Suspected Islamic State chief Qurayshi killed in Syria, Turkey says
Turkish forces have killed the suspected leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Taliban kill IS leader behind Kabul airport bombing
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) By Nadine Yousif BBC News The Islamic State group mastermind thought to have planned the…
Khalid al-Jabouri: US says IS Europe attack planner killed in Syria strike
By David Gritten BBC News The US military says a senior leader of the jihadist group Islamic State…
Lisa Smith: Former Irish soldier guilty of Islamic State membership
A former Irish Defence Forces soldier has been found guilty of Islamic State (IS) membership. Lisa Smith, 40, had pleaded…
Kabul blasts kill six and wound 20 at boys’ school
Two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul have killed at least six people and wounded…
IS confirms leader Qurayshi’s death and names successor
The Islamic State (IS) group has named a new leader after confirming the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi. An audio…
IS chief al-Qurayshi: Why getting him mattered so much to the US
By Gordon Corera Security correspondent The decision to deploy a Special Forces team to target Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi showed…
Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says
Syrian civil war The leader of the Islamic State (IS) is dead following a US raid in northern Syria…
Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS
Syrian civil war A Kurdish-led militia alliance says it has regained full control of a prison in north-eastern Syria…
Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria
Syrian civil war Fears are growing over the fate of hundreds of children believed to be held by jihadist…