
The three men were reportedly planning to travel out to war zones, likely in Syria or Iraq.
Divya Kishore Feb 01, 2017
Iraq parliament votes in favour of US ban in response to Trump travel restrictions
The vote in Iraqi parliament asks the government in Baghdad to retaliate against Trump's executive order.
Callum Paton Jan 30, 2017
The 7 'countries of concern' whose nationals Trump banned from coming to America
This list of countries posing security concerns for the US was originally made by the Obama administration.
Shane Croucher Jan 30, 2017
Isis chief executioner Abu Sayyaf 'shot dead' in Mosul
Kurdish media reported that the jihadi was killed by 'unknown gunmen' in northern Iraq stronghold
Ananya Roy Jan 30, 2017
Beaten, electrocuted and abused: Kurds accused of torturing Isis child soldier suspects
Kurdish authorities say 'no complaints' from prisoners but pledge that abuse will not be tolerated.
Orlando Crowcroft Jan 29, 2017
King Abdullah of Jordan to hold talks with President Trump's administration next week
However, it is unclear whether a meeting between Abdullah and Trump is scheduled.
Divya Kishore Jan 27, 2017
Donald Trump calls Isis fighters 'sneaky, dirty rats' and says: 'We're going to win'
The US president has promised to fight the terror group.
Harriet Sinclair Jan 26, 2017
UN expresses concern at video reportedly showing torture and execution of jihadists by Iraqi forces
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi praises 'heroism' of troops after Isis 'collapse' in Mosul.
Mark Piggott Jan 25, 2017
At least 15 foreign Isis fighters flee Syria's Margada town
The jihadist group is said to have beefed up security to prevent further escapes.
Ananya Roy Jan 25, 2017
Battle for Mosul: Despite 100 days of bloodshed, 750,000 civilians still at 'extreme risk' from Isis
UN has warned 750,000 are in direct danger as the Iraqi army prepares its assault on Mosul.
Callum Paton Jan 24, 2017
Isis fighters flee western Mosul by boat leaving streets littered with bodies and blood
Iraqi soldiers in eastern Mosul have celebrated victory by pausing for selfies with Daesh corpses.
Campbell MacDiarmid Jan 20, 2017
British former war correspondent, Australian businessman face trial in drugs case in Indonesia
David Fox and Giuseppe Serafino could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted of drug possession.
Divya Kishore Jan 20, 2017
Over 80 Isis fighters killed in latest US air strike near Sirte in Libya, Pentagon says
The US-led coalition also continued air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group.
Ananya Roy Jan 20, 2017
US-led air strike in Syria kills top leader of al-Qaeda splinter group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
The air strike targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Tunsi, a Tunisian jihadist in Idlib governorate.
Ananya Roy Jan 19, 2017
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