Iraq

If IS have indeed fled Ramadi it would amount to a significant victory over the terror group.

Money is for civilian deaths, injuries, and damage to property during military operations.

Move will hit Britons with Iranian, Syria, Iraqi or Sudanese dual nationality.

Iraqi forces supported by air force advancing towards city's government complex.

Syrian government backed by President Bashar al-Assad lost 16% of its land.

Iraq crowns beauty queen for the first time since 1972.

My Treedom prompts sharing of photos of Christmas celebrations in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Video has been circulated by Yazidi activists but its origin is unknown.

Iraqi defence minister confirms that nine members of the country's security forces have died during Operation Inherent Resolve in Anbar district's Fallujah.

Isis launched major attack on several front in northwestern Iraq.

Ankara has introduced a curfew in the Kurdish south-east, deploying 10,000 troops.

The Qatari foreign minister, the assistant foreign minister and the Iraqi ambassador have been sent to help secure their release

EXCLUSIVE: Yazidi boy tells of horror of being press-ganged into nightmarish world of Isis child soldiers.

The group uses taxation, extortion and confiscation to derive income, in addition to oil.

Trump said the foreign policy of the Obama Administration had left the Middle East a 'total disaster'.

Private defence contractors are busy looking into the financial benefits of another conflict in the Middle East.

Labour leader defied MPs to attend a Christmas fundraiser for the anti-war group.

EXCLUSIVE: A senior figure tells IBTimes UK that under-fire group has 'confused views' on Middle East.

Michael Fallon said RAF missions against Isis have doubled.

The nine men were telling people in a 'Shariah Controlled Zone' to stop drinking, gambling and listening to music.

Islamic State have captured rifles, anti-tank missiles, APCs and tanks from the Iraqi and Syrian army.

Daesh has made the use of child soldiers a cornerstone of its propaganda war.

Withdrawal follows election pledge from new Liberal government.

Foreign fighters are joining IS from 86 countries, mostly from Russia.

Suspected member of blacklisted terror group Ansarl-al-Islam was smuggling jihadists into country.

Strikes on terror group's Syrian headquarters may have caused some civilian casualties, say activist groups.

Oil is worth $3m a week to Islamic State

With the world in solidarity after Paris attacks we can't ignore the 200 daily victims of Syrian conflict.

David Cameron and Michael Fallon say it could take a long time to wipe out IS.

Arbaeen, also known as Chehlum, commemorates the end of the 40-day mourning period after the killing of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in a battle in 680 AD.