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British jihadist Shabazz Suleman wants to return to the UK to face prosecution
Suleman was believed to be among some 180 prisoners who were released by Turkey to Isis in exchange for Turkish hostages held by the terror group in 2014.
Spanish jihadist jailed for nine years after 9/11 terror attacks arrested again over links to Isis
Spain's interior ministry did not name the suspect, but described him as a 52-year-old "already convicted for his involvement in the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda".
Inside Marawi: New photos of shattered city reveal ferocity of battle against Isis militants
Air strikes, artillery and machine-gun fire have left the lakeside city of Marawi in the southern Philippines a smouldering wasteland of shattered buildings and bullet-pocked mosques and houses.
Isis releases poster of Lionel Messi crying blood in latest Russia World Cup 2018 threat
Isis continues its campaign of terror, but the group is progressively losing territories due to multinational offensives in Syria and Iraq.
British fighter Jac Holmes killed while clearing mines in fight against Islamic State in Syria
Jac Holmes, 24, had been fighting alongside Kurdish troops to force the Muslim extremists from their stronghold in Raqqa.
Another Dresden: Russia accuses US of wiping Raqqa off face of the earth with barbaric bombing
Photos of the shattered Syrian city of Raqqa after a fierce four-month battle to expel Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).
The liberation of Raqqa does not mean the end of Isis
Syrian Democratic Forces' recapture of Raqqa is an emblematic loss for terrorist group who had designated the city the capital of the so-called Islamic State. But it does not signal the end of Isis.
Isis White Widow Sally Jones tried to recruit UK pizza chef to 'assassinate Queen Elizabeth II'
British Isis recruiter Sally Jones, also known as the White Widow, allegedly tried to recruit a British pizza chef to assassinate the Queen with a home-made bomb in 2015.
Isis massacre of civilians discovered in recaptured Syrian town of Qaryatayn
Activists say civilians suspected of working with government were shot in the street as militants retreated before Syrian troops and allied militias regained control of the town.
Photos: Siege of Marawi finally over after last gunfight killed 40 militants and their wives
In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.
At least 50 police officers killed in desert shootout with Islamists in Egypt
At least 50 policemen have been killed when they launched a raid on a militant hideout in Western Desert.
At least 72 people killed in suicide attacks on two mosques in Afghanistan
The attacks targeted a Shia mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in Ghor province.
Sweden owes £10,000 to a Syrian falsely accused of an Isis terror attack – but he's gone missing
A court in Sweden has awarded a man almost £10,000 after he was imprisoned for four months, wrongly suspected of being an Isis terrorist – but they cannot find him anywhere.
Philippines' Duterte will not lift martial law in Mindanao region despite Marawi liberation
The Philippines president said the martial law will remain in place until all the extremists are wiped out from the restive southern region.
How we treat Muslims returning from war in Syria and Iraq will define our British humanity
Even at these taxing times, the urge only to punish has to be curbed. If it isn't, a liberal democracy will become an elected autocracy. And then no one is safe.
Disarray in the Syrian Jihad is making conditions perfect for an Al-Qaeda resurgence
A steady stream of Syria-focused rhetoric from Al-Qaeda shows that the organization has not at all given up on Syria, but is rather trying to reestablish itself.
Inside Raqqa after Isis: Secret bunker, unexploded bombs and decomposing bodies
Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.
Duterte declared Marawi 'liberated' from Islamist militants, but fighting hasn't stopped
Photos show fighting is still going on in Marawi long after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared it had been liberated from Islamist militants.
As Isis loses Raqqa and Mosul the number of new foreign recruits is now 'zero'
US officials estimate there are 6,500 Isis fighters left in Iraq and Syria, where multinational coalitions have recaptured several territories previously controlled by the group.
Joyous scenes as Syrian Democratic Forces celebrate liberation of Raqqa
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced they have defeated Islamic State (Isis, Daesh) in its former capital after a four-month battle.
Iraq pushes Kurds out of more territories, including Sinjar, a town they liberated from Isis
Iraq's dramatic move against the Kurds came soon after they had fought side by side to rid the country of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).
Wives and children of French Isis militants found in refugee camps as husbands left to die in Raqqa
A refugee camp in Aïn Issa, a town 50km from Raqqa, is hosting families of fighters while coalition forces continue to gain territory in the former Isis stronghold.
Dangerous 'Isis Game' leaves school student needing six-hour surgery to save hand
A Michigan school student suffered a severe cut to the hand that needed surgery after playing the "Isis Game" where pupils pretend to behead each other.
Kurds claim Iraqi soldiers 'burnt lots of houses and killed many people' in assault on Kirkuk
Kurdish forces, called the peshmerga, had driven Isis out of Kirkuk. Now their positions in the city are under attack from the Iraqi army, its former ally against Islamic State.
'Only suicide bombers left' in Raqqa as Isis runs out of weapons and civilians evacuated
Final battle for Raqqa underway as Isis left isolated and with dwindling supplies in its last enclaves within the Syrian city, once the Islamic caliphate's de facto capital.
Pregnant American teenager forced into Isis-held Syria by father who married her off to militant
A 15-year-old girl told a CBS News reporter that her radicalised father forced her into Isis territory five years ago. Both her father and her Isis fighter husband have died.
'It was fantasy': Man denies wanting to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller
David Wright, from Massachusetts, US, has denied plotting to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller.
Conceited British Isis fighter: 'I'm not a loser, I drove a Porsche'
The man, known by his nom de guerre Abu Adam Al-Britani, has been fighting with Isis for the past two years.
Iran will consider US military as 'Islamic State' if IRGC is designated as a terrorist group
Tehran has promised "crushing" response to Washington if the elite Islamic Revolution of Guards Corps (IRGC) is labelled as a terrorist group.
Man armed with 11-inch knife arrested for threatening passengers on train
The suspect was reportedly heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as he ranted at passengers on a train in Brussels.