Al-Qaeda confirms senior leader killed in drone strike The Al-Qaeda group has confirmed that a US-led coalition drone strike had killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri in Syria. World • 02 Mar 17
Australian charged with aiding Islamic State group An Australian has been charged with helping the so-called Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range guided missile capabilities. News • 28 Feb 17
Iraqi troops reportedly reclaim Mosul airport US-backed Iraqi security forces have captured Mosul airport, state television said, in a major gain in operations to drive the so-called Islamic State group from … News • 23 Feb 17
IS bomber said to be Briton freed from Guantanamo A British man believed to have carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq for the so-called Islamic State was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee paid … News • 22 Feb 17
Iraqi troops close to reaching Mosul airport US-backed Iraqi forces battling so-called Islamic State fighters have fought their way close to Mosul's airport on the second day of a ground offensive on … News • 20 Feb 17
Over 70 dead in IS bomb attack on Pakistan shrine The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan which has left at least 72 dead. News • 16 Feb 17
Erdogan says Turkish troops inside Syria's Al-Bab President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies have entered the centre of the so-called Islamic State-held bastion Al-Bab, saying … News • 12 Feb 17
400 suspected Islamic State members held in Turkey Turkish police detained hundreds of suspected members of the so-called Islamic State militant group in nationwide raids today, just over a month after an attack … News • 05 Feb 17
Islamic State militants destroy Palmyra monument Militants from the so-called Islamic State group have destroyed one of the most famous monuments in the ancient city of Palmyra, the Tetrapylon, and the … News • 20 Jan 17
20 people killed in Baghdad bomb attacks The so-called Islamic State has claimed attacks at two Baghdad markets in which 20 people were killed. News • 08 Jan 17
Arrests made as IS claims deadly Istanbul attack The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the New Year's Day shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. Istanbul • 02 Jan 17
29 dead after two blasts in central Baghdad Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 50 others, police and medics said. News • 31 Dec 16
IS reportedly executed 13 Iraqi civilians So-called Islamic State group fighters "summarily executed" 13 civilians after villagers rose up against them at the start of the Iraqi army's offensive to retake … News • 27 Dec 16
Iraqis mark Christmas in town recaptured from IS Iraqi Christians filled the pews of the fire scarred Mar Shimoni church in a town east of Mosul on Christmas Eve for the first service … News • 24 Dec 16
Three linked to Berlin suspect arrested in Tunisia Tunisian security forces have arrested three suspected militants after uncovering their links to Anis Amri, the Tunisian national believed responsible for the Berlin Christmas market … News • 24 Dec 16
Aleppo evacuation expected to begin within hours An evacuation of rebel-held districts of Aleppo is back on track and expected to begin within hours, officials on both sides of the war have … Aleppo • 14 Dec 16
Ceasefire to allow people to leave Aleppo Rebel resistance in Syria's Aleppo has ended after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment culminating in a collapse of their defences … News • 13 Dec 16
Syrian rebels get proposal to quit Aleppo Syrian rebels have received a US-backed proposal to leave Aleppo along with civilians under safe passage guaranteed by Russia, rebel officials said as government forces … News • 11 Dec 16
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for bombing An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility today for twin bombings that killed 38 people and wounded 155 outside an Istanbul … News • 11 Dec 16
Kerry urges 'grace' from Russia in Aleppo talks US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia to show "a little grace" when US and Russian officials meet in Geneva later to try to … News • 10 Dec 16
Obama warns military might will not defeat terror US President Barack Obama has warned that the country would not be able to wipe out terrorism with military might as he offered a sweeping … World • 06 Dec 16
Europol says IS tactics are 'evolving' Terror networks such as the so-called Islamic State group are evolving their tactics to attack soft targets in Europe, which could see the use of … News • 02 Dec 16
Suicide blast at Kabul mosque kills at least 30 A suicide bomb at a Shia mosque in Kabul killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens as worshippers gathered for a religious ceremony, officials … News • 21 Nov 16
Islamic State stockpiling chemicals in Iraq - UN Fighters from the so-called Islamic State have executed scores more people around Mosul this week and are reportedly stockpiling ammonia and sulphur in civilian areas, … News • 11 Nov 16
Iraqi forces accused of killing civilians in Mosul Iraqi government forces killed and tortured civilians south of Mosul, rights groups have said, in the first such reports of alleged abuse in the US-backed … World • 10 Nov 16
