Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (Isis)

Isis accuse Mutawa's 'The 99' of being blasphemous.

France government said hundreds of French Muslims have joined terror groups abroad.

Maj. Gen. Najim Abdullah Ali was overseeing village raid when mortar round exploded near him.

The freed Indian nurses claim that they felt 'protected' amidst their kidnappers during their three-week-long captivity.

Shannon Maureen Conley, aged 19, from Colorado arrested by FBI was a Muslim convert.

Insurgents planning Baghdad assault with aid of insider uprising at 'Zero Hour'

Kidnapped truck drivers en route to Turkish border to be handed over to Turkish authorities..

Abu Mohammad al-Maqdessi denounces Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

Isis fighter laughs at US President in latest high-quality video from the terror group entitled 'the End of Sykes-Picot'.

Prices can 'spike' to $150 a barrel if conflict hits Iraq's southern terminals.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 7,000 people have died in fighting, and eight were crucified in public.

Man shot dead in Syria's Aleppo province for alleged extortion at checkpoints.

Sunni Islamist group issue rallying cry to supporters to participate in day of "Warning to American People".

Army attempts to strike hometown of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein captured in Isis charge through country's north.

IBTimes examines the powerful media campaign launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

Exports from Iraq's southern terminals averaged 2.53 million bpd as of 21 June.

Brent was at a premium of $7.83 to WTI crude.

Head of Kurdish intelligence says US and Britain were warned that capture of two Sunni cities was just the beginning

In an interview Obama said that overcoming the militant group will be a global challenge.

Traders keen on gold above psychologically important $1,300 an ounce level.

Lebanese security forces detain men suspected of plot to assassinate leading Shiite politician Nabih Berri.

Commander of Sunni group fighting alongside Isis issues ultimatum to Maliki administration.

US President says American troops will not be returning to combat in Iraq

White House weighs up impact of air attacks on jihadists in Iraq.

Jihadist group led by al-Baghdadi appeals to many Western and non-Western foreigners in their attempt to create caliphate

Brent's premium to the August WTI contract stood at $6.69 in early trade.

70% of India's oil needs met by imports, leaving rupee largely defenceless against oil price swings.

US Secretary of State says open to talks with Iran and won't rule out military cooperation in Iraq.

Boris Johnson, John Prescott and Sir Christopher Meyer have condemned Tony Blair's Iraq crisis claims.

Spain arrests eight suspected Isis recruiters while violence escalates in Iraq and Syria.