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Usaama Rahim shot dead by Boston police as it is believed he was part of ISIS. Picture: CNN screen shot

Radical group isis

Family mourns as law enforcement try determine son's ties to Isis

By CNN

US counterterrorism officials work to determine whether a man shot this week in Boston had connections to Isis.

  • FILE: The Syrian air force hit an Isis-controlled air base in Raqqa killing more than 140 militants. Picture: AFP.

    Syria carries out deadly air raids on Isis stronghold

    The Syrian air force hit an Isis-controlled air base in Raqqa killing more than 140 militants.

    2637 days ago
  • Responsibility for jailbreak north of Iraq's capital has been claimed by ISIS

    US Special Forces kill top Isis commander

    A US Special Forces raid in Syria resulted in the death of top Isis commander, Abu Sayyaf.

    2646 days ago
  • FILE: There are growing concerns that many South African families have joined the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS). Picture Supplied

    SA Muslims warned against being misled by Isis

    Imams are warning SA Muslims to safeguard themselves from being misled by the militant group.

    2671 days ago
  • FILE: The militants blew up the police station in Albu Ghanim and advanced further towards Ramadi. Picture Supplied

    Islamic State gains ground in western Iraq

    The militants blew up the police station in Albu Ghanim and advanced further towards Ramadi.

    2678 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab from CNN's report on the inner workings of the militant group, ISIS. Picture: CNN

    Jordan vows 'relentless' war on Islamic State

    Jordan's King Abdullah vowed a 'relentless' war against Islamic State on their own territory.

    2748 days ago
  • The European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels. Picture: AFP

    EU looks to respond to threat of radical Islam

    The EU plan to withdraw all travel documents of Europeans looking to go to Syria or Iraq.

    2764 days ago
  • French intelligence say Maxime Hauchard (22) who was seen in an Islamic State beheading video, is a French Muslim convert from the Normandy region. Picture: Screenshot.

    Frenchman seen in Islamic State beheading video

    French intelligence say one of the men was Maxime Hauchard (22), a French Muslim convert.

    2827 days ago
  • An image grab taken from a propaganda video uploaded on 8 June 2014, by the jihadist group the ISIS allegedly shows the militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit. Picture: AFP.

    ISIS leader urges attacks on Saudi Arabia

    In a purported recording, leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks on Saudi Arabian rulers.

    2831 days ago
  • FILE: Henning appeared in a video released by IS last week, which showed the murder of another Briton, David Haines

    Wife of Alan Henning, Briton held by Islamic State, pleads for his release

    Henning was captured by IS while taking medical supplies to a hospital in northwest Syria.

    2885 days ago
  • An image grab taken from a video released by the Islamic State organisation through Al-Furqan Media via YouTube on 18 September 2014, allegedly shows British freelance photojournalist, John Cantlie, at an undisclosed location in which he says he is being held captive. Picture: AFP.

    Islamic State releases video showing John Cantlie

    The Islamic State has already beheaded two American journalists and one British aid worker recently.

    2888 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP.

    Assad's army stretched but still strong

    Western officials believe the Syrian army has been under growing strain since ISIS staged advances.

    2888 days ago
  • FILE: Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks to Iraqi lawmakers before submitting his government for approval in Baghdad on 8 September, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    US cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq

    US raised the possibility its troops might need to take on a larger role in Iraq’s ground war against ISIS.

    2889 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry. Picture: AFP.

    Kerry discusses ISIS strategies at Paris summit

    Nearly 40 countries, including 10 Arab states, have signed up to a coalition to help fight ISIS.

    2891 days ago
  • FILE: Francois Hollande called for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants. Picture: AFP.

    France echoes calls to help fight ISIS

    Francois Hollande called for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants.

    2891 days ago
  • British aid worker David Haines. Picture: Facebook.com

    News of latest ISIS beheading met with anger

    Islamic State militants have released a video to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.

    2892 days ago
  • British aid worker David Haines. Picture: Facebook.com

    Third hostage executed by ISIS

    Islamic State militants have released a video to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.

    2892 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi soldiers advance through a village towards Islamic State (IS) jihadist positions on 6 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Oz raises threat level to 'high' on Iraq, Syria

    Oz is concerned over the number of its citizens believed to be fighting with Islamist militant groups.

    2894 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with AFP at the presidential palace in Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    UN urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

    Ban Ki-moon says this would help international efforts against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

    2896 days ago
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