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Isis black widows: Young women 'will become new jihadists if propaganda is not stopped'
Dozens of women and girls flee to IS territories sparking fears of a rise in female terrorists.
Iraq: Shi'ite militia 'massacre 77 Sunni villagers' during Diyala offensive against Isis
Militias reportedly entered Barwana and shot dead young men after demanding their IDs be shown.
Human Rights Watch: Egypt, Syria, Iraq used 2014 turmoil to abuse rights
The governments of Egypt, Syria and Iraq used real and perceived security threats in 2014 as an excuse to downplay or abandon the rights of their citizens, which ultimately fuelled crises, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday (January 29).
Islamic State demand prisoner swap for Japanese hostage: Who is Sajida al-Rishawi?
al-Rishawi was imprisoned for her role as a failed suicide bomber in the 2005 Amman attacks
Islamic State have reportedly executed Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa, Kenji Goto shown pleading for his life in new video
Islamic State want a prisoner swap for the safe release of captured Japanese journalist Kenji Goto
Jailed US 'Isis bride' claims she has 'disavowed jihad'
Shannon Conley wanted to travel to Syria and marry her online jihadi lover
Iraq Isis Crisis: Japanese hostages status unknown as deadline expires
Fate of two Japanese hostages threatened with execution remains unclear
Iraq Isis: 'Peshmerga Kurd sacrifices' ignored as Kurdistan excluded from US-led coalition London meeting
President of Iraqi Kurdistan complains as Kurdish representatives left out from meeting
London Mayor Boris Johnson joins fight against Isis in Kurdistan
Conservative politician surprised British troops with a visit to the front-line.
IMF lists winners and losers of oil price slide
Kuwait the worst affected while Morocco the most gained.
EU foreign ministers to talk counter-terrorism in wake of Paris shootings
The representatives will also discuss the EU's relationship with Russia.
Iraq: Isis cruelty graphically revealed in gay man's savage rooftop execution in Mosul
The graphic shots are circulating among IS-linked social media accounts of the horrific punishment.
Iraq mass grave: Isis Sunni jihadists accused of executions in Kobachi
16 bodies discovered: executions believed to have happened before Shi'ite militia drove IS out of Kobachi.
Paris shooting: Huge security operation prepared for Paris 'Unity March'
More than 1 million people expected to attend the rally.
Kobane: U.S. air strikes kill 'dozens' of Isis fighters near Syrian town
Kurds now said to hold 80% of Kobane with Isis pushed out of town centre
Saudi Arabia: Suspected Isis attack near Iraqi frontier kills two border guards
Shooting and suicide assault kills two and injures one near town of Arar.
British hostage John Cantlie tours Mosul and rides a police motorbike in new Isis propaganda video
John Cantlie is shown giving a tour around the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Bristol bus website mistakenly hacked by Islamic extremists
The hackers thought the West Country service provided transport for the whole of the West.
Syria Isis news: US Special Forces mission to rescue Jordanian pilot fails amid intense fighting
EXCLUSIVE: Two helicopter landings were called off after heavy IS gunfire in Raqqa,
Isis militants flog man for watching porn in Syria
The punishment was carried out in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor.
Islamic State behead three Kurdish soldiers dressed in orange in new video
The three victims had been captured whilst defending the Iraqi town of Sinjar.
Isis in Iraq and Syria struck by 15 US-led coalition air strikes
Key Islamic State targets were reportedly hit in the coordinated attack.
Isis: Jordanian pilot captured by terrorists 'claims plane was struck by heat-seeking missile'
The pilot was interviewed for Islamic State's propaganda magazine, Dabiq
Captive UK journalist John Cantlie 'writes' article in new issue of Isis Dabiq magazine
Article predicts an economic meltdown centred around the collapse of the US dollar.
Isis: Pentagon convenes secret 'brains trust' to wage ideological war against Islamic State
With thousands of foreign fighters flocking to join the jihadist group, US officials concede they are no closer to understanding it.
Iraq: Suspected Isis suicide bomber kills 15 people and injures 26 at funeral
Suicide bomber strikes Sunni funeral in town of Taji north of Baghdad.
Isis launch attack on Iraq town Dhuluiya in strategic conquest move
Syrian suicide bomber detonates explosives to launch attack on strategically located Dhuluiya town
Isis release new video showing the execution of 13 'Assad spies'
The men are accused of carrying out two car bomb attacks in Raqqa.
Top Iranian general killed by Islamic State sniper in Iraq
Revolutionary Guard Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi had been advising the Iraqi army in Samarra.
Iraqi forces gearing up to retake Mosul from Isis
Baghdad government to set up three special bases to train volunteers for the Mosul operation against Isis militants.