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Germany

Munich train stations reopen after 'unsubstantiated' bomb threats

Authorities in Germany shut down two train stations in Munich an hour before midnight last night after what police said was a tip-off about an

Syria

ISIL claims fatal bomb attacks in Kurdish area of Syria

ISIL has claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on three restaurants in a predominately Kurdish area in northeast Syria, close to the Turkish

World News

Russia: ISIL says it was behind deadly Dagestan shooting

ISIL says it was behind a gun attack at an historic fortress in southern Russia that left one person dead and 11 others injured. A group of

United Kingdom

British couple found guilty of bomb plot and supporting ISIL

A husband and wife have been convicted in Britain for planning a terrorist attack. Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan pledged allegiance to Islamic

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Syria

US and Russia get differing results in the air over Syria

The US is claiming its airstrikes in Syria and Iraq have killed 10 mid-level ISIL leaders in the past month, notably a French national implicated in

World News

Two arrested over Brussels New Year plot

Belgian police have arrested two men suspected of plotting attacks in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. Multiple police raids across the country on Sunday

Iraq

Iraqi army retakes Ramadi from retreating ISIL

Iraqi government forces are claiming total success with the retaking of the city of Ramadi from ISIL fighters. The city had been in the hands of the

Iraq

ISIL shrugs off losses, boasts resilience, goads Israel

Desolation and destruction contradict the latest statement by the leader of the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL)—destruction such as seen in

Iraq

Iraqi army declares Ramadi 'liberated' from ISIL militants

Iraqi troops have raised the national flag above the main government complex in Ramadi, declaring total victory over ISIL in the war-ravaged western

World News

'Iraqi flag raised in Ramadi' as army seizes key government complex from ISIL

Iraqi soldiers are hailing a victory in Ramadi but fully retaking the city from ISIL also means securing its booby-trapped streets and flushing out

Iraq

Battle for Ramadi: has ISIL just lost its biggest prize of 2015?

If true, it will deprive the so-called Islamic State of their biggest prize of 2015. The Iraqi army claims that it has re-captured Ramadi, west of

Iraq

Iraqi forces retake control of Ramadi from ISIL

Iraqi forces in Ramadi have taken control of the city’s government complex from the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL. Ramadi fell to

Syria

US-backed Arab rebel alliance captures Syrian dam from ISIL

In Syria, the US-backed Kurdish Arab rebel alliance has captured a dam on the River Euphrates from the group calling itself Islamic State, or

Iran

Iran's Rouhani urges Muslim countries to unite

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday (December 27) called on Muslim countries around the world to unite and fix Islam's public image.

World News

ISIL audio message threatens Israelis

A new message purporting to come from the leader of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) warned that Israelis must expect strikes

Iraq

Losses and gains in the battle to oust ISIL from key cities in Syria and Iraq

An offensive by the so-called Islamic State has reportedly led to the jihadist group taking over what was the government controlled district in the

Iraq

Iraqi forces move street-by-street to recapture Ramadi

Iraqi forces in Ramadi are moving street by street to force out ISIL militants in the hope of recapturing the city by the end of the week. Officials

Iraq

Iraqi forces storm Ramadi centre, predict victory within days

Iraqi armed forces stormed the centre of Ramadi Tuesday as their bid to dislodge Islamic State militants continues. Some 300 militants remain in

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian police arrest 11 with Islamic State links

Police in Bosnia have detained 11 people suspected of links to the self-titled Islamic State group and militants fighting in Syria and Iraq

Iraq

Iraq army moves to oust ISIL militants from Ramadi

The Iraqi army has begun a final offensive to retake Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to state television and government