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Russian state media outlets follow Kremlin newsman in describing terrorists as Daesh not Isis
A Russian TV host has said the term Daesh not Isis should be used in what appears to be a Kremlin order.
Syria crisis: What are the alternatives to David Cameron's plan to bomb Isis in Raqqa?
Critics include Syria experts, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the Stop the War Coalition.
Syria air strikes vote: If Jeremy Corbyn wants peace he should consider Western intervention successes
Corbyn is failing to acknowledging the instances where force has played a decisive role in saving lives.
Isis: Austrian teen 'poster girl' reportedly beaten to death for trying to leave Raqqa
Samra Kesinovic,17, ran away to Syria with friend Sabina Selimovic,15, who was killed in fighting.
Isis in Syria: Is the siege of Raqqa about to begin?
David Cameron has called Raqqa in Syria the head of the Isis snake.
Isis: France launches fresh air strikes on Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa
French Ministry of Defence claims to have destroyed an Isis command centre and training facility.
Paris attacks: Hollande to blitz Isis with Rafale and Super Etendard fighter jets
France is due to double its forces in the region with the arrival of the Charles de Gaulle warship
Isis threatens attack on Washington in new video
Isis threatened countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer same fate as France.
UK and Russia still split over air strike targets in Syria after Paris attacks
British prime minister says he pressed Vladimir Putin over the issue at a G20 summit in Turkey.
Wife of Australian Isis recruit Mohamed Elomar pleads guilty to supporting terrorism
Fatima Elomar was caught at Sydney Airport as she attempted to join her husband in Syria, bringing him clothes and money.
Paris attacks: French capital returns to work for first time after massacres - as it happened
Isis planned carnage from Syria says French PM.
Syria: France launches air strikes against Isis in Raqqa
20 bombs dropped in Raqqa in 'major bombardment of Isis targets' says French Defence Ministry.
Jihadi John: Isis execution Mohammed Emwazi fathered a son in Syria before his death
Jihadi John militant killed in a drone strike in Syria, reportedly fathered a son.
ISIS: Turkey detains close associate of Jihadi John
Londoner Aine Lesley Davis has been arrested by Turkish officials.
Jihadi John: Did RAF drone help target Isis executioner Mohammed Emwazi in Syria attack?
Reports claim a British UAV was part of the operation to kill Emwazi near Raqqa.
Jihadi John air strike: David Cameron calls Syrian drone attack 'a blow to the heart' of Isis
The prime minister spoke after comments from US military suggesting the death of Mohammed Emwazi.
Russian plane crash: Egyptian investigators '90% sure' aircraft downed by bomb
Egyptian investigators are almost certain a bomb was heard exploding just before a cockpit recording cut off.
Egypt tourism industry to shrink 70% if British and Russian visitors stay away
Egypt's tourism industry could lose 70% of its total visitors after the recent outflow of British and Russian tourists.
Syria: Claims Russian air strikes hit Raqqa hospital
Russia started attacking Syria at the end of September to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Isis in Syria: French jihadists killed in France airstrikes near IS Syrian capital Raqqa
Deaths are result of France's second round of sorties over IS-held territory in Syria.
Reyaad Khan: Was the RAF drone strike on Cardiff-born Islamic State target legal?
RAF drone strike kills two British citizens in Isis-controlled Syria amid terror plot fears.
Reyaad Khan: UK government faces harsh criticism over British Isis deaths in RAF drone strikes
Human rights groups have attacked the action against British citizens outside of a war zone.
Islamic State executes 'dozens' of fighters attempting to defect to other Islamist groups
Monitoring group reveals Islamic State has executed more than 90 people in the last month.
Isis hacker Junaid Hussain killed by US drone strike in Syria
A key face of the group's 'Cyber Caliphate' wing, he was behind hacking of US YouTube and Twitter accounts.
Isis in Syria: Islamic State bans TV and smashes up satellite dishes
Pro-Isis imams in Raqqa claim foreign television spreads lies.
Islamic State calls on its followers to conquer Istanbul
Isis released a video calling for Turks to rebel and fight against the rule of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Isis sex slaves: 19 women executed for refusing to have sex with militant fighters
The women refused to be part of Islamic State's 'sexual jihad'.
Isis: Terror group trained four-year-old boy to behead his own mother
A Yazidi mother recounts the evil practices of Isis, after her son was forced to join a terror training camp.
War against Isis: White House says air strikes are to deny Islamic State a safe haven
Increased air strikes on Islamic State do not constitute a change in strategy.
Isis in Syria: Kurds deny claims that Jihadis have recaptured strategic town of Ayn Issa
Town captured a fortnight ago by anti-Islamists but intense fighting still taking place.