Short term, the pledge of allegiance by Boko Haram to the Islamic State may be no more than a propaganda gesture, experts say, but that could change.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has allegedly pledged formal allegiance to Islamic State, according to an intelligence monitoring service.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has warned that countries risk making the situation worse if their counter-terrorism operations are perceived as unjust.
Relations between Kurds and Arabs are volatile at best in the areas captured by peshmerga from Isis.
Since other islamic terrorist groups are on the rise, al-Shabab struggles in the public relations department.
Hundreds of armed Turkish forces have entered Syria to evacuate troops guarding an Ottoman tomb.
Time is running out to stop Isis creating a Libyan stronghold that would threaten the security of Europe and neighbouring African states.
Egypt is enraged after footage showed 21 handcuffed hostages in orange jumpsuits being beheaded by black-suited captors on a beach.
The public wants to avenge the inhumane killing of Muadh al-Kasasbeh, but this may invite more trouble to the country.
Jordan has responded to Islamic extremist group Isis’s burning alive of fighter pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh by executing two jihadists on death row.
When in the past European governments have paid ransoms of whatever kind to free their nationals, they have been accused of letting the side down.
US President Barack Obama warned the Republican-led Congress to end their resistance to higher taxes on the wealthy, saying he won’t back down.
An undated video shows a knife-wielding man holding two men captive, threatening to execute them should Japan not pay a $200-million ransom.
This is the first hostage taken from the US-led coalition battling Isis, but the group is divided over whether or not the plane was shot down by Isis.
Five people fled a central Sydney cafe where a gunman is holding terrified hostages after displaying an Islamic flag at the window.
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Guerrilla group "White Shroud" is hunting down Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant fighters in eastern Syria.
Erdogan is often categorised as a Western ally. This is a misperception. His vision of Turkey is of an emerging great power and regional leader.
Pilgrims in Mecca denounce atrocities by Isis as ‘a virus’ threatening the world, but also express concerns about the US-led air war against them.
United States President Barack Obama vowed to continue air strikes against Islamic State fighters and pledged to build more international support.
Air strikes won’t solve anything in Iraq and Syria, where the West is the problem, not the solution.
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Saturday of the beheading of aid worker David Haines.
A Western-backed coalition of Syria’s opposition to President Bashar al-Assad says it is ready to work with the US to fight the Islamic State.
United States President Barack Obama has announced an open-ended bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria.
Muslim groups in South Africa have said a caliphate cannot be built on mass murders and human rights abuses.
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.
A video has been released of the killing of a second US journalist by Isis, in what the group says is a response to US strikes against it in Iraq.
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.
Islamic militants released US journalist Peter Theo Curtis on Sunday, less than a week after grisly footage emerged of the execution of James Foley.
A witness to the US raid in Syria has described how dozens of commandos arrived in the middle of the night on heavily armed helicopters.
Despite over 1 000 war reporters being killed since 1992, news organisations are still sending journalists into war zones and other dangerous areas.