Islamic State

Jarablus was 'taken back' just hours after Syrian rebels and Turkish tanks entered the city.

Romil Patel Aug 25, 2016

Arrest of 32-year-old comes days after a man and 16-year-old girl were detained over plans to join Isis.

Paul Wright Aug 24, 2016

The coordinated operation comes four days after a suicide bomber killed 54 people at a wedding in Gaziantep.

David Sim Aug 24, 2016

Syrian border town has come under heavy shelling amidst a new Turkish offensive against Islamic State.

Orlando Crowcroft Aug 24, 2016

A female led militia group was set up for the first time in Baghdad.

Fiona Keating Aug 23, 2016

From mausoleums in Timbuktu to ancient monuments in Palmyra and the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan.

Alex Wheeler Aug 23, 2016

John Kerry delivers speech during as he visits Sultan Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar in Sokoto state.

Ludovica Iaccino Aug 23, 2016

The Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf covers about 10 square kilometres and contains five million bodies.

David Sim Aug 23, 2016

Respected 'healer' bludgeoned with a hammer as he walked home through a playground.

Tom Porter Aug 23, 2016

Extremist Islamist group is quicker to kill deserters as tensions mount in the face of Iraqi advance.

Callum Paton Aug 23, 2016

Nigerian Army claims that militant leader Abubakar Shekau and key commanders have been killed in airstrikes.

Ludovica Iaccino Aug 23, 2016

Sirte is the militant group's last bastion in the country, having been occupied since 2015.

Alex Wheeler Aug 23, 2016

The prime minister said earlier information on the perpetrator 'is unfortunately not right.'

Romil Patel Aug 23, 2016

Vote is a blow to the international community's efforts to purge Islamic State from country.

Callum Paton Aug 22, 2016

The problem isn't that Corbyn is unelectable. The problem is that his unassailable 'principles' stink.

James Bloodworth Aug 22, 2016

Turkey's armed forces are united and the country will rise above the terrorist threat.

Jane Louise Kandur Aug 22, 2016

Children have been used as weapons from West Africa to Sri Lanka and across the Middle East.

Orlando Crowcroft Aug 22, 2016

The footage shows police carefully cut the explosive belt from the young child's body.

Callum Paton Aug 22, 2016

Group members fired blank rounds into air and brandished terror group's black flag.

Tom Porter Aug 22, 2016

Turkish President Recep Erdogan said Islamic State was probably behind the attack.

Alex Wheeler Aug 22, 2016

Report finds that extremists are attempting to aggressively convert inmates.

Tom Porter Aug 22, 2016

Senior rebel leader says the attack would be launched from Turkey over the next few days.

Ananya Roy Aug 22, 2016

The mosque was reportedly being used by Isis members for preaching.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Aug 22, 2016

Turkish President Erdogan said the young suicide bomber was aged between 12-14.

Callum Paton Aug 21, 2016

The man, known only as DA, was first arrested in connection with another terror attack.

Aug 20, 2016

Police spokesman Mohammadullah Bahej said a counter-attack will be launched to retake the area.

Ananya Roy Aug 20, 2016

More than 100 jihadists escaped the city in a convoy of cars and trucks carrying civilian hostages.

Priya Joshi Aug 19, 2016

Iraqis from Kirkuk, Fallujah and Mosul struggle as country fails to solve refugee crisis

Diana Eltahawy Aug 19, 2016

German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance must be found.

Callum Paton Aug 19, 2016

One of the two officers was seriously injured in the 17 August attack near Moscow.

Divya Kishore Aug 19, 2016