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Iran

Airstrike enigma: Did Iran really raid ISIL targets in Iraq?

Confusion continues to surround reports that Iran has carried out airstrikes against ISIL targets on Iraqi soil.

03/12/2014

Turkey

Turkey denies allowing ISIL fighters to launch attacks from Turkish territory

30/11/2014

Turkey

Pope Francis urges religious tolerance to counter extremism on Turkey trip

29/11/2014

Syria

Frontline of Syrian city of Kobani in rubble after two months of fighting

28/11/2014

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Kurdish peshmerga forces clash with ISIL in Kirkuk

26/11/2014

United Kingdom

British "mercenaries" join fight against Islamic State militants

24/11/2014

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Kobani remains under fire

23/11/2014

Iraq

US announces deployment of extra troops to train Iraq forces

21/11/2014

France

Shock in France after new revelations of French jihadists in Syria

20/11/2014

France

French ISIL militants urge fellow Muslims to launch attacks back home

20/11/2014

Iraq

ISIL: 'Strong possibility' that French jihadist features in Peter Kassig execution video

17/11/2014

Syria

ISIL claim execution of American hostage Peter Kassig

16/11/2014

My Europe Series

NATO operations have ended in Afghanistan. What and where should its next role be?

14/11/2014

My Europe Series

Standing firm: the Kurds' frontline battle with ISIL

14/11/2014

World

Christians flee ISIL menace to Kurdistan, perhaps permanent exiles

07/11/2014

USA

US says ISIL makes $1 million-a-day selling oil – even to enemies

23/10/2014