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Isis: US-led coalition pounds Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria
Civilians killed along with Isis militants as bombs pound 'capital of the caliphate'.
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to raise issue of attacking Isis in Syria
Fallon's comments seen as government ready to increase military action in the Middle East.
Labour 'open' to RAF air strikes on Islamic State in Syria after Tunisia beach attack
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the West needs to 'crush' Isis in Iraq and Syria.
France: Lyon terror suspect Yassine Salhi 'sent selfie with victim's head to Isis fighter in Syria'
Recipient of gory WhatsApp message identified by media as Muslim convert Sébastien-Yunes V-Z.
Isis: Timeline of the Islamic State
IBTimes UK tracks main events since jihadi group declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Isis striking terror in Raqqa by forcing Kurds to flee city
Islamic State forcing Kurds to leave for Palmyra.
Isis: 'I interviewed Islamic State in their camp - now I'm a refugee living in fear of death'
Syrian journalist Ahmed reveals how he sourced an incredible exclusive, and it tore his life apart.
Isis tunnel found as Kurdish YPG forces advance deeper into Syria
Kurdish People's Protection Units seize Liwa 93 military base near Ain Issa.
Isis: Why I am guilty of abetting Islamic State
As a journalist I have swallowed the Isis bait and given the group a relentless stream of publicity.
Isis: Public health, fishing bans and sex slave guides make up rest of jihadi dossier
IS revels in documenting acts of savagery but there's more to it that is at odds with its public image.
The Hollywood of Isis: Jihadi film industry goes way beyond beheading videos
Islamic State film crews are churning out everything from CGI movies to soap operas to satisfy their huge audience.
Islamic State is a one-way ticket for jihadi brides
Just 2 out of the 600 girls and women who joined Islamic State returned home from Syria.
Isis: British teenage runaways now living separately in Raqqa
Solicitors for Amira Abase, Shamima Begum and Kadiza Sultana families confrimed the trio are no longer together.
Isis magazine Dabiq attacks 'conspiracy theories' causing jihadists to flee
Islamic State propaganda publication features piece purportedly written by British hostage John Cantlie.
Isis extremists draw outlines of wounds to be inflicted on alleged criminals in 'eye-for-eye' punishments
Photos revealed show Isis militants measuring the wound they intend to cause on a young man.
Isis: Terror group uses newborn babies in sick propaganda campaign hailing 'future jihadis'
The babies are photographed with guns and grenades and swaddled in the IS flag.
Isis mimics Britain's NHS with 'Islamic State Health Service ISHS'
Jihadi group claims it is to launch its own healthcare system in Raqqa.
Isis schoolgirls: First runaway girl named Sharmeena Begum
Father says 15-year-old Bethnal Green girl fled to join the Islamic State in Syria in December.
Isis: Video shows 'Canadian double agent' helping runaway British schoolgirls join Islamic State
Turkish authorities have arrested a man accused of aiding Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase crossing into Syria.
Isis: New video shows runaway British schoolgirls preparing to cross into Syria
Video said to have been filmed by Syrian spy working for anti-Islamic State coalition.
Isis: Foreign fighters 'live like kings' in Syrian Raqqa stronghold of Islamic State
Abu Mohammed tells IBTimes UK about life inside Raqqa under Isis.
Syria in darkness: 83% of lights go out after four years of war
Syria plunged into darkness in four years since the beginning of the brutal civil war.
Raqqa: Isis replaces science and literature with jihadist indoctrination in schools
Islamic State steps up campaign to imprint radical Islamist ideology on minds of children.
Isis pays parents for children to attend jihadist 'cub' camps
Parents given money, food and clothing for children to attend camps, where they are indoctrinated and receive weapons training.
Isis releases new video of children being trained in jihadi camp
Dozens of young children shown reciting Quranic verses and answering questions on Islam in latest footage.
Syria Civil War: Is the UN Security Council a mere talking shop?
Suspension of aerial bombardment of Aleppo is welcome news - but why has it taken a year?
Frontline Isis: Raqqa warriors and Kurdish Kobane heroes create 'Volcano' coalition to cut off Islamic State
Syrian and Kurdish fighters preparing to cut off IS at Rodko road and push Islamists further from Kobane.
Isis Twitter war shows tech giants have crucial role in fight against terrorism
The internet has become the counter-terrorism frontline - and private firms must dig in to stop Brand Caliphate.
Kayla Jean Mueller dead: Hostage's heartbreaking letter to her family from Isis captivity in Syria
Mueller family have released a letter that the American aid worker wrote to the them in 2014
Isis set up giant screens in Raqqa showing Jordanian pilot burning to death cheered on by crowds
EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State repeatedly played video of captured Jordanian pilot Moaz-Kasasbeh being burned to death