America’s limited intervention won’t change the course of the Syrian war or temper Bashar al-Assad’s scorched earth policy against rebels and civilians, writes Mohamad Bazzi.

Syrian government warplanes have pounded a rebel-held neighbourhood in the central city of Homs, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, opposition activists said.

Iraqi forces have discovered a chemical warfare agent in Mosul alongside a cache of Russian surface-to-surface missiles.

Counter-terrorism authorities in Europe warned of the risk that refugees could be targeted by extremist recruiters weeks before the Berlin Christmas market carnage.

Tourists from the UK, Canada and Malaysia hid inside a Crusader castle during armed clashes between troops and gunmen at the Jordanian site, officials have said.

Senior gardaí are concerned at the potential threat posed by Irish fighters returning from Syria and Iraq as the assault on Islamic State (IS) intensifies.

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five and a half years for drumming up support for Islamic State (IS).

A 24-year-old Canadian man previously banned from associating with Islamic State (IS) extremists had prepared a ‘martyrdom’ video and was about to commit a terrorist attack when he died in a police operation, officers said.

The High Court has cleared the way for the deportation to Jordan of a man allegedly involved with Islamic terrorists.

The death toll from the Istanbul airport suicide attack has risen to 42.

Trade unionists are attempting to cause maximum disruption during Euro 2016, a leading member of the Irish diaspora has said.

A Frenchman suspected of killing two police officers declared his allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and threatened to kill non-believers, according to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins.

France started air strikes in Syria last year because of concerns months before the Paris attacks that the ringleader was plotting to target a concert and take hostages, a French newspaper has reported.

The public’s knowledge of the threat posed by Islamic extremists in Ireland is as limited as the amount of information provided to it by the authorities. As part of ongoing reports on this area, Cormac O’Keeffe was given a rare in-depth interview with the head of the Garda’s security services, Assistant Commissioner John O’Mahoney, about the reality of the situation here and what is being done about it. 

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For the third time in 10 months, Islamic State (IS) terrorism has been brought close to home.

Five Irish citizens — three of them children — have flown out of Turkey after being caught up in the Islamic State (IS) terror attack in Istanbul, which claimed four lives.

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Violent extremists, foreign fighters, and criminals are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe, the top Nato military commander in Europe told lawmakers, “masking the movement” of these dangerous elements and heightening potential for an attack.

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Munich train stations reopened and trains were running again yesterday as Bavaria’s top security official said that the warning about Islamic State (IS) extremists intending to blow themselves up in the German city was no longer acute.

Turkish police suspect militants planned New Year’s Eve attacks

German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes changing the way we live in fear of terrorist attacks would be giving them exactly what they wanted

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald reminds Dáil of scale of refugee crisis in wake of Middle East violence

David Cameron has hailed the apparent death of ‘Jihadi John’ as a “strike at the heart” of Islamic State (IS).

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Britain should be prepared to open its doors to refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper has said.