Islamic State

US, Afghan governments may like to support Islamic State, in response to Pakistan’s alleged support for Afghan...

Qari Hekmat was killed Friday in an Afghan airstrike in Darzab district, the defence ministry said

Trump places $200 million on hold in US funding to help stabilise areas of eastern Syria recaptured from Islamic State

Haque was found guilty at London’s Old Bailey Court earlier this month of several offences

Asif says US led war was adopted after 9/11 in view of ruler’s own interests

Court handed suspect Saiful Islam to FIA’s custody for two-day physical remand

The teenager then shot Curtis Cheng in the back of the head outside the New South Wales police headquarters

Bombardment quietened since the Kremlin ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" but no residents left home

US State Department designated 7 Islamic State linked groups

40-year-old tried to fly from Israel to Turkey, from where he allegedly planned to cross into Syria to join IS forces

The strikes were around the village of Al-Shaafah on Sunday

Sajmir Alimehmeti pleads guilty of committing passport fraud

Scholars and teachers aim to set up 'brigades' tasked with eliminating extremist ideas

The war-torn country says its 10-year reconstruction plan will cost $88.2 billion

Iraq -the second largest producer within OPEC after Saudi Arabia -has already called for help from investors worldwide

At least 14 attacks have been prevented in the past few years, according to authorities

Peshmerga militants detained Iraqis and foreigners at a school

Interior Minister highlights Pakistan's successes in combating terrorism

Al Qaeda still sustains deep roots

Soon after joining battle, most recruits seek a return to the United States despite facing near-certain imprisonment

Human trafficking possibly powered by state funds used by armed groups reveals UN report

'We are committed to ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists,' US president says

Siddharta Dhar believed to be masked leader who appeared in an IS video of the execution of several prisoners

So far there has been no indication of major gains on the ground by Turkey-backed forces in Afrin

She was hanged for providing logistical support to IS and helping it to carry out crimes

EU officials added that the existing members are meeting the code of conduct they signed up to in May 2016

Afghans including former president Hamid Karzai have alleged that US troops are involved in aiding IS militants

The participation of the national teams of Saudi Arabia and Iran in the tournament provides an incentive for the group

The Mi-24 military helicopter had tripped over power line wires and crashed while escorting a convoy

Authorities believe the blast was triggered by explosives attached to a motorcycle

Security tight around churches ahead of Coptic Christmas

Some suspects had made preparations for attack over New Year

'US base in Syria is illegal and the area around it has become a black hole where militants operate unhindered'

A 14-minute video also invites other fighters and Muslims to swear allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The Malaysian national was attempting to board Malaysia-bound flight with 4 pistols, 8 magazines and 70 bullets

Prosecutors said Saidakhmetov tried to travel to Syria to join the militant group

Afshar area of Kabul where attack occurred is close to a training facility of the National Directorate of Security

Says peace cannot be brokered under duress, but it needs good and positive intentions

Battle for Mosul marked end of militants' 'caliphate'

IS has carried out multiple devastating attacks in Kabul

The Turkish government has expressed concern that some fighters could have been smuggled across the border into Turkey

Human Rights Watch report reveals flawed trials for Islamic State suspects in Iraqi courts

The 20-hour operation took place at an apartment block on the outskirts of the Georgian capital Tbilisi last week

Aden has been hit by a spate of bombings that have killed hundreds of people, some claimed by Al-Qaeda and some by IS

Nangarhar is a volatile hub for Islamic State and other militant groups

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed delegates at the session on human trafficking

Iran has sent thousands of fighters to Iraq and Syria to battle IS

More than a thousand members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been killed in Syria and Iraq

More than 330,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the Syrian war

Overly amicable talks between Trump, Putin in Vietnam risked being an awkward sell for White House