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Boko Haram leader pledges allegiance to the Islamic State
Boko Haram’s leader, Abu Bakr Shekau, has pledged allegiance to the emir of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
Boko Haram’s leader, Abu Bakr Shekau, has pledged allegiance to the emir of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
UK charities cease funding Cage, group linked to 'Jihadi John'.
Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria
Saudi FM: Iran is taking over Iraq
Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight Islamic State
Iraq, Iran forces push on toward Islamic State-held Tikrit
The jihadist group taunted the Iraqi military and Iranian-backed Shiite militias for claiming to have taken territory outside of Tikrit.
The Islamic State claims it operates in multiple Afghan provinces, and runs a training camp in Farah.
Islamic State torches oil field east of Tikrit: witness
Two Malaysians identified in Islamic State beheading video from Syria
Dempsey says Iranian hand in Iraq could turn out well
The Islamic State claimed that Abu Dawoud al Amriki executed a suicide attack against Iraqi troops and Iranian-backed Shiite militias as they massed in the central city of Samarra in preparation for the newly launched offensive in Tikrit.
Iraq claims it seizes districts from Islamic State in Tikrit advance.
Iraqi Security Forces and the Islamic State clashed in Khaladiyah in recent days. The city and surrounding areas in Anbar province have seen intense fighting in the past.
Iraq says launches offensive on Islamic State north of Baghdad (Tikrit)
'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi
Fear of the Islamic State spawns a renegade Afghan militia
Islamic State seize 100 Iraqi tribesmen before battle for Tikrit
Islamic State: Fears grow for abducted Syrian Christians
Pentagon in damage control mode after detailing Iraq offensive
The Assyrians were kidnapped in the Al Hasakah province of Syria where the Islamic State is engaged in fierce fighting with Kurdish and Assyrian forces for control of the area.
France seizes passports of six alleged jihadis bound for Syria
Islamic State a serious threat to Pakistan, Foreign secretary admits.
French aircraft carrier begins Iraq operations
Divisions between Boko Haram and rival Ansaru have become more pronounced over the past several weeks.
In a video released by the jihadist group, its fighters are shown attacking near al Baghdadi in Iraq’s Anbar province. While it is unclear when the footage was shot, fighting is still raging for control of the town close to the al Asad airbase where over 300 US Marines are currently stationed.
Iraqi forces prepare for Tikrit offensive
US military reveals massive plan to attack, retake Mosul from Islamic State
One of the Islamic State’s so-called “provinces” in Libya has claimed responsibility for two suicide attacks in the Libyan town of Qubba earlier today. The group says the attacks were retaliation for the airstrikes carried out in nearby Derna.