ISLAMIC STATE

The military has warned the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops capture more ground.

Iraqi forces battling Isis in Mosul say they are days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.

Man arrested in Birmingham is a 44-year-old Salafist imam and leader of the group sought by several countries.

Police say the militants died in Diyala as the military offensive continues to retake territory in Mosul.

Manila's military also said Maute militants were pushing captives to loot abandoned houses in the region.

Iraqi MP Vian Dakhill also shared the harrowing story of a 10-year-old girl raped to death.

IS militants cling to last Syrian enclave as US-backed coalition drives them from city captured in 2014.

John Kasich's website was apparently hacked by Team System Dz on Sunday.

The militants shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before stabbing the officer.

Swiss national Veronique Robert died of injuries sustained earlier this week.

Militants who escaped the missile strikes were later killed by air strikes, the Russian defence ministry said.

Australia's two P-3 Orion aircraft will provide aerial support to Philippines ground forces.

The suspect had instruction manuals on jihadi suicide and electronic terrorism.

The military has regularly overstated its position, claiming fighting would be over "within days". It is now in its fifth week.

Reports claim toys from "Falcon Commandos" fake Lego series produced in China and sold in Malaysia.

Residents in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi are starving as activists plead for food supplies.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has expended huge amounts of political and military capital on his war on drugs, has been forced to change tack and tackle Isis-affiliated Muslim extremists in their own 'back yard' of Mindanao.

Earlier this month reports claimed the Islamic State leader had been killed in Raqqa.

The CJTF helped to turn the tide against Boko Haram, but their presence now casts a shadow over longer-term efforts to bring stability to the troubled Lake Chad region.

Taliban, which controlled the area, deny Isis has taken control of mountain redoubt.

How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.