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'It's dangerous but I'm proud' - Iraq General Tahssen

Iraq general in charge of the war against Isis calls them 'a disease'.

'Blood for blood': Isis supporters

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Isis supporters appear happy about.

Inside Brownlee's secret Iraq mission

Audrey Young gives a first-hand account of visiting Iraq with the Defence Minister.

Defence Minister's top secret Iraq trip

Exclusive: The Herald was with Gerry Brownlee on his trip to Iraq this week.

Crisis looming after Islamic State defeat

If you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.

Smalley: Children biggest victims of war

COMMENT: It's been six years since war broke out in Syria and it shows no signs of ending.

Man planned to build missile for ISIS

An Australian-born electrician has been charged over an alleged terror plot.

Taliban leader behind Kiwi deaths killed

A notorious Taliban commander behind the killing of NZ soldiers in Afghanistan has died in a shootout with Afghani security forces.

Journey to Isis front lines

For complicated reasons to do with war and politics, the only way in and out of the enclave controlled by Syria's Kurds is on a rusty

Berlin attack: Isis claim responsibility

Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Berlin truck attack that left at least 12 people dead.

Claim: Assassination 'organised by Nato'

A top ally of Vladimir Putin claims secret services of a Nato country is "highly likely" to have been behind the assassination of ambassador Andrei Karlov.

Alan Duff: Aleppo - not our problem

COMMENT: The situation is complex even for the people who live there, let alone us trying to understand it. None of our business.

Explosives found on EgyptAir crash victims

Egypt says traces of explosives have been found on bodies from the EgyptAir crash in May, which killed all on board. A ministry statement

'They told me to blow myself up'

A 15-year-old boy who tried to enter a football stadium wearing a suicide belt has spoken of the training he was given by Isis and his disappointment at failing.

Warning for NZ in rise of extremism

COMMENT: A number of lessons can be learned from Belgium. This is particularly true for NZ where the problem of Islamic extremism is much more manageable.

ISIS's second-in-command dies: Where does it leave them?

The targeted killing of Abu Mohammad al-Adnani was the biggest in a string of successes against high-value targets.

King: Only a collective effort will win

New Zealand's partnership with Jordan was never more important than it is today, says Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Radio station offers solace in Mosul

The listeners who call in to Radio Alghad are typical of talk radio audiences around the world, except the callers to Radio Tomorrow are in the Isis-controlled city of Mosul.