Some days ago, the Americans announced the liquidation of “caliph” Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, head of

Baghdadi declared an Islamic caliphate from a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in

of territory in the self-proclaimed “ caliphate, ” ISIS has proven remarkably adaptable and

by Hans Binnendijk and David C. GompertThe U.S. missile strike on the air base from which the regime of President Bashar Assad conducted a chemical-weapons attack on Syrian civilians has prompted debate about U.S. strategy in the region.... The answer is for NATO to act under U.S. leadership.... The alternative is either chaos or Iran, backed by Russia, filling the void, with great harm to U.S. and allied interests in either case. NATO is the only security organization with the skills and brea

SHAMIMA Begum's husband says ISIS' caliphate will rise again and that he hopes the couple can

At its peak, the group controlled large swathes of Syria and Iraq, including major cities and centres of industry. The Guweiran prison in Hassakeh held around 3, 000 of those fighters.... On Monday, Save the Children said it had received reports that some had been killed in the fighting. Sonia Khush, Save the Children’s Syria Response Director, said: “ What we are hearing from Guweiran prison is deeply distressing.... Risk of death or injury is directly linked to these governments’ refusal to

The presence of self-proclaimed Islamic State fighters in the Philippines, whether coordinated by the terrorist group leaders or not, will be a powerful factor in the nation’s domestic and foreign policies. On Monday, Australian media reported that Islamist battalions operating in the south of the

5 Three people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in Kampala, Uganda Credit: AFP 5 It comes amid a spate of attacks in Africa Credit: AFP 5 At least 33 people were being treated in hospital, including five in critical condition, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said.... Islamic state claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Uganda's capital on Tuesday, the militant group's Amaq News Agency said on an affiliated Telegram account.... The second attack, involving two suicide bombers

With the end of its territorial caliphate, the Islamic State will almost certainly attempt a

Pictured are a group of Yazidi Kurds who have fled RexTimeline of the Isis caliphate On September