The alleged cell is apparently led by led by Farhad Hoomer, who was sanctioned by the US in March this year
Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days
They serve either as leaders of Islamic State cells or provide support in funnelling funds out of the country, according to the United States
Can Frelimo and its backers continue to profit from a failing state while an armed insurgency rages in northern Mozambique? And will South Africa help prop them up?
Iraq grapples with how to handle an unprecedented
number of minors, many of whom were beaten into confession
A man arrested in connection with the Brussels bombing was released after no evidence found was linking him to the attacks, according to prosecutors
If Islamic State consolidates its foothold in Libya, it will pose a major threat to North Africa and Europe.
Seized documents detail the militant group’s plan to manage revenue streams – including pillaged oil – and oversee subjugated populations.
Leaked documents show how the ‘terror’ group is establishing a functioning state.
David Cameron wins vote by a majority of 174, but Britain is a bit-part player and it’ll make little difference to the wider picture.
South Beirut has endured a series of suicide bombings over the past two years in response to Hezbollah’s forceful intervention in Syria.
European leaders, backed by President Barack Obama, have come to an uncomfortable conclusion: they need Russia.
Ruling elites that behave like private corporations don’t help the continent.
Many complain of Western bias, but others say citizens in countries like Nigeria should take responsibility for drawing the world’s attention.
Police carried out 118 searches overnight as part of increased efforts to combat terrorism and locate the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks.
Forensic police have yet to verify if suspected commander of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed and arrested in the raid.
The attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France were meant to frighten the West – horrific, yes, but also a cheap PR stunt.
The start of the Afghan Taliban’s annual offensive on Friday is expected to precede the bloodiest fighting season in a decade as Nato forces pull out.
The girl was planning to leave the country with the intention of joining Isis and had been actively engaged with social media networks.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has warned that countries risk making the situation worse if their counter-terrorism operations are perceived as unjust.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants carried out raids on villages inhabited by the ancient Christian minority west of Hasaka.
Jordan has responded to Islamic extremist group Isis’s burning alive of fighter pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh by executing two jihadists on death row.
Guerrilla group "White Shroud" is hunting down Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant fighters in eastern Syria.
Air strikes won’t solve anything in Iraq and Syria, where the West is the problem, not the solution.
United States President Barack Obama has announced an open-ended bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria.
US Secretary of State John Kerry rules out committing "boots on the ground" at a meeting of 10 nations on the sidelines of the recent Nato summit.
An obscure prophecy fuels its fundamentalism, foretelling an ultimate showdown with Christians.
Some call it Isis. Others say it’s Isil. The group itself prefers Islamic State, or IS. And in the Middle East, its critics call it Da’ash.
To show that Isis and Boko Haram do not speak for all Muslims, as they claim, it is vital that moderate, democratic Muslims stand up and be counted.
Islamic militants released US journalist Peter Theo Curtis on Sunday, less than a week after grisly footage emerged of the execution of James Foley.
Shi’ite militiamen gunned down 68 people at a village mosque on Friday, dashing hopes of unity government to to take on the Islamic State insurgency.
There appears to be no stopping what is now the world’s best-armed and fastest-growing terror group as it imposes its rule.