Female Kurdish Peshmerga fighters using weapons and songs to fight Isis in northern Iraq
The female fighters sing songs to make the militants angry and tell them they are not afraid of them.
Isis warlord Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'no longer in Mosul' says Boris Johnson
The British foreign secretary brands Baghdadi's recording 'cruelly ironic' as intelligence suggests he fled.
Berlin police arrest Isis suspect 'plotting terror attack on airport'
The 27-year-old reportedly entered Germany with a Syrian passport.
Cameroon jails men for 10 years for joking about Boko Haram terrorists
Cameroon part of regional force against Nigeria-based Boko Haram, which also attacks neighbouring countries.
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MI5 chief says Russia and violent Islamic State extremists pose biggest threat to UK
Andrew Parker is the first serving spy chief to give a newspaper interview.
Onward Christian soldiers! First mass held at church recaptured from Isis
Church bells rang out for the first time in two years in the town on the outskirts of Mosul.
Nigerian officials 'sexually abused girls' displaced by Boko Haram
Women told HRW they were drugged and raped or coereced into sex through false marriage promises.
Iraqi special forces close to entering Mosul's Isis-held eastern outskirts
The troops are about 3km away as they advance under heavy fire.
Battle for Mosul 'will not be a picnic' says Shia leader
The involvement of Shia militias has shifted the focus of the battle.
US diplomats' family members ordered to leave Istanbul by State Department over terror fears
Fears of attacks on US citizens as anti-American feelings remain high in Turkey following coup attempt
Iraq: Iran-backed Shia militias launch offensive near Mosul, vows not to enter Sunni region
The offensive against Isis is in the town of Tal Afar, which was once a Shia majority region before it was captured by militants in 2014.
Isis kills 232 people and abducts 8,000 families to uses as 'human shields' near Mosul
The UN say that families are being brought into Mosul to be used as human shields.
Mosul front: Isis infiltrators sneak behind Iraqi lines as civilians flee jihadi stronghold
Both Iraqi and Kurdish forces have been criticised for their heavy-handed treatment of suspects.
US general claims up to 900 Isis fighters have been killed in offensive to retake Mosul
General Joseph Votel says Isis still has a heavy presence around Iraq's second city.
Inside Islamic State tunnels: Iraqi forces examine secret Isis escape routes
The tunnels were found in the villages of Bartella and Bazaia, roughly four miles east of Mosul.
US-led coalition plans assault on Raqqa to leave Isis with nowhere to go
The operations to retake the Isis-controlled city will begin while the Islamists are under attack in Mosul.
Isis in Somalia: The Islamic State's fight to establish a foothold in East Africa
In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorists pledged alliance to the Islamic State terror group
US confirms strikes on two senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the 'precision strikes' targeted Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi.
Iraqi Special Forces evacuate 1,000 civilians from front lines of battle against Isis in Mosul
Elite Iraqi forces are clearing areas retaken from Isis since the beginning of Mosul offensive
Ethiopia blames international community as troops withdraw from Somalia in face of al-Shabaab threat
Al-Shabaab militants have recaptured three towns since Ethiopian troops withdrew in October.
Isis executed dozens of former police in Mosul and used civilians as shields as Iraqi army approached
Isis fighters distrust civilians with armed training as they attempt to crush any possible resistance.
Isis militants abduct and kill dozens of civilians in Afghanistan's Ghor province
The victims, mostly farmers, were kidnapped and shot dead to avenge the death of a militant commander.
Amnesty International accuses US-led coalition forces of killing civilians in Syria
An investigation carried out by the group suggests coalition forces failed to protect civilians.
Children, women and the disabled among Isis' victims as Mosul fighting continues
The UN human rights staff received reports of extrajudicial killings and summary executions in the Mosul area.
'Ibiza jihadis': Two Muslim preachers arrested on Spanish party island for Isis support
Police say the pair praised those who fought for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Islamic State says militants on 'killing spree' were responsible for deadly Quetta terror attacks
Isis has said its suicide bombers used assault rifles and grenades over the course of a four-hour assault.
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