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Isis publicly beheads Syrians who helped women and children flee besieged al-Bukamal city
The jihadists reportedly executed four Syrian men for 'supporting enemies of the Caliphate'.
Pentagon refutes Isis claims US jet downed over Iraq
Islamic State bragged of aircraft downing through its propaganda outlet al-Amaq.
Suspected Isis suicide car bomb attack leaves 14 dead and 30 wounded in Iraq
The explosion occurred to the north-east of Baghdad.
US and allies finalise plan to inflict 'lasting defeat' on Isis
A meeting was held in Washington to come up with a plan to throw the Islamic State out of Iraq and Syria.
Defence ministers meeting in Washington to discuss campaign against Isis
The meeting will also grapple with the refugee fallout of the conflict.
Iraq: Baghdad-based Shia Muslim cleric tells supporters to target US troops fighting Islamic State
His response comes after Pentagon announced it would deploy additional troops in Iraq.
US military to further increase presence in Iraq and Yemen to drive out Isis, al-Qaeda
General Joseph Votel said request for extra troops will be based on specific targets they plan to achieve.
Iraqi ambassador warns India of Isis sleeper cells
Fakhri Hassan Al Issa asks India to watch out for Islamic preachers who may radicalise youth.
Theresa May: Where does Britain's incoming prime minister stand on foreign policy?
May has never rebelled from the Conservative Party line on foreign affairs.
Iraq: At least 11 killed and 30 wounded in car bomb attack on Baghdad Shia market
Attack bears all the hallmarks of similar assaults carried out by the Islamic State.
US to step up campaign against Isis, send 560 more troops to Iraq
The troops will include engineers, logistics personnel and other forces.
War on Isis: Images show jihadi youngsters in replica British football shirts playing games
The images show the youngsters taking part in games like 'tug-of-war' and 'musical chairs'.
Hamza Bin Laden: Who is the 'crown prince of terror' – son and heir to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda?
The 20-year-old son of Osama Bin Laden has been groomed for jihad from a young age.
Journalist Jacky Sutton 'overcome by blackness' ahead of Istanbul airport suicide, says sister
Journalist and charity worker was found hanged in toilet cubicle in October 2015.
Isis in Iraq: Helicopter footage shows moment crucial Islamic State airbase retaken south of Mosul
Video was shot by helicopter flying above lines of Iraqi armoured vehicles approaching Qyyarah base.
UK Armed Forces' chiefs 'gagged' and ordered not to respond to Chilcot report criticisms
Downing Street reportedly issued agreed 'top lines' to the military reeling from the report's findings.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi dismisses officials following terror attack in Baghdad
al-Abadi dismissed a number of security officials on Friday following bombing.
Dozens killed in Eid attack on Shi'ite mausoleum near Baghdad
A suicide car bomb blew up at a mausoleum Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi killing more than 30.
Isis executes 5 tribesmen and beheads 6 of its own militants for spying
The extremists are becoming increasingly paranoid as the borders of their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks.
Chilcot report: How Nicolas Cage/Sean Connery blockbuster The Rock almost made fools of MI6
British secret service used source who claimed Saddam possessed weapons similar to ones in 90s film.
Chilcot report: Tony Blair should face misconduct charge says ex-public prosecutions director
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven said Blair 'twisted' the evidence for Iraq invasion.
Chilcot Report: 'Saddam is the prize' Tony Blair's top secret notes to George W Bush exposed
In a declassified note Blair tells Bush that weapons of mass destruction are the 'justification for action'.
Tony Blair will be damned by history over the Iraq war - but his choice was between two evils
Tony Blair never had the option of keeping its hands clean over Iraq
Chilcot report: Alastair Campbell issues robust defence of former boss Tony Blair
Former communications chief at No. 10 says that the ex-PM was never 'hellbent on war'.
Chilcot report: Highlights from Iraq war memos between Tony Blair and George Bush
Blair told Bush: "I will be with you, whatever."
Iraq inquiry report: Statement by Sir John Chilcot in full - military action 'was not a last resort'
'The UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted.'
Chilcot report condemns Tony Blair's rush to war when Saddam Hussein was 'not an imminent threat'
Sir John Chilcot presented a damning indictment of the British case for the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Chilcot report: We owe a debt to Iraq - Britain's failures helped cause the mess the country is in today
In the 13 years since UK and US ousted Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains a byword for destruction and death.
Chilcot report: Meet the Iraqi Kurds who think George Bush and Tony Blair were saviours - not invaders
Saddam Hussein massacred thousands of Kurds during his al-Anfal campaign, and the US and UK removed him.
Iraq Inquiry: Sir John Chilcot says that 'careful analysis needed in future' before war
The long-awaited report into the 2003 Iraq war will be published on Wednesday 6 July, 2016.