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Jihadi bride arrested at Heathrow after returning to UK with child born under Isis in Syria
A jihadist bride arrested at Heathrow with her son is understood to be the first to return to Britain with a child born under Islamic State in Syria.
Wheelchair-riding Isis suicide bomber says goodbye to his crying children before launching attack
A wheelchair-bound jihadi suicide bomber caused devastation at a Syrian airbase, according to Isis propaganda.
Isis plot to blow up Statue of Liberty and 'crush non-believers' foiled
Munther Omar Saleh planned terror attack in New York using pressure-cooker bombs after instruction by British Isis recruiter.
Teenage jihadis who prepared to fight for Isis with paintball were arrested after school tip-off
A group of teenagers from London had planned to travel to Syria via Turkey only for their school to notify anti-terror police.
US sergeant major threatens to 'beat Isis to death' with shovels
A top leader in the US military refused to mince his words when he issued a violent threat to terrorist group Isis.
Isis executioner who threw gay men off buildings bribed his way out of prison in 'minutes'
Abu Omer – known as "White Beard" thanks to his impressive facial hair – was arrested in Mosul at the beginning of the year
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul bombing
Suicide bomber detonates himself in a crowded place in Afghan capital, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others.
Islamic State issues threats against Hamas with brutal execution video
The Isis' Egyptian faction vows to overthrow Hamas from Gaza Strip for failing to stop President Donald Trump on his Jerusalem move.
Afghan Taliban execute a lecturer and a student but no one seems to know why
In a separate incident, a bomb went off in the same Nagarhar province killing as many as 18 people.
Iraq might be executing innocent people as alleged Isis fighters face 20-minute trials
Iraqi courts are sending alleged Islamic State fighters to death in rapid-fire trials lasting less than 20 minutes, according to reports.
Isis claims responsibility for blasts that killed at least 41 at Shia cultural centre in Kabul
The attack, which involved at least three explosions, occurred during a panel discussion on the anniversary of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
We rubbed American noses into dirt, says Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader says Donald Trump's government is one of the "most cruel and corrupt" in the world.
Afghan Taliban denies involvement in Kabul attack as suicide bombing kills dozens near Shia mosque
At least 40 people are killed and scores of others left injured when the explosion occured in the western area of Kabul.
Egypt carries out mass execution of Islamists for terrorist attacks
The Egyptian government hangs 15 extremists linked to the Islamic State in two prisons located in northern Egypt.
Isis calls for lone wolf attacks over Christmas and New Year's Eve period in new video
A new Isis propaganda video calls on lone wolves to launch attacks on revellers celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve in the West.
3-year-old girl abandoned by Isis fighter parents reunited with grandparents
A Russian couple who fled to fight for Islamic State extremists left their daughter an orphan after they both died in combat. She has now been reunited with her grandparents.
Muslim convert is jailed for trying to join Isis after leaving his pregnant wife who 'snitched' on him
Ismael Watson, formally Jack Watson, from Walsall, has been jailed for planning to join Isis before his pregnant wife told the authorities.
Mosul's bloody liberation: 10,000 civilians died as their city was wrested from Isis
Mosul's gravediggers, its morgue workers and the volunteers who retrieve bodies from the city's rubble are keeping count.
Last year was a crazy one for news - but how well do you really remember 2017?
We've put together a quiz that will test your knowledge on 2017's tumultuous events. Do you remember the past 12 months as well as you *think* you do?
Woman 'used bitcoin converted from bank thefts to fund Isis' hears US court
A 27-year-old New York woman is facing decades in prison for allegedly converting money stolen from banks into bitcoin and using the funds to aid the Islamic State.
2017 in pictures: Iraq and Syria's battle against Isis in 100 powerful images
IBTimes UK looks back at how the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of the jihadists played out across the year, in 100 powerful photos.
Has Duterte just threatened to impose martial law throughout Philippines?
When asked whether he would impose a nationwide martial law to combat terror, the Phillipines president said "all options are on table".
Teenager, 17, guilty of plotting Isis-inspired lorry terror attack at Justin Bieber concert
The teenager was found guilty of 5 terror offences after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, which heard that he had searched for details of security at a Justin Bieber concert.
Muslims are not 'completely human', says Swedish politician
The politician, who now faces expulsion from his own party Sweden Democrats, was forced to apologise for his controversial remarks.
Top Dubai authority calls for bombing Al Jazeera headquarters blaming it for Egypt mosque attack
Dubai's security chief blames Al Jazeera for provoking the extremist attack on the mosque in Egypt's Sinai region.
Egypt left reeling from Sinai mosque attack that killed 305
27 children were among the victims of the deadliest assault by Islamic extremists in Egypt's modern history.
Has Donald Trump backstabbed the brave Kurds who led battle against Isis in Syria?
The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria.
How Isis sex slave raped 'in every imaginable way' learned to love again
Fareeda Khalaf, a Yazidi sex slave who was gang raped by Isis jihadis, has miraculously rebuilt her life and learned to love again – she is engaged to marry a fellow refugee.
Isis plotting to drop biological bombs from drones on European cities, terror chief warns
Isis terrorists living in Europe may soon develop biological weapons and spread them over busy areas using drones, Europe's most senior security expert has warned.
The bloody legacy of Ratko Mladic can be found in Myanmar and the minds of jihadis
Rohingya Muslims are being raped, dispossessed, killed in Myanmar. One cannot hear their stories without red rage.