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Syria

ISIL claims US hostage killed in bombing raid Washington seeks proof

ISIL militants claim that US hostage, Kayla Mueller, has been killed during a Jordanian air strike. The group announced she died in Raqqa, an

Jordan

Pro-air strikes, anti-ISIL: Thousands attend rally in Jordanian capital

Thousands took to the streets of Amman on Friday (February 6) to protest at the murder of Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh. He was filmed being

World

Jordan vows to avenge pilot's death in jihadist captivity

The execution of a captured Jordanian airforce pilot — burned alive — by the group calling itself Islamic State has the people in western ally Jordan

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Hundreds of Palestinians march against ISIL

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Iraq

UN report accuses ISIL of torturing and killing children in Iraq

The jihadists known as ISIL are abusing and killing children in Iraq in ways which amount to systematic war crimes. According to a report by the

Jordan

Jordan vows to defeat evil after horrific death of captured pilot

King Abdullah has vowed to step up his country’s fight against ISIL and wage a relentless war ‘to protect Jordan’s values and human principles.’ His

Jordan

Jordan executes two militants in response to the brutal killing of one of its pilots by ISIL

Jordan has executed two convicted militants in response to the brutal killing of one of their pilots who had been held captive by Islamist

Jordan

Jordan promises revenge for ISIL's brutal murder of captive pilot

Jordan has reacted with fury at the brutal killing of one of its pilots at the hands of Islamist extremists and promised an “earth-shaking” response

Iraq

New offensive against ISIL militants in numerous towns in Iraq

Kurdish peshmerga fighters backed by coalition air strikes have driven ISIL militants out of a village south of Kirkuk in Iraq. This is part of a new

Syria

New ISIL video purports to show death of Jordanian pilot

The Jordanian government has confirmed that ISIL militants have killed captive pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. State television reported the government said

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ISIL hostage Kenji Goto mourned in Japan

Syria

Islamic State group 'admits defeat' in Kobani

Video emerges of masked fighter claiming ISIL withdrawal from Kobani was largely due to US-led air strikes.

Japan

Kenji Goto's mother's grief after the news of her son's murder

The mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto tearfully pledged that she would continue her son’s efforts towards making “the world a place without

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

Syria

Syrian Kurds return to Kobani to city 'destroyed' by fighting

As thousands of Syrian Kurds return to Kobani, celebrations felt bitter sweet, as the level of destruction from more than four months of conflict became apparent.

Jordan

Jordan 'ready' to swap jihadist bomber for pilot held by ISIL

Jordan has said it is willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber – if a Jordanian pilot captured by the so-called Islamic State is freed

Japan

Japan and Jordan join forces to secure release of two of their nationals from the hands of ISIL

Japanese officials are working closely with those in Jordan as efforts to win the release of two ISIL held hostages intensify. . After an emergency

Iraq

ISIL demands $200m for release of two Japanese captives

The Islamic State armed group which issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages.

Israel

Seven Israeli Arabs accused of terrorism and links with ISIL

Israel has charged seven people with aiding terrorism, belonging to an illegal group and contacting foreign agents