Isis

A 27-year-old New York woman is facing decades in prison for allegedly converting money stolen from banks into bitcoin and using the funds to aid the Islamic State.

IBTimes UK looks back at how the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of the jihadists played out across the year, in 100 powerful photos.

Russian money made its way to Assad regime's chemical weapons programme and the oil trade with Isis, BuzzFeed investigation into slush funds reveals.

When asked whether he would impose a nationwide martial law to combat terror, the Phillipines president said "all options are on table".

An Italian court ruled that liking a propaganda video on Facebook could be considered apology for terrorism. A man who liked videos and Isis imagery on the platform was deported.

New York bus terminal bomber Akayed Ullah charged with terror offences after detonating explosive device at Port Authority in Manhattan.

Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.

Police responding to "pipe bomb" explosion at Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan where suicide bomber detonated explosive vest.

The UN said children are stranded in a rebel-held suburb near Damascus and five have reportedly died from a lack of medical care.

A senior Iraqi military commander says his country's war against the Islamic State (Isis) group is over.

Mohammed Abdallah jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of travelling to Syria to team up with terrorist group.

Husnain Rashid targets young royal for terror attack in inflammatory Telegram message, Westminster court hears.

Two men have been charged in connection with a terror plot to kill the prime minister Theresa May, using a suicide vest, pepper spray and a knife.

Ollie Hall, who volunteered with Kurdish People's Protection Units, dies in explosion in recently liberated Raqqa.

Isis bride Tania Georgelas, wife of John Georgelas, opens up about converting to Islam and life as jihadi wife in Syria.

A group of Iraqi hackers have created fake Isis propaganda sites to disrupt the communication network used be the terrorist organisation.

The teenager was found guilty of 5 terror offences after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, which heard that he had searched for details of security at a Justin Bieber concert.

Remains of more than 340 Yazidi Kurds were found in a mass grave outside Mosul. They are believed to have been executed by Isis terrorists.

Islamic terror group Isis has unveiled a poster urging jihadists to attack the Vatican in the run up to Christmas.

The politician, who now faces expulsion from his own party Sweden Democrats, was forced to apologise for his controversial remarks.

Dubai's security chief blames Al Jazeera for provoking the extremist attack on the mosque in Egypt's Sinai region.

27 children were among the victims of the deadliest assault by Islamic extremists in Egypt's modern history.

The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Gunmen were carrying Isis flag when they attacked al-Rawdah mosque in Egypt's North Sinai in country's bloodiest terror attack.

Fareeda Khalaf, a Yazidi sex slave who was gang raped by Isis jihadis, has miraculously rebuilt her life and learned to love again – she is engaged to marry a fellow refugee.

Isis terrorists living in Europe may soon develop biological weapons and spread them over busy areas using drones, Europe's most senior security expert has warned.

Rohingya Muslims are being raped, dispossessed, killed in Myanmar. One cannot hear their stories without red rage.

Islamic State militants chopped the heads off 15 of their own fighters in Afghanistan according to officials, who did provide an explanation for the mass killing.

As Isis continues to lose territories, many fighters are returning home, but many more are regrouping somewhere else or are joining other terrorist cells around the world.

Sayfullo Saipov charged with providing material support to Islamic State, eight counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder in aid of racketeering.