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Isis: Daesh suicide bomber kills 30 at amateur Iraqi football tournament as trophies were being handed out
The attack took place in the city of Iskanderiyah while a local football tournament was taking place.
War on Isis: 'Hero' Russian Special Forces soldier calls airstrike on himself to kill Daesh fighters
The Russian commando died helping Bashar al-Assad's troops retake the ancient city of Palmyra.
Brussels attack: Belgian ministers offer to resign over 'errors' in tracking suspected bomber
Belgian security has been under scrutiny since the suicide attacks in Brussels on Tuesday 22 March.
Brussels attack: Anonymous threatens Isis in fresh video saying they will 'punish' the jihadists
Hacktivists Anonymous had previously threatened Daesh after the Paris Attacks in November.
Istanbul suicide bombing: Israel mourns 'Isis' attack as 3 of 5 dead confirmed as citizens
Blast in a shopping district of Istanbul on 19 March is thought to be the work of Isis
Istanbul suicide bombing: Key suspect Mehmet Ozturk had links to Isis, says minister
Minister Efkan Ala said that Ozturk was a Turkish citizen from the Gaziantep province
Salah Abdeslam captured: Paris Attacks suspect 'backed down' from suicide bombing
Suspect in the Paris Attacks was arrested on Friday in Belgium and charged with 'terrorist murder'.
As Salah Abdeslam is captured who is Europe's new most wanted man, Mohamed Abrini?
Salah Abdeslam was captured alive after a Belgium anti-terror operation in 'jihadi hotspot' Molenbeek.
Salah Abdeslam caught alive: 6 arrests as Hollande says Isis jihadis must be extradited 'as quickly as possible'
Europe's most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam, was shot and captured in Brussels in a huge police operation.
Iraqi government is running out of money to combat Isis terror group
Collapse in the price of oil is having repercussions for Iraq's fight with Daesh.
Isis use forced birth control on captured sex slaves to sustain sick sex trade
Jihadists have been giving birth control to women sold between fighters.
Saudi Arabia authorities kill 6 Isis supporters who shot dead soldier relative and posted video online
Sergeant Badr Hamdi al-Rashidi was killed by 6 men who pledged allegiance to Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Mosul Dam repairs: US urges UN member states to act now to avoid 'humanitarian catastrophe'
A collapse of the dam could bring a wave more than 14 metres (45ft) leaving 1.5m near Baghdad at risk
Thomas Cook joins BA in extending flight ban to Sharm el Sheik due to terror threat
UK flights to the resort were suspended in November.
Yemen: Gunmen kidnap Indian priest from care home where 16 including 4 nuns were slaughtered
Indian Foreign Minister confirms Indian national Father Tom Uzhunnalil "abducted by terrorists"
Pope Francis condemns 'diabolical' attack on care home that left 16 dead, including 4 nuns
Gunmen stormed a Catholic retirement home in Yemen's port city of Aden on 4 March.
Syria: Landmark ceasefire comes into effect as Kurds take town close to Isis-held Raqqa
Explosions could be heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus, minutes before the 'cessation of hostilities'.
Egyptian court sentences 3 Coptic Christians to 5 years in prison after they mock Isis beheadings
The 3 teenagers were found guilty of 'contempt of Islam' by Minya's Juvenile Misdemeanor Court.
Isis threatens Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in chilling video
Twitter suspended 125,000 accounts this month because of users making threats or promoting terrorism.
Walsall Syria arrests: Trainee maths teacher found guilty of concealing husband's plans to join Isis
Mother-of-three, Lorna Moore from County Tyrone, was convicted of terror offences at the Old Bailey.
Isis goes nuclear? Radioactive material Iridium-192 'stolen' in Iraq explained
Fears radioactive material missing from Basra oil depot could be used as dirty bomb by Islamic State.
Isis: 4 Kurdish women raped by Daesh jihadists then stoned to death for 'adultery', say activists
According to reports from the Isis stronghold of Mosul the four women were stoned to death in front of a large crowd
Greek police arrest three heavily-armed Britons suspected of trying to join Kurdish forces fighting Isis
The trio, allegedly all Iraqi Kurds with British passports, were said to be carrying 18 rifles and 227,000 cartridges.
F-16 pilot forced to refuel in mid-air every 15 minutes due to avoid crash landing in Isis territory
The F-16 suffered from a fuel malfunction, requiring it to refuel in mid-air every 15 minutes.
War on Isis: Poland to join fight against Daesh in exchange for more Nato troops
The Polish are concerned about Russian expansion in Eastern Europe after the Ukraine crisis.
Spain: 7 arrested on suspicion of supplying arms and cash to Isis under orders from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Spanish Police say a jihadi cell ran a bogus humanitarian aid operation whilst sending supplies to Syria and Iraq.
Syria conflict: UAE will join anti-Isis ground operation despite Bashar al-Assad warning
The Syrian government had warned on Saturday that any foreign troops setting foot in the country will be sent home 'in coffins'.
Syria Conflict: Bashar al-Assad's foreign minister warns Saudi troops will 'return in coffins'
Walid al-Moallem's rhetoric attempts to deter Saudi Arabia, the west and Turkey from deploying ground troops.
Iraqi security to build concrete wall and trench around Baghdad to stop Isis attacks
Construction to start in Isis stronghold of al-Subaihat, a long-time bastion of Sunni Islam
War on Isis: Most senior Australian Daesh operative Neil Prakash reported dead
Neil Prakash or Abu Khaled al-Cambodi was implicated in a terror plot that would have taken place on Anzac day.