Islamic State

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.

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.

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

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In the last 10 days about 5,000 refugees have arrived in Syria from Mosul.

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Officials had charged a member of the right-wing group in August for allegedly collecting documents to plan for terrorist acts.

Experts have warned Isis may use mustard gas as a last resort as aid organisations order gas masks.

The images show two children – who appear no older than 13 – standing over prisoners with handguns.

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Firework retailer Diego Oddati Menna arrested after praising terror groups on social media.

Iraqi and Kurdish forces retake 200sq km area on first day of Mosul battle.

An Isis commander revealed that some fighters are willing to 'hand themselves over to the kuffar'.

Kurds, Shia and Sunni forces are fighting together but they may struggle to stay united

As the assault on the city has begun, convoys of Iraqi, Kurdish and US forces moved east of Mosul.

Isis has held Mosul, a city of 1.2 million inhabitants, for the last two years.

Situation at the maximum security centre is unclear but Niger has often been attacked by members of the terror groups.

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says he has received intelligence of possible escape plans of militants.

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Seven prisoners were beheaded, while six were burned to death, authorities said.

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Defeat for Isis would effectively flush them out of Iraq, officials say.

Commander Omer Huseyin claimed US howitzers have started bombing the northern Iraqi city.

A total of 10 ambulances ferried the dead and injured to hospitals.

Alaa Albakr said his brother started showing signs of radicalisation while he was in Germany as a refugee.