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ISIL militants reportedly seize Syrian city of Palmyra

ISIL militants have seized almost all of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It

Syria

Syria: ISIL militants reportedly seize a third of historic city of Palmyra

ISIL militants have seized around a third of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, according to a monitoring group. It is further fueling fears that

Iraq

Refugees pour out of Ramadi as battle for city rages

Refugees are fleeing in their thousands from the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, Ramadi. Fighting continues to rage on the approaches, outskirts

Iraq

Iraq: video released showing soldiers being rescued from ISIL-held Ramadi

Iraq’s ministry of defence has released video showing troops being airlifted from Ramadi, which was taken over by ISIL militants at the weekend. The

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Iraq

Shi'ite forces prepare to re-take fallen Iraqi city of Ramadi

ISIL militants have produced another video this time claiming it was taken on the streets of the fallen Iraqi city of Ramadi. But within hours of it

Iraq

ISIL video purports to show Mosul residents celebrating Ramadi capture

ISIL has released a video purporting to show Mosul residents celebrating the taking of Ramadi. The city was reportedly captured by the Islamist

Syria

UNESCO calls for Palmyra protection as ISIL withdraws from city

UNESCO has said the historic city of Palymra in Syria must be protected. The call comes after intense fighting between forces loyal to President

Iraq

Shi'ite forces to battle ISIL militants in Iraq's Anbar province

Shi’ite paramilitaries are to deploy to Iraq’s western province of Anbar after ISIL militants reportedly overran the provincial capital Ramadi. If

Syria

ISIL's cultural threat to Syria's ancient citadel of Palmyra

Fierce battles raging near the historic city of Palmyra have raised questions over its significance and status in the Islamic world. Fears have also

Iraq

Battle to defend Palmyra intensifies while Ramadi 'falls to ISIL'

Syrian army units are said to have inflicted heavy losses upon ISIL fighters in the hills surrounding the archaeological city of Palmyra. However it

Syria

Syria: reports of ISIL advance on Palmyra raise fears for the ancient site

Fears grow for the security of Palmyra amid reports ISIL extremists have advanced on the ancient Syrian site.

Syria

Senior ISIL leader killed by US special forces in Syria raid

The United States says its special forces have killed a senior leader of the Islamic State militant group during a raid in eastern Syria. The

Syria

Syria: Ancient city of Palmyra under threat of ISIL rampage

Fears are growing for the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, hailed as one of the Middle East’s most precious cultural treasures, amid reports that

Iraq

Iraq: ISIL raises black flag over local government building in Ramadi

Militants from the Islamic State group raised their black flag over the local government compound in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, on

Somalia

ISIL recording suggests leader al-Baghdadi is not dead

Is ISIL's leader still alive? A recording purporting to come from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi includes a call to arms for the militant group.

United Kingdom

UK unclear if jihadi runaways can return home

Britain’s Foreign Office is looking in to reports that three British schoolgirls are on the run after escaping from ISIL jihadists in Iraq. There is

Iraq

Iraq claims ISIL number 2 killed in airstrike

The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in a coalition airstrike according to Iraq’s Defence Ministry. Abu Alaa al-Afari was said to meeting with

Spain

Two arrested in Spain accused of recruiting for ISIL

Spanish police have arrested two Moroccan men accused of using the internet to recruit ISIL supporters. The two suspects were detained in Barcelona

Iraq

Iraq hit by bomb blast and prison escape

A car bomb has rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding more than a dozen others. No group immediately claimed

Iraq

ISIL now 'weak,' says Iraqi PM

Baghdad has been rocked by two more bomb blasts, killing at least 17 people. They happened ten minutes apart and struck as restaurants were packed