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Kurdish peshmerga forces, backed by US air strikes seize the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State (IS).

Emwazi is latest British jihadist targeted in air strikes on Syria by UK and US forces.

US military reports 'high degree of certainty' that IS killer Mohammed Emwazi was killed.

43 killed and more than 240 wounded in Beirut's worst bombing in 25 years.

US-led coalition air strikes pound Isis-held areas of Sinjar as around 7,500 fighters advance on the ground.

Kweires air base near Aleppo was besieged by Isis militants for 2 years before being broken.

'You'd better have a budget that backs it up' if war is declared, Clinton warns.

Sadad is the last refuge for Syria's Aramaic-speaking Syriac Christians.

Thousands of Hazaras have taken to the street in Afghanistan after Isis militants killed seven people.

Whitehall confirms Egyptian cleric and frontman of Sinai Province is a person of interest.

Report by Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirms chemical gas attack in Syria.

6 dead in Lebanon border town as bomb targets Qalamoun Muslim Scholars Committee.

Aleppo has been caught in the crossfire between rival factions in the Syria conflict since 2012.

Turkish prosecutors said there was a strong link between IS and the Ankara bombing which killed more than 100.

Archaeologists also found an early human settlement

Security experts, and Russian and Egyptian officials have cast doubt over Islamic State responsibility.

Terror group chief's call appeared to have been recorded after Russia began airstrikes in Syria.

Former Labour prime minister issued the statement through his office in reply to Sir John Chilcot.

Attack comes amid rise in anti-Shiite attacks in Saudi Arabia by Islamic State affiliates.

Nimr has lost his final appeal and could be executed at any time.

Death sentences have been carried for apostasy, blasphemy and "fornication".

Helmet cam shows hostages facing imminent execution being rescued as deadly gun battle rages.

Blunkett was "extremely concerned" about what would happen when Saddam Hussein was ousted.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the man's citizenship would be revoked.

Tony Blair says he is sorry that intelligence was wrong in planning the Iraq invasion.

A Pentagon official says there are only 20 people who spread anti-propaganda against Islamic State.

Hackers associated with Isis have taken credit for the massive cyberattack on TalkTalk.

TalkTalk customer details released in data dump that links hackers to radical Islamist groups.

BREAKING: Kurdish and American forces take part in risky operation to rescue hostages of Islamic State.

Under the deal, Moscow and Washington have agreed to maintain 'safe distance' from each other's fighter jets.