IS The Islamic State
Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture
Baghdadi would sometimes hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables in order to avoid detection, Ismael al-Ethawi told officials after he was arrested by Turkish authorities and handed to the Iraqis.
Trump confirms death of Islamic State chief Baghdadi in US raid
President Donald Trump says that elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, dying "like a dog," in a daring, nighttime raid by US special forces deep in northwest Syria.
Instructions from headquarters: Islamic State's new guerrilla manual
After losing territory, Islamic State fighters are turning to guerrilla war - and the group's newspaper is telling them exactly how to do it.
Shamima won’t be allowed to enter Bangladesh: Foreign Ministry
Affirming the country’s stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and violent extremism, the government of Bangladesh states that it will not allow Shamima Begum to enter to the country.
US designates ‘IS-Bangladesh’ as Foreign Terrorist Organisation
The US Treasury Department has added two individuals and seven organizations including “ISIS-Bangladesh” to its sanctions list for global terrorism, it said on Tuesday.
Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.
57 dead in US-led strikes on IS Syria prison: Monitor
US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
Russia claims to have killed IS leader Baghdadi
Russia's Defense Ministry says it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May.
IS releases picture of bomb it says downed Russian plane
The Islamic State group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.
IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3
The Islamic State jihadist group executes three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group said.
Canada to withdraw fighter jets from Syria, Iraq strikes
Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau confirms he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
Australia murder ‘linked to terrorism’
Australian police say they believe a 15-year-old who killed a police worker in Sydney had links to terrorism.
Syrian crisis: Russia air strikes 'strengthen IS'
US President Barack Obama says the Russian bombing campaign in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad is driving moderate opposition underground and "only strengthening" Islamic State.
IS executes 19 girls for refusing to have sex with fighters
IS executes 19 women for refusing to have sex with its fighters, reports the dailymail online.
IS tricked Bangladesh origin UK family into Syria: Son
A man - who joined Islamic State in Syria with 11 other family members of his family - is being held against his will after being "tricked" into going, his son tells British TV channel.
IS beheads two Syrian women 'for the first time'
The Islamic State group beheads two women in Syria on accusations of "sorcery," the first such executions of female civilians in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Afghan fighters 'linked to IS in Syria'
A senior US commander in Afghanistan says that fighters allied with Islamic State are in contact with militants' Syrian headquarters.
Syria Crisis: Islamic State 'kills 120 civilians' in Kobane
Islamic State (IS) militants kills more than 120 civilians since launching a fresh attack on the Syrian border town of Kobane, activists say.
