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Islamic State militants enter western Iraqi town of Rutba in counter-offensive
Daesh militants launched a second counter-offensive since operation to recapture Mosul began.
Civilians hang jihadist from lamppost as deadly Isis counter-offensive shocks Kirkuk
Isis militants stormed the city at dawn today, killing at least 19 people in a bid to divert attacks on Mosul.
Brainwashed Isis suicide car bomber rejoices as he draws 'short straw' to be next to die
The young Isis militant celebrates as he finds out that he will be the next fighter to blow himself up
Indonesia: Isis bombmaker smiles as he is sentenced to 10 years for role in Jakarta attacks
In accepting the verdict, Dodi Suridi, 23, said that it was 'the risk of being a terrorist'.
Battle for Mosul: US personnel killed in roadside explosion as advance moves 'faster' than expected
Iraqi PM said operations going quickly as Kurdish troops and the Iraqi army advance into Mosul.
Battle for Mosul: Isis leaders are fleeing the city, claims US general
It is believed around 5,000 IS fighters in Mosul are being used as suicide bombers to halt advances.
Battle for Mosul: Low morale of Isis fighters revealed in commander's secret communique
An Isis commander revealed that some fighters are willing to 'hand themselves over to the kuffar'.
Who are the main players in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State?
As the assault on the city has begun, convoys of Iraqi, Kurdish and US forces moved east of Mosul.
Prospective Isis fighter who rejected MI5 convicted of terror charge in semi-secret trial
Birmingham man Anas Abdalla, 27, denied preparing for acts of terrorism after meeting members of MI5.
Isis are severing children's limbs in Raqqa, say escaped residents
The militants are also pressuring mothers into 'selling' their daughters into marriages with foreign fighters.
Isis claims responsibility for deadly wedding attack that killed 31 including groom
The bombing near Hasaka in Syria also killed 5 children and 11 women.
Birmingham pair denies handing £3,000 to Isis Brussels terror suspect Mohamed Abrini
Abrini is suspected of assisting both the Paris and Brussels Isis terror attacks.
Iraqi grandmother 'beheaded and cooked' Isis soldiers heads to avenge her family's murder
Wahida Mohamed said Isis killed her two husbands, three brothers and her father.
Isis hate preacher Anjem Choudary to appeal against terror conviction
The Judicial Office got an application from Choudary who was jailed for five and a half years.
RAF stepping up Isis air strikes as MoD says British jets targeted by terror group
An assault on Mosul could take place 'in weeks', despite Daesh militants building heavy fortifications.
Kenyan Police accused of executing 3 Isis women after attack on police station
Officers say they killed 3 women after they attacked a Mombasa police station with a petrol bomb and knives.
Hillary Clinton plans to defeat Isis by capturing or killing leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The Democratic nominee wants to target al-Baghdadi, who is believed to be near Mosul in northern Iraq.
Isis massacre up to 50 'apostates' dumping them in a shallow grave in latest propaganda video
The latest video purportedly released by Isis shows several mass killings of men in Iraq
Iraq: Isis suspected of firing mustard gas at US and Iraqi troops, say reports
A shell, suspected of carrying mustard gas, landed at the Qayyara air base, south of Mosul on 20 September
Pentagon says coalition air strike kills Isis 'minister of information' Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad
Washington says that Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad or 'Dr Wa'il' was killed in a 'precision strike'.
Isis marks Eid al-Adha by hanging 'US spies' from hooks and slaughtering them 'like sheep'
The Making of Illusion video featured ex-PM David Cameron and Tom Cruise.
Isis ordered young female jihadis to blow-up the world famous Notre Dame cathedral
A woman arrested on suspicion of planning the attack was engaged to two former Isis jihadists, say prosecutors.
UK army accused of risking national security as 20,000 serving soldiers' names published online
Details of every serving officer, reservist and university military trainee are now available online.
Islamic State bans burka in northern Iraq after veiled woman kills 2 jihadists
The group has made a U-turn on its burka stance following reports of a veiled woman targeting fighters.
British Isis bride Sally Jones turned her 11 year-old child into an executioner
The Kent mum who once performed in a punk rock band called Krunch fled to Syria in 2013.
Isis claims responsibility for Copenhagen shooting that injured two police officers in Christiania district
Mesa Hodzic was critically injured after he shot two police officers and a bystander in the Danish capital
Isis sex slave, 13, says American hostage Kayla Mueller inspired her brave escape
The US aid worker apparently looked after younger hostages before her death in February 2015
Sick Isis jihadis slice '9 youths in half with chainsaw' after being accused of resistance in Mosul
The youths were reportedly executed in Tal Afar Square in Mosul after forming a resistance faction.
Isis bans football referees because they enforce 'laws of Fifa not Sharia Law'
The extremists also want to implement a way that injured footballers can be compensated under Sharia Law
Syrian rebels kill 10 Isis militants who tried to 'infiltrate their ranks' by dressing as women
The jihadi fighters were reportedly caught when they were spotted wearing men's shoes.