Isis

Soldiers went missing during heavy fighting in Gashigar village, on the border with Niger, on 17 October.

Human Rights Watch calls for an investigation to identify those responsible for the strike.

One refugee claimed families were thrown out of their tents while they were still in them.

Daesh militants launched a second counter-offensive since operation to recapture Mosul began.

Iraqi forces scour derelict buildings for Isis fighters still hiding out in the towns.

Opponents of the ban say it is a blow against the rights of minorities.

US soldiers are wearing masks to protect against sulphur fumes.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to assess the ongoing Mosul offensive.

Iraqi forces have now launched a new push to retake the town of Hamdaniyah, 20km to the southeast of Mosul.

The Arabic 'meem' symbol spray-painted on Mosul's walls is the most visible sign of resistance to Isis rule.

Isis militants stormed the city at dawn today, killing at least 19 people in a bid to divert attacks on Mosul.

The young Isis militant celebrates as he finds out that he will be the next fighter to blow himself up

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Terrorism today is an end in itself rather than a means to an end as the IRA and PLO would have conceived of it.

Defiant Alghad Radio connects the people trapped inside Mosul with the outside world.

Ten gunmen from the group boarded the ship, kidnapping its captain and one crew member.

Gunfire rings out in city as militants wearing suicide vests target police headquarters and government buildings.

In accepting the verdict, Dodi Suridi, 23, said that it was 'the risk of being a terrorist'.

Iraqi PM said operations going quickly as Kurdish troops and the Iraqi army advance into Mosul.

Secretary of Defence Michael Fallon said the military was launching the online attacks against IS.

Fighting is concentrated on a cluster of uninhabited towns and villages littered with roadside bombs planted by Daesh.

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Residents of Sheikh Amir village near Mosul said Isis militants have destroyed all houses belonging to Shias.

Police said three officers including a local police chief were injured after the machete-wielding attacker stabbed them.

It is believed around 5,000 IS fighters in Mosul are being used as suicide bombers to halt advances.

Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati told reporters he was calling on militant group to surrender its positions.

President vows government will fight to ensure remaining 197 girls kidnapped in Chibok will be released.

Landmines and booby traps suggest the advance into Mosul will be slow and dangerous.

IBTimesUK interviews researcher Atta Barkindo, who has translated several Boko Haram videos and audio clips.