Iraq 01/07/2017 Families flee Mosul as Iraqi troops close in on ISIL US-backed troops say they're just days away from fully retaking Iraq's second-largest city but the battle is a tough one, with die-hard ISIL fighters and snipers dug in among civilians.
Iraq 30/06/2017 Liberation of Mosul is 'imminent' Iraqi forces and their allies say they're just days away from fully liberating the city of Mosul, which the Islamic State militant group made its capital three years ago.
Iraq 29/06/2017 Watch: Drone captures ruins of landmark Mosul mosque Footage has emerged of the famous Iraqi mosque that was blown up last week by ISIL. The aerial pictures (see below) show what’s left of the
Turkey 26/06/2017 Syrian refugees return home from Turkey for Eid Thousands of Syrians have been lining up at the border to go home for the first time in two years
Iran 23/06/2017 Sick boy rescued from Iran attack will receive vital treatment When two-year-old Emad's mother took him to the Iranian parliament in Teran to request treatment for his illness, the pair found themselves caught up in a deadly terror attack in which gunmen killed 17 people.
Iraq 23/06/2017 Shocking images of al-Nuri devastation In a statement posted online, ISIL says the iconic mosque and its 840-year-old minaret were destroyed by a US airstrike.
Iraq 22/06/2017 Universal condemnation follows ISIL's destruction of Mosul's al-Nuri mosque "An admission of defeat" is how Iraq's PM greeted the news ISIL had destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul.
Syria 19/06/2017 Russia warning after US shoots down Syrian jet Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian military will consider any flying objects within reach of its war planes as possible targets after the US shoots down a Syrian military jet near Raqqa.
Sweden 18/06/2017 Number of radicalised Islamists in Sweden has risen from 'hundreds to thousands' The number of radicalised Islamists in Sweden is now in the thousands, according to the country’s intelligence chief. Anders Thornberg, head of
Iraq 18/06/2017 Final assault on Mosul raises fears for 100,000 trapped civilians Iraqi forces have begun to push into Mosul's Old City, ISIL's last stronghold there, but 100,000 civilians are trapped inside.
World 16/06/2017 Dead or alive: What we know about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi We know that we know little about him. He has been reported dead by the media several times.
Syria 06/06/2017 Allies launch final assault on Raqqa, ISIL's self-styled Syrian capital Kurdish, Democratic Syrian and US forces have begun what they hope will be the fianl assault on ISIL's Syrian stronghold, Raqqa.
United Kingdom 05/06/2017 London police identify two attackers London’s Metropolitan police have named two of the three men who allegedly killed seven people and injured dozens more near London Bridge late on
Philippines 02/06/2017 ISIL's attack on Marawi a signal of intent in the Philippines The siege of the Philippines’ southern city of Marawi by ISIL-aligned Islamist fighters marks a shift in Southeast Asian terrorism and clearly
Iraq 28/05/2017 Fierce battle over last ISIL-held enclave in Mosul There is intense fighting in Mosul as Iraqi troops attempt to recapture the last ISIL-held enclave in the city. The area targeted takes in the Old
United Kingdom 27/05/2017 Does this photo sum up Manchester's post-attack unity? A picture of a heavily-armed policeman blowing a kiss at two women in Manchester sums up the spirit of the city, it’s been claimed. Photographer
United Kingdom 27/05/2017 Criticism after British military write 'Love from Manchester' on ISIL-bound missile British aircrew wrote ‘Love from Manchester’ on a missile set to target ISIL in Syria, it’s been confirmed. Ministry of Defence officials said the
Egypt 26/05/2017 Deadly ambush on Coptic Christians in southern Egypt Gunmen attacked buses and a truck taking a group of Coptic Christians to a monastery in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 26
United Kingdom 26/05/2017 What do we know about Salman Abedi? The suicide bomber who killed at least 22 people at a Manchester pop concert was born in the city.
