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Starving, exhausted and traumatised, civilians flee Mosul's Old City, but thousands still trapped
Iraqi forces have found terrified families who had been hiding in their homes for weeks as fierce fighting raged around them.
Isis recruiter Sally Jones reportedly wants to leave Raqqa and return to Britain
Jones lost her jihadi husband in 2015 in a US drone strike.
Fears for thousands of residents trapped with Isis fighters in shrinking area of Mosul's Old City
Harrowing photos show terrified families escaping across piles of rubble, and Iraqi forces rescuing a little boy whose family had been killed in the fighting.
Video shows destruction of Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque and al-Hadba minaret
It survived the Mongols, Ottomans and the US invasion – but not Isis.
'Isis is dead' declares Iraq prime minister after capture of Al-Nuri mosque
Long battle to reclaim Mosul could soon be over following significant taking of historic mosque.
Decapitated bodies of suspected Christians found in Marawi
At least 5 beheaded bodies at various stages of decomposition found in Philippines' besieged city.
Latest Marawi photos: Beheaded civilians found as siege enters sixth week
The military has warned the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops capture more ground.
Latest photos: Iraqi forces are 'days away' from ousting Isis from Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battling Isis in Mosul say they are days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.
Isis suicide bomber 'accidentally kills 12 militants' in Iraq
Police say the militants died in Diyala as the military offensive continues to retake territory in Mosul.
Philippines Islamists forcing female captives into sex slavery in Marawi
Manila's military also said Maute militants were pushing captives to loot abandoned houses in the region.
Isis tricked starving Yazidi sex slave into eating her one-year-old child, claims Iraqi MP
Iraqi MP Vian Dakhill also shared the harrowing story of a 10-year-old girl raped to death.
Isis in final fight to hold Raqqa as coalition forces clear militants from Syria stronghold
IS militants cling to last Syrian enclave as US-backed coalition drives them from city captured in 2014.
'I love Islamic State': US Government sites hacked with pro-Isis messages
John Kasich's website was apparently hacked by Team System Dz on Sunday.
Suspected Islamist militants kill Indonesian policeman in knife attack
The militants shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before stabbing the officer.
Russia fires Kalibr cruise missiles on Isis targets in Syria
Militants who escaped the missile strikes were later killed by air strikes, the Russian defence ministry said.
Australia deploys aircraft to Philippines in fight against Islamic State-linked militants in Marawi
Australia's two P-3 Orion aircraft will provide aerial support to Philippines ground forces.
Philippines military steps up battle for Marawi, hoping to defeat Islamists by Eid al-Fitr
The military has regularly overstated its position, claiming fighting would be over "within days". It is now in its fifth week.
Lego distances itself from fake Isis toy series depicting decapitations
Reports claim toys from "Falcon Commandos" fake Lego series produced in China and sold in Malaysia.
Marawi residents said to be eating leaves and cardboard boxes due to acute food shortage
Residents in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi are starving as activists plead for food supplies.
History of Islamic terrorism in the Philippines as Isis fights for control of Marawi
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has expended huge amounts of political and military capital on his war on drugs, has been forced to change tack and tackle Isis-affiliated Muslim extremists in their own 'back yard' of Mindanao.
Russia may have killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air strike
Earlier this month reports claimed the Islamic State leader had been killed in Raqqa.
What now for Nigeria's volunteer vigilantes fighting Boko Haram with muskets and bows and arrows?
The CJTF helped to turn the tide against Boko Haram, but their presence now casts a shadow over longer-term efforts to bring stability to the troubled Lake Chad region.
Isis captures Osama Bin Laden's Tora Bora fortress in Afghanistan
Taliban, which controlled the area, deny Isis has taken control of mountain redoubt.
The fog of war: What is really going on in Marawi?
How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.
Iran kills Isis 'mastermind' of Tehran attacks as crackdown on militants continues
Isis claimed responsibility for suicide bombings and gun attacks that killed 17 people in Tehran on 7 June.
Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'killed' in Raqqa
The world's most wanted terrorist has been targeted on multiple occasions.
Iran arrests over 40 suspects in connection with terror attack on parliament
The twin attack in Tehran, claimed by Islamic State operatives, killed 17 people.
3 US soldiers killed and 1 wounded by Afghan commando in Achin
The US has confirmed that the incident was a 'green-on-blue' attack.
Watch this heartwarming moment as a young Iraqi girl is reunited with her family after Isis kidnap
Christina Abada was captured by the murderous terrorist group at just three-years-old in 2014.
Trump and Tillerson take different approach on Qatar crisis
Tillerson urges Arab states to ease restrictions on Doha as Trump accuses Qatar of sponsoring terrorism at a 'high level'.