Islamic State
The latest news and comment on the Islamic State (Isis) militant group
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Former Guantánamo detainee Jamal al-Harith was able to travel to Iraq because he was not considered a major security threat
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New plan to defeat Islamic State has been requested by Donald Trump and is expected to be delivered to White House next week
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Family identifies Jamal al-Harith, paid £1m compensation by UK government, as man Islamic State says was behind Mosul attack
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In Pakistan, tolerant Islamic voices are being silenced
William DalrympleThe Sehwan bombing is a result of the Saudi-funded fundamentalism that has taken a grip in the country
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Early advances by Iraqi forces meet limited resistance but Isis thought to have prepared ambush points in urban centre
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Hero’s welcome at Heathrow for body of Ryan Lock who died after travelling to Syria to fight with Kurdish forces
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Start of major assault against Isis is overshadowed by images of men in forces uniforms carrying out beatings and killings
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Video evidence of executions and torture stokes Sunni-Shia tension as troops launch final push to retake city from Isis
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Military demands that Afghanistan hand over suspects as dozens of militants killed and arrested after deadliest attack in Pakistan in years
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A large car bomb has killed tens of people and injured many more in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday
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Islamic State claims it carried out blast in south of city, the third to hit capital in three days
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Calling them ‘sell outs’, Isis has called for the killing of three Australian imams. Until Muslims can change the terms of engagement with state structures, we’ll continue to be labelled as such from across the political spectrum
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Khatoon Khider used to be a popular Yazidi singer. Now she’s the head of an all-women battle unit with Isis in its sights. By Emma Graham-Harrison
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Islamic State fighter and dual national believed to have been stripped of citizenship under laws which passed parliament in 2015
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Vladimir Putin calls Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to express his condolences, Turkish military says
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Two others are missing after attack in northern province where police chief says Isis militants have presence
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The attempted beheading of Lyle Zimmerman made headlines around the world – so, it was to his surprise when it appeared on the White House’s list of cases the ‘very dishonest press doesn’t want to report’
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Editorial: As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in Saydnaya prison, according to Amnesty International. Evidence of the regime’s viciousness continues to mount
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Civilian casualty toll in 2016 was highest in 15 years, with 923 children killed and 2,589 injured, mainly from ground engagements
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