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Isis: Pentagon launches 'aggressive cyberwar' against Daesh to curb spread of propaganda
US Cyber Command-led operation will aim to disrupt online campaigns of Isis (Daesh).
Isis in Iraq: Death toll climbs to 73 in wake of Daesh suicide bombing of Shia market in Baghdad
Isis claimed responsibility for the killings in Baghdad, as well as an attack on Abu Ghraib.
Islamic State suicide bombings kill 24 in Baghdad market
Bombings also reported in areas south of capital.
Syria ceasefire: Car bomb kills two as government forces drop barrel bombs
Rebel group Jaish al-Islam claims the government has already violated the truce.
Syria: Landmark ceasefire comes into effect as Kurds take town close to Isis-held Raqqa
Explosions could be heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus, minutes before the 'cessation of hostilities'.
Isis in Iraq: Kurdish forces and civilians hit by Islamic State 'chlorine chemical attack' in Sinjar
Peshmerga militants fall ill after suspected chlorine strike near Iraqi town.
Ajahn Veapi: Alleged Isis recruiting network operative arrested in Italy
Italian police detains alleged Isis recruiter linked to Bosnian imam Husein Bosnic in Mestre.
Syria: Kurds close in on Isis capital of Raqqa as ceasefire looms
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) consolidate control on Shadadi as regime troops make last push ahead of truce.
EU report: Seven Indian companies are making parts used in Isis bombs
Gulf Oil Corporation and Solar Industries have been involved in the supply chain of bombs used by Islamic State.
Isis militants in Syria stone two teenage girls to death for committing adultery
The two older men they were with escaped with 50 lashes in a public flogging.
Egyptian court sentences 3 Coptic Christians to 5 years in prison after they mock Isis beheadings
The 3 teenagers were found guilty of 'contempt of Islam' by Minya's Juvenile Misdemeanor Court.
Syria: Saudi Arabia deploys F-15 fighter jets to Turkey to tackle Isis
Four F-15 are expected to be deployed at Incirlik Air Base against the Islamic State group.
Facebook used by arms dealers to sell jihadis guns, tanks and missiles across Syria, Gaza and Iraq
Arms dealers using Facebook to sell a wide range of weapons to Hamas, Kurdish rebels, Isis and other Jihadists.
Baghdad bomb attack: At least 15 killed in double Islamic State suicide blasts at Shia mosque in Iraqi capital
The suicide bombers targeted a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital in a co-ordinated attack.
US government enlists Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to help combat online radicals
The federal government has admitted that it is 'not best placed' to counter online recruitment efforts.
Isis torture: Daesh use new 'biter' weapon to punish women for showing 'too much skin' in Mosul
Torture device said to operate like an animal trap or metal jaw with teeth.
Isis threatens Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in chilling video
Twitter suspended 125,000 accounts this month because of users making threats or promoting terrorism.
Walsall Syria arrests: Trainee maths teacher found guilty of concealing husband's plans to join Isis
Mother-of-three, Lorna Moore from County Tyrone, was convicted of terror offences at the Old Bailey.
Hundreds of Indian Muslim clerics pass resolution declaring Isis terrorists 'un-Islamic'
At least 300 Muslim scholars gathered in Hyderabad to debate how to stand up against IS (Daesh).
Libya: Benghazi celebrates after government forces seize control of areas once controlled by Islamic militants
Benghazi has seen some of the worst violence in the conflict that has plagued Libya.
Syria: German YPG militant Gunter Helsten killed fighting Isis in al-Shadadi
The 55-year-old known by the nom the guerre Rustem Cudi killed in clashes with the Islamic State group.
Marlin Stivani Nivarlain: Swedish jihadi bride who gave birth in Mosul 'didn't know what Islam or Isis were'
Marlin claimed she was duped into joining the terror group.
Isis: Zahera Tariq, sister-in-law of 'new Jihadi John' suspect found guilty of child abduction
Zahera Tariq, 33, was arrested at Luton airport with her 4 children after trying to travel to Syria.
Kurds are not to blame for the West's incompetence in Syria
How can the US-led coalition implement a coherent strategy in Syria when it is torn apart from inside?
War on Isis: Daesh frees 43 Assyrian Christian captives in return for millions in ransom
The Islamists release the final batch of Assyrian Christians who were held hostage in Syria's Raqqa.
US and Russia announce ceasefire in war-torn Syria from 27 February
Isis and Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front not expected to join ceasefire.
War on Isis: Increase in Russian air strikes helps Daesh says US colonel
Western governments are accusing Moscow of increasing its air attacks to aid Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Isis: Disillusioned Italian teenager Meriem Rehaily admits joining Daesh was a mistake
The 19-year-old from Padua reportedly admits to parents joining Islamist group was huge error.
Islamist extremists slit throat of Hindu priest in Bangladesh fuelling religious tensions
Bangladeshi police arrest three suspects thought to have links with banned Islamist group after murder.
At least 150 killed after explosions rock Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus
The attacks as Moscow and Washington try to work towards a ceasefire.