The Irish Times

Khalid Kelly: ‘I don’t want to seem heartless. . . but what does one man matter?’

In a 2004 interview in ‘The Irish Times’ the Dubliner talked about his extremist views

Sun Nov 06 2016 - 15:15

Trump doubles down on calling Barack Obama ‘founder of Isis’

Hillary Clinton would be given ‘most valuable player award’ by Isis, says candidate

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 19:48

Michael Jansen: Iraq war has had disastrous results for region and world

Thirteen years after the US-British invasion, we are still reaping a whirlwind of violence

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 18:09

Black Flags: The Rise of Isis by Joby Warrick

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Sat Jun 25 2016 - 01:06

Islamic State leader delegates his powers in case he is killed

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has drawn lessons from the fates of other militant groups

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 12:16

Future of Nusra Front in question after commander killed

Sunni Muslim militant group is one of the two most powerful anti-Assad forces in Syria

Fri Mar 06 2015 - 13:45

Family issues plea for life of British hostage

Appeal made amid rumours that Alan Henning is latest hostage to be killed by IS

Sun Sept 21 2014 - 08:43

The brutal killing of my friend Jim Foley

James Foley was a generous man, committed journalist and stoic hostage. His beheading by a masked fighter is part of Islamic State’s strategy of using foreign hostages for political and military leverage

Sat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00

Islamic State’s leader’s rise to power linked to US

Self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi commands an army ‘worse than al-Qaida’

Mon Aug 11 2014 - 11:20

The man who would be caliph

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a man responsible for acts of violence that have made some in al-Qaeda baulk, has stunned observers by using the military momentum of Isis to declare himself leader of all Muslims

Sat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00