Children trained to behead prisoners and make suicide bombs have been corralled into joining the Islamic State defence
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have clashed with Islamic State in the north of Raqqa.
Kurdish forces' launched an early morning offensive to retake Bashiqa to the east of Mosul.
Military commandos, policemen and top civil servants arrested for links to Isis, says police.
Tensions are high as Arab and Kurdish military forces don't want Turkey to interfere in the campaign.
Known for their skull balaclavas and combat skills, they're taking Iraq back.
German intelligence agency is investigating up to 80 soldiers for potential Islamist beliefs.
Born Terence Kelly, and known by the nom-du-guerre Abu Usama al-Irlandi, the Irishman died in the attack.
The blasts occurred in Hawija, about 120km south of the Isis stronghold of Mosul.
The blast occurred outside a police station in Diyarbakir on 4 November amid a crackdown on pro-Kurdish leaders in the country.
The UN's Human Rights Agency has said as many as 50 fighters were killed at the Ghazlani military base in Mosul.
Crew thought to have fled as Isis hit tank amid most intense clashes in two-week assault on Mosul.
The duo were deported by Turkey after authorities arrested them on 28 October.
The female fighters sing songs to make the militants angry and tell them they are not afraid of them.
The British foreign secretary brands Baghdadi's recording 'cruelly ironic' as intelligence suggests he fled.
The 27-year-old reportedly entered Germany with a Syrian passport.
The warning posted on Twitter said places in the country that are frequented by Westerners are prone to Isis attacks.
The army took control of the eastern neighbourhood of Gogjali, about 8km from the city centre.
The veteran war reporter is notorious for his friendly relationship with Islamist groups.
Church bells rang out for the first time in two years in the town on the outskirts of Mosul.
The troops are about 3km away as they advance under heavy fire.
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.