Raqia Hassan risked her life by openly criticising ISIS on Facebook. Her friends, family, and fellow activists remember her determination to tell the world the grim truth about life in Syria. 

A hostage negotiator who spoke to the gunmen at the Bataclan theatre, where 89 people lost their lives in Paris, has told how the terrorists acted like they were under the influence of drugs.

David Cameron pledged to help America “destroy” self-styled Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria as he gave his clearest signal yet that UK forces could be asked to join air strikes.

About 45 Islamic State (IS) militants have reportedly died in Mosul, Iraq, after breaking their Ramadan fast.

A man and a boy featured in a chilling IS propaganda video showing the killing of a Palestinian have been identified as French citizens.

A magazine run by the Islamic State militant organisation has published an interview with France’s most wanted woman.

A video has emerged showing Paris terrorist Amedy Coulibaly pledging allegiance to Islamic State (IS).

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An offshoot of al-Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on jihadist websites said yesterday.

Al-Qaida’s umbrella group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people, including 24 children trapped in a bus.

Soldiers in Iraq have uncovered a suspected al-Qaida torture chamber.