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'Destroy' Abu Sayyaf, Rodrigo Duterte tells police and armed forces after extremists behead hostage
The Filipino president issued the order after an 18-year-old hostage was beheaded by the jihadists.
Isis stronghold 'considered fully liberated' as Turkish-backed rebels 'seize' Jarablus
Jarablus was 'taken back' just hours after Syrian rebels and Turkish tanks entered the city.
Met Police's Counter Terrorism Command arrests man in north London on Syria-related terror charge
Arrest of 32-year-old comes days after a man and 16-year-old girl were detained over plans to join Isis.
Turkey and Syrian rebels join forces in fight against Isis and Kurds along border
The coordinated operation comes four days after a suicide bomber killed 54 people at a wedding in Gaziantep.
Turkey's Jarablus offensive: Who is fighting who to capture the Isis-held Syrian border town?
Syrian border town has come under heavy shelling amidst a new Turkish offensive against Islamic State.
3,000 strong increase in Iraqi women joining the fight against Isis
A female led militia group was set up for the first time in Baghdad.
Photos of ancient landmarks and World Heritage sites destroyed by terrorist groups
From mausoleums in Timbuktu to ancient monuments in Palmyra and the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan.
John Kerry in Nigeria: Beating Boko Haram in battlefield only the beginning
John Kerry delivers speech during as he visits Sultan Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar in Sokoto state.
Sea of death: World's biggest cemetery filling up as Iraq's battle against Isis takes its toll
The Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf covers about 10 square kilometres and contains five million bodies.
'Black magic imam killed by Isis supporters' in Rochdale
Respected 'healer' bludgeoned with a hammer as he walked home through a playground.
Isis beheadings are commonplace in Mosul as children patrol streets and Iraqi forces close in
Extremist Islamist group is quicker to kill deserters as tensions mount in the face of Iraqi advance.
'No release' for Chibok girls even if Boko Haram's Shekau killed
Nigerian Army claims that militant leader Abubakar Shekau and key commanders have been killed in airstrikes.
Libyan forces seize facilities in Sirte after three-month battle with Isis
Sirte is the militant group's last bastion in the country, having been occupied since 2015.
Binali Yildirim says Turkey does 'not have a clue' who carried out deadly Kurdish wedding bombing
The prime minister said earlier information on the perpetrator 'is unfortunately not right.'
Libya peace process reverses as House of Representatives votes no confidence in UN government
Vote is a blow to the international community's efforts to purge Islamic State from country.
Jeremy Corbyn's views on war might be admirable, but they're unrealistic
The problem isn't that Corbyn is unelectable. The problem is that his unassailable 'principles' stink.
Terrorism is terrorism – whether it is Gulenist coup plotters, Isis or the PKK
Turkey's armed forces are united and the country will rise above the terrorist threat.
From Boko Haram to Isis, the use of child suicide bombers has a long and bloody terrorist pedigree
Children have been used as weapons from West Africa to Sri Lanka and across the Middle East.
Video shows 12-year-old Isis suicide bomber having explosives belt defused by Iraqi forces
The footage shows police carefully cut the explosive belt from the young child's body.
Panic in Prague as anti-Islam group stages fake Isis attack
Group members fired blank rounds into air and brandished terror group's black flag.
Pictures show tragic aftermath of suicide bomb attack on Kurdish wedding party that killed 51 people
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said Islamic State was probably behind the attack.
Islamic extremists who act as 'self-styled emirs' behind bars in UK are to be segregated
Report finds that extremists are attempting to aggressively convert inmates.
Syrian rebel forces preparing to attack Isis-controlled town of Jarablus along Turkey border
Senior rebel leader says the attack would be launched from Turkey over the next few days.
Libyan forces seize Isis-held main mosque and prison in Sirte
The mosque was reportedly being used by Isis members for preaching.
12-year-old child carried out Turkey suicide bombing that killed 51
Turkish President Erdogan said the young suicide bomber was aged between 12-14.
Indonesian police arrest man with Isis links allegedly planning attack on Bali
The man, known only as DA, was first arrested in connection with another terror attack.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan seize Khan Abad district in Kunduz province
Police spokesman Mohammadullah Bahej said a counter-attack will be launched to retake the area.
Photos show IS militants fleeing Manbij using women and children as 'human shields'
More than 100 jihadists escaped the city in a convoy of cars and trucks carrying civilian hostages.
Iraqis who fled Isis-rule face torture, detention and death
Iraqis from Kirkuk, Fallujah and Mosul struggle as country fails to solve refugee crisis
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women
German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance must be found.