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Radical UK cleric guilty of supporting ISIL

Anjem Choudary, one of Britain's most high profile 'hate preachers' was sentenced to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of inviting support for the militant organisation.

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: Kurdish forces capture dozen villages from ISIL

Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq say they have made major gains near Mosul, capturing a dozen villages from ISIL.

Syria

ISIL tactics on exporting terror abroad

Since the restoration of the caliphate on June 29, 2014 under the rule of the self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the so-called Islamic state called on foreign jihadists to take their terror c

Syria

Liberation of northern Syrian city of Manbij is major blow to IS

The people of Manbij have been celebrating their liberation from the so-called Islamic State group. The fate of civilians taken as human shields remains unclear.

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Syria

ISIL forced out of strategic Syrian city of Manbij

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have seized full control of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, liberating more than 2,000 civilian hostages who had been held as human…

Belgium

Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit Charleroi attack site

The king and queen of Belgium have visited the scene of the attack in Charleroi where two female police officers were injured by a machete-wielding Algerian man.

Poland

Poland will not agree to 'imposed immigration' - president's advisor

Poland will not agree with “imposed immigration,” according to president’s senior advisor Krzysztof Szczerski.

Afghanistan

Foreign tourists injured in Afghan attack

Government officials say gunmen attacked their convoy as it passed through western Herat province.

Libya

US air strikes help Libyan forces tackle Islamic State in Sirte

Libyan forces with support from US air strikes are continuing to fight against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte.

France

France: Islamic Funding Reform

The organization and financing of the Muslim faith in France, has come under fire from politicians after the succession of jihadist attacks in recent months.

Germany

Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy after attacks in Germany

The German Chancellor interrupted her summer holidays to defend her open-door refugee policy following recent attacks in Germany.

World News

"France is still France, Mr Trump"

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reacted with anger at US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s assertion that “France is no longer France”.

World News

Nice attack: planned in advance with accomplices

Parisian prosecutor Francois Molins revealed on Thursday that the Nice attacker did not act alone.

France

Boosted reservist force a 'National Guard' for France, says Hollande

Francois Hollande has called on reservists to boost security in the wake of the attack in Nice.

Germany

German train attacker vowed revenge on 'infidels'

The teenage Afghan teenager who carried out the axe-and-knife attack on a train in southern Germany left behind a letter and a video saying he sought to avenge the deaths of civilians in Muslim…

France

Muslims mourn their dead after Bastille Day truck attack in Nice

All 84 people killed in the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice have now been identified.

World News

Radicalisation the key ISIL strategy

Politicians in the West along with security services, the business community and the general public feel ever more under threat.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels:A Brexit would harm both the UK and the EU

Iraq

Civilians flee Fallujah as battle for besieged Iraqi city intensifies

In Iraq, civilians trapped inside Fallujah have continued to flee over the weekend.

My Europe Series

Yemen: the forgotten war

More than 6,000 people have died in Yemen, half of them civilians.