Islamic State

Activists have accused IS of preventing civilians from leaving in order to use them as human shields

Jury found both 25 guilty of conspiring to provide material support to a militant group

The reported arrests came after police confiscated suicide vests during raids in two Istanbul suburbs

FBI agents arrest Akram Musleh, of Indiana, as he was attempting to board a bus from Indianapolis to New York

Militants won back three villages in a surprise assault against the Syria Democratic Forces.

'I pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, may God protect him, on behalf of the Islamic State'

29-year-old Omar Mateen killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida on June 12

Europe is on high alert as the Euro 2016 soccer tournament is under way in neighboring France

Larossi Abballa was seen in a van with a man later suspected in the Villejuif affair

The Islamic State is once again in the spotlight courtesy of the mass murder in Orlando, Florida

Move comes as retaliation to attack on gay nightclub in Orlando that resulted in the death of 49 people

The immigrant Muslim (particularly Pakistani) experience is anchored around the ‘myth of return’

ISIS has subjected Yazidi woman, child or man that it has captured to the most horrific of atrocities, says official

Throughout its rise and steady retreat, the organisation failed to get the widely speculated traction

Witnesses say the man may have shouted “Allahu akbar” as he stabbed the policeman

The alert came two days after an attacker who pledged allegiance to Islamic State killed a French police commander

A Disney manager in Florida says Mateen visited the park in April

Pakistan's array of other extremist groups means IS will not become a threat to Islamabad 'any time soon'

'We are working closely with French authorities as they deal with this terrible crime' Facebook said in a statement

Three associates of Abballa have been arrested over their involvement in a network recruiting 'jihadists' for Pakistan

US president says 29-year-old Omar Mateen appeared to have absorbed "various extremist information" found online

IS under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared 'caliphate'

A car packed with explosive blew up in Baghdad al-Jadeeda killing at least 15 people and wounding over 50

"We know that Daesh is planning new attacks and France is clearly targeted," said the head of France's DGS Agency

A Pakistani-born British army intelligence officer came up with the idea that Bollywood tunes would annoy IS

Stuck under the rule of jihadists and with no safe exits, the civilian population is struggling to survive.

The Pentagon has deployed more than 200 special forces troops alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

During his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square, the pontiff prayed for "eternal rest to the victims"

ISIS trying to build affiliates in Libya, Egypt and Bangladesh for militants to launch attacks locally and cheaply

The four IS jailers beheaded seven American, British and Japanese hostages as well as 18 members of the Syrian army

Death toll from bombings claimed by the Islamic State hits 154

IS claims responsibility for the attacks

Seven bombs, most of them suicide attacks, hit Jableh and Tartus almost simultaneously

The authenticity of the audio clip, purporting to be from Abu Muhammad al Adnani could not be verified

Video message mocks Muslims living in harmony with Hindus in India

ISIS calls for attacks on the US and Europe during the holy month of Ramadan

The militant group urges Muslims living in harmony with Hindus to travel to IS-held territories in the 'Caliphate'

The girl was among 97 women and children held hostage by Boko Haram who were freed on Thursday morning

At least 49 people had been killed by methods including decapitation and shooting

About 100 people have left Australia for Syria to fight alongside organisations such as Islamic State

The video entitled "In my father's footsteps", shows a teenager who says he lived in France

US Defense Department had previously estimated that IS fighters had lost control of about 40 percent of the territory

The bomber detonated an explosives belt as he joined a line of men at a police recruitment centre

The IS group has long used the Internet and social media to recruit fighters

Nurlan Motuyev arrested for calling Kyrgyzstanis to fight in Syria on the side of banned extremist organisations

Yazidi campaigners are pushing for international justice for crimes committed against them by Islamic State

California's Los Osos High School officials apologise for the incident; say they will investigate the yearbook staff

The gunman was killed after refusing to surrender to security forces

Attorney General George Brandis called him 'the most dangerous Australian involved with ISIL in the Middle East'

Spokesperson says fatality occurred during IS attack on a Peshmerga position north of Mosul