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The raids came a day after 16 civilians were killed in strikes on the same city

Raids kill 39 civilians in IS bastion in Syria

Air strikes killed at least 39 civilians today in Raqa, the so-called Islamic State group's main stronghold in Syria, a monitoring group said.

News • 19 Mar 16

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano

Radioactive material stolen from oil firm in Iraq

Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material, the theft of which last year raised fears among Iraqi officials that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by the so-called Islamic State.

News • 18 Feb 16

Among the men purportedly shown in the video is suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud

IS releases video of 'Paris attackers'

The so-called Islamic State group has released a video purporting to show nine jihadists involved in the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in which they threaten "coalition" countries including Britain.

News • 25 Jan 16

A series of raids and arrests were carried out after the attack in Istanbul

Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as Syrian refugee

A suicide bomber with links to the so-called Islamic State group who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul's historic district entered Turkey as a refugee from Syria and went undetected as he was not on any watch lists, according to Turkish Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoglu.

News • 13 Jan 16

Scotland Yard said in August more than 30 children had been made the subject of family court orders amid fears of radicalisation

So-called IS video purports to show British child

Mystery surrounds the identity of a young boy who appeared in the latest so-called Islamic State propaganda material, but it is not the first time children have been used in the group's graphic videos.

News • 04 Jan 16

President Obama is expected to outline the steps the US has taken since the 2001 9/11 attacks

Obama to make forceful pledge of power against IS

US President Barack Obama will make a special primetime address to the nation today on counterterrorism efforts, the White House said, days after 14 people were shot dead in California.

News • 06 Dec 15

People sit outside a restaurant in the 11th district of Paris one week after a series of terrorist attacks

Paris extends ban on rallies - police

Paris has extended a ban on public gatherings introduced after the terror attacks in the French capital until 30 November, the start of UN climate talks, the city's police headquarters said today.

News • 21 Nov 15

A man walks in an empty street in front of the closed Le Roi des Belges bar in Brussels city centre

Brussels in lockdown after terror alert upgraded

Brussels is in lockdown tonight after the terror alert in the Belgian capital was upgraded to its highest level.

News • 21 Nov 15

The claim that the so-called Islamic State is behind the attacks has not yet been verified

So-called Islamic State claims twin Beirut blasts

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed a twin bomb blast that killed 41 people today in a Beirut stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, in a statement posted online.

News • 13 Nov 15

Javad Zarif and three of his deputies will attend the talks in Vienna

Iran to attend Syrian talks for first time

Iran is to be represented at an international summit on the Syrian conflict for the first time on Friday.

News • 28 Oct 15

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