Explainer: who are Isis-K, blamed for the Kabul airport attack?
There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreigners
There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreigners
Balochistan minister says most guests evacuated from deluxe Pearl Continental Hotel
Isis strategist Boubaker el-Hakim could have survived US drone strike, says Iraqi military
Iraqi forces begin efforts to capture western side of city from Isis control
Attacker detonated a pick-up truck in a heavily-populated Shia suburb of Baghdad
Attacks across the area in past week, some claimed by Isis, have killed more than 60
Turkey declares day of mourning as it begins to bury its 38 dead, while 155 are wounded
Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad recapture Aleppo neighbourhoods and detain men
Effort inhibits militants’ ability to reinforce their fighters in city, says Air Force colonel
Islamic State claims its fighters responsible, as does Pakistani Taliban breakaway group
Islamic State reported to be holding several hundred families as ‘human shields’
Live ammunition, tear gas used to dislodge demonstrators from area near government buildings
There is a real danger that the fruit of ongoing rehabilitation of Iran in the world community is feeding existential fears in Sunni-led kingdoms
Six children among dead in Bhaag as security ramps up ahead of Shia festival of Ashura
A contingent of Iraqi security forces has been tasked with tracking down the kidnappers
Fahad Suleiman Abdulmohsen al-Gabbaa flew into country on day of attack
Deaths included women and children who ‘did not follow orders’, state media says
Rights group says 3 of those executed were arrested before alleged crimes took place
Tens of thousands of Yazidis fled when Islamic State captured town of Sinjar
Shia militia play leading role in bid to reverse ultra-radical insurgents’ advances
Nigerian forces seize northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist militant group
Elections set for February 14th in spite of Boko Haram red zones where there can be no polling stations
Egyptian president is returning to to Cairo after four separate attacks in North Sinai
Egypt’s most active militant group claim responsibility for attacks which left 27 dead
Iranian official denies responsibility for air attacks 10 days ago in Diyala, Iraq
Military action against Islamic State could fuel extremism, says UN
Move comes as serie sof attacks in Baghdad kill at least 28 people
Group monitoring war claims airstrikes have hit civilian as well as jihadist targets
Scores killed as warplanes and ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles strike
Bloodbath marks setback for PM seeking support to take on Islamic State insurgency
Attorney general announces criminal investigation into killing of journalist
IS insurgents reportedly ‘massacred’ 80 Yazidis in a village in north of country
Nuri al-Maliki gives up fight to remain prime minister of Iraq
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) give Mosul’s Christians a choice: ‘convert to Islam, pay a religious tax, or face the sword’
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