Iraq

Tehran to establish 'parallel army' to help Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria.

US President Barack Obama says the "number one mission" in Syria is to get Isis out of Iraq.

Denis Cuspert seen holding a severed head and speaking in German in gruesome video.

The move marks a return of British forces to the country for the first time in more than two years.

Anti-Radicalisation expert Sulaimaan Samuel: Henning murder marked turning point for Isis propaganda campaign

Thousands of Yazidi women have been forced into sex slavery by Islamic State militants.

Senior IDF officer says United States, Canada and France are on the same side as Hezbollah, Iran and Assad

Gruesome discovery in province overrun by Islamic State militants.

About 150 Kurdish Peshmerga forces are en route to the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobani to battle IS militants.

Pentagon revises estimate of air war in Iraq and Syria up to $580m total.

Children as young as six years old are being trained as suicide bombers and the Islamic State's soldiers of the future, according to Foreign Policy.

Teachers threatened with death for breaking Islamic State interpretation of Sharia Law

Lance Corporal Sean P Neal dies of non-combat injury in US's Operation Inherent Resolve.

Iraqi forces nowhere near capacity to tackle Isis, according to US Central Command

US Treasury official threatens to impose economic sanctions on buyers of Isis oil.

Nearly a dozen Iraqi security personnel in hospital near Baghdad with symptoms of chlorine gas poisoning.

One report suggests a Canadian IS fighter predicted the shootings.

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe warns of the risks posed by British jihadists returning to the UK

Mamunur Roshid travelled to Syria in May to fight for so-called Islamic State.

Abadi in Tehran as Sunni insurgent group captures areas close to Iranian border.

The video also features a French and a German jihadist.

Harry Leslie Smith has challenged politicians not to repeat the mistakes of history, as they look to contain the threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Airlines staff mistake Arab prayers for Isis warnings and alert airport authorities.

Holland's public prosecutor said the actions of No Surrender are legal, for now.

Second journalist executed in three days in Iraq.

French official claims 'handful' of people with Jewish origin joined Isis in Syria and Iraq

'If Iran wants to be part of the solution in Syria, it has to pull its forces from Syria,' says Saudi Minister.

Despite continuing talks, Turkey's Prime Minister says no deal has been reached allowing US to use its Incirlik air base.

Smuggled letters from IS prisoner reveal his feelings about life as an IS hostage

Thousands flee Islamic State advance towards Baghdad in western Anbar province.