Islamic State

Syrian antiquities director warn of catastrophe unfolding in Palmyra, which extremists have been dismantling since May

Spanish interior ministry says arrests "in last few hours" were part of joint operation between the two countries

Her remarks came a day after 66-year-old Japanese citizen Hoshi Kunio was shot dead in northern Bangladesh

Warns that IS is a bigger threat than al Qaeda

General Raheel Sharif says the extremist group is set to become an ever greater challenge than al Qaeda

Self-radicalised militants’ flight to Syria aborted; men from Karachi regret decision

Russian Su-34 planes struck an IS training camp near the village of Maadan Jadid, 70 kilometres east of Raqa city

Israeli authorities say several dozen Israeli Arabs have joined IS ranks in recent months

President Francois Hollande said that six French warplanes hit an Islamic State training camp near Deir Ezzor city

Western-backed security forces have crumbled in face of sudden assaults from smaller contingent

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says we have only heard about IS in Bangladesh but we have not found any of them

They will now face a travel ban, freeze on their assets for their role in fighting and recruiting others to join IS

The meeting comes a day after Obama clashed with President Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Syria

State news agency says men belonged to Islamic State cell that was planning to carry out "an imminent terrorist act"

Australia raised its terror threat level to high a year ago and since then has introduced new national security laws

Iraq welcomes creation of new cell as chance to harmonise often competing efforts in fight against Islamic State

Governor of Achin district in Nangarhar province says the raids on eight to 10 police posts began early Sunday

Afghan security forces tells UN sanctions monitors that about 10 per cent of Taliban insurgency are IS sympathizers

Yemen's branch of Islamic State claim responsibility for the attack

In July and August, the country sentenced 13 men to prison for fighting alongside IS

Police says 19-year-old Macedonian thought to be in Syria is also suspected of involvement in recruitment drive

Many defectors argue that fighting other Sunni groups is wrong, counterproductive and religiously illegitimate

Country has to decide soon with PM Nawaz heading to New York

Analysis shows scores of fighters from national army, police and special forces have left in recent months

All facing charges of supporting a terrorist organisation between the beginning of 2013 and September 2014

IS militants in June took over the coastal city of Sirte, 450 kilometres to the east of Tripoli

Cairo says militants have killed hundreds of Egyptian police and soldiers, many in attacks claimed by IS

Defence secretary says we do not believe there have been any civilian casualties as a result of UK strike activity

Australia carried out its first strike against a IS target in Eastern Syria, destroying an armoured personnel carrier

Aleppo was Syria's most populated city and commercial hub before the conflict erupted in 2011

France has so far confirmed it has carried out two surveillance flights over Syrian territory

The man was said to be a 39-year-old baker living in Benghazi

The incident leads to the death of 12 and wounding of 10 Mexicans and Egyptians

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, who is a Jewish American according to the Independent, could face up to 20 years in prison

Two Pakistani intelligence officials confirm a checkpoint had been attacked, but there were no casualties

It is painful to see Turkey waging against the Kurds who are also fighting against Islamic State

An investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria was launched by the United Nations last month

Security analyst says it won't be surprising if IS militants tried to take advantage of Hajj to stage an attack

IS publishes Aylan Kurdi's picture in its magazine Dabiq under headline: The danger of Abandoning Darul-Islam

The base is one of President Bashar al-Assad's last footholds in eastern Syria

In the case of each man, it published an "advertisement" announcing that he was "for sale"

Ayman al-Zawahiri says they would cooperate with IS to fight the "in killing the crusaders and secularists and...

After seizing oil and grain fields, Islamic State has taken control of three-quarters of production of cotton in Syria

Cameron revealed on Monday that he had approved an air strike against a vehicle carrying a British militants in Syria

Egypt has been struggling to quell insurgency since military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013

Two other Islamic State militants, including Briton Ruhul Amin, were also killed but no civilians were harmed

Gunmen on Saturday shot dead 13 Hazaras after dragging them out of their vehicles

The CIA has a long track record of leaving behind bigger problems than the ones they attempt to fix

Islamic State has kidnapped dozens of Turks in northern Iraq over the past 18 months

Announcement comes days after Turkish warplanes joined raids by the US-led coalition against IS positions in Syria