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  • US Army troops in Adhamiya, Iraq. Picture: US Army Facebook page/Sgt. Jeffrey Alexande

    'Three Islamic State leaders killed in air strikes'

    The US-led coalition has killed the group’s finance minister and two other senior leaders in air strikes.

    1957 days ago
  • Flowers, candles and a picture of the front page of an edition of Charlie Hebdo are layed on the pavement near the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 12 dead. Picture: AFP.

    Another Paris attacker named, had been in Syria

    Investigators identified Foued Mohamed-Aggad as one of three Islamist gunmen who killed 90 people.

    1959 days ago
  • A file image grab taken from a video released by the jihadist media arm Al-Hayat Media Centre on February 15, 2015, purportedly shows a man the Pentagon believes to be Abu Nabil, also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, who was killed in an air strike in Libya overnight on November 14. The image grab shows Abu Nabil speaking after leading handcuffed hostages, said to be Egyptian Coptic Christians, wearing orange jumpsuits before their alleged decapitation on a seashore in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Picture: AFP.

    US confirms death of top Islamic State leader in Libya

    Abu Nabil was targeted in a 13 November US air strike carried out by F-15 aircraft.

    1961 days ago
  • Picture: iStock.

    Iran arrests 53 for running pro-Islamic State websites

    Iran’s semi-official students news agency ISNA said the arrests had taken place in the past 20 months.

    1961 days ago
  • Picture: CNN.

    Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda

    Facebook said it took down a profile that the company believed belonged to the San Bernardino shooter.

    1962 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP.

    Assad says British bombing in Syria will fail

    Assad ridiculed Cameron's assertion that there are 70,000 Western-backed opposition fighters in Syria.

    1962 days ago
  • FILE: Washington has changed its stance on Islamist extremist group Isis, in January the US didn't view them as a threat eclipsing Al Qaeda, recent events however have resulted in a turn around. Picture Supplied.

    Isis says California killers of 14 were their followers

    The news comes a day after Facebook confirmed comments praising Isis were posted during the shooting.

    1963 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister David Cameron. Picture: AFP.

    Cameron urges parliament to back bombing of Islamic State in Syria

    Cameron has said British warplanes shouldn’t only 'sub-contract' national security to other countries.

    1966 days ago
  • FILE: French President Francois Hollande (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands after a joint statement following talks on November 23, 2015 at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. Picture: AFP.

    Cameron says govt unanimous on Syria strikes, unlike opposition

    The British Prime Minister wants to speed up air strikes against Isis.

    1967 days ago
  • an IS fighter hanging a flag of the group in a street of Ramadi, the Iraqi capital of Anbar province, a day after the city was captured by IS. Picture: AFP/HO/Aamaq.

    OPINION: The scariest thing about Islamic State? Its kinder, gentler side

    Jacqueline Lopour says the attacks on Paris brought Islamic State’s brutality home to the Western world.

    1968 days ago
  • The Guy Fawkes mask has become the icon for the Anonymous protest group. Picture: AFP.

    Isis site hacked, supporters told to ‘calm down’

    Ghost Sec replaced the website with a message to calm down alongside an advert for Viagra.

    1971 days ago
  • French president Francois Hollande speaks in Paris after attacks. Picture: AFP

    Hollande, Putin agree to work more closely to combat Isis in Syria

    The leaders have agreed to strike only terrorists and not terrorist combating forces

    1971 days ago
  • Soldiers and police patrol on Brussels' Grand Place as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level on November 23, 2015. Belgian police arrested five more people in a new series of anti-terrorism raids Monday, prosecutors said, as the capital Brussels was locked down for a third day under a state of maximum alert. Picture: AFP.

    Belgian police mount search linked to Paris attacks

    Police are hunting a Brussels man suspected of taking part in the Paris violence, and possible accomplices.

    1971 days ago
  • British Prime Minister David Cameron. Picture: AFP.

    Cameron: It's time to bomb militants in Syria

    Since Isis killed 130 people in Paris, the idea of air strikes is becoming more appealing to lawmakers.

    1972 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com.

    EU governments urged to share more data with each other

    It was one of dozens of proposals contained in a non-binding appeal to the council of EU leaders.

    1973 days ago
  • Responsibility for jailbreak north of Iraq's capital has been claimed by ISIS

    The economy of Isis & how it obtains funds

    The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews Na’eem Jeenah, Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre, who’s looked at the economy of the Islamic State.

    1974 days ago
  • Eiffel Tower in Paris. PIcture: Twitter.

    France, Belgium do all to track down fugitive attackers

    A break down & timeline of all the facts, figures & suspects from the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015.

    1976 days ago
  • Military police patrol the Brussels-South (Brussel Zuid/Midi) train station in Brussels on November 18, 2015. The national security level has been raised to three, after several terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13 left 129 dead and more than 350 injured. Picture: AFP.

    Belgian authorities searching for terror suspects

    Soldiers are patrolling the streets as a manhunt continues for the only know Paris attacker who survived

    1976 days ago
  • FILE: US President Barack Obama. Picture: AFP.

    Obama: We are at war with Isis not Muslims

    Obama has also reiterated that governments are not powerless against the militant group.

    1976 days ago
  • FILE: Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on 20 November, 2015. Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking that has left at least three people dead. Picture: AFP.

    Putin calls for global cooperation in fight against terrorism

    Six employees of Russian regional airline Volga-Dnepr were killed, Russia's foreign ministry said.

    1977 days ago
  • Members of French police special forces in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis city center, on 18 November, 2015, as French Police special forces raid an appartment, hunting those behind the attacks that claimed 129 lives in the French capital five days ago. At least one person was killed in an apartment targeted in the operation aimed at the suspected mastermind of the attacks, Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud, and police had been wounded in the shootout. Picture: AFP.

    Belgian PM urges people to respect security checks

    Belgium's Prime Minister reiterated the call for Belgians to avoid public places like sports and concerts.

    1977 days ago
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