WorldAirstrikes target Syrian gas plantThe US-led coalition against jihadists in Syria has struck the entrance to the country’s main gas plant.28 Sep 11:07 PM
WorldQuestions as UK enters warRAF jets were unleashed above Iraq as Britain threw its military might behind a US-led air war against the Isis (Islamic State) terror group.28 Sep 04:00 PM
World'They can't get away with it': Daughter of murdered British hostageThe daughter of the British hostage murdered by Isis militants has spoken out against the terrorist organisation that has ravaged Iraq and Syria, saying it needs to be eradicated.26 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldAir strikes fail to halt Isis advance on cityAmerican air strikes have done little to dislodge Isis fighters trying to take a major Kurdish city on the Turkish border, Kurdish fighters and commanders said yesterday.25 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldHidden camera reveals life under ISA mystery woman has covertly provided the world with a rare glimpse of life in the heartland of the Islamic State using a camera concealed beneath her niqab.25 Sep 12:39 AM
WorldUS: Syrian strikes 'only the beginning'The US and Arab strikes on militant targets in Syria overnight were "only the beginning" of a coalition effort to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS militants.23 Sep 10:53 PM
WorldArab support as US bombers hit IS basesThe United States and five Arab countries launched a new offensive against the fighters of Isis, striking targets in Syria for the first time using cruise missiles, drones and warplanes.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi jihadist wants to leave SyriaA Kiwi jihadist who has links with al Qaeda and has taken up arms in Syria wants to come home -- but first needs a fresh New Zealand passport after burning his old one16 Sep 05:51 AM
WorldUS drones hunt Isis leader in SyriaAmerican drones are being flown over the Syrian stronghold of Isis (Islamic State) for the first time, in an effort to target the jihadi group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.09 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPrince 'heartbroken' by Christians' fateThe Prince of Wales has written an impassioned letter to Christians in Iraq speaking of his "heartbreak" at their suffering at the hands of Jihadists.03 Sep 11:04 PM
WorldIraqi soldier 'played dead' to surviveAn Iraqi soldier survived a mass execution carried out by Islamic State militants (Isis) by dropping to the floor and pretending to be dead.03 Sep 08:36 PM
WorldBritish aid worker new Isis targetA Briton will be the next hostage murdered by Islamist terrorists, the British extremist known as "Jihadi John" threatened in a beheading video released yesterday.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldKilling mirrors Foley deathThe video showing the killing of Steven Sotloff is a mirror image of that two weeks ago carrying the last words of his colleague James Foley.03 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUN: 3 million have fled Syria's bordersThe civil war in Syria has forced a record three million people out of the country as more than a million people fled in the past year, the United Nations refugee agency said yesterday.29 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Confronting Islamists does not mean aiding AssadAt some stage, a vigorous and viable response to the threat posed by the Islamic State was always going to be necessary.28 Aug 05:30 PM
World'Jihadi John' - son of alleged bomber?A British extremist who is one of the suspects in the murder of James Foley is the son of an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist awaiting trial.26 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldAnalysts probe earlier videoBritish and US counterterrorism analysts believe one of the Britons bears a resemblance to the jihadist who beheaded Foley.24 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUS mulls strikes on Isis leaders in SyriaThis weekend large numbers of Isis jihadists were trying to secure the border area, pushing northwards in armoured trucks looted from abandoned Iraqi military bases.24 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldHow America's mission to free hostages failedA secret, failed mission by the United States military to rescue American hostages, including the murdered journalist James Foley, has been described in full to the Daily Telegraph.22 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUS attacks Isis despite hostage threatObama undeterred as air strikes continue even though jihadists say they will execute more US journalists22 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldBritish man 'likely' behind beheadingDavid Cameron has said that it is "increasingly likely" that a British jihadist beheaded American journalist James Foley20 Aug 09:45 PM
WorldYazidi women given a bleak choiceHundreds of Yazidi women who were captured by Islamic extremists are being subjected to deliberate attempts to co-opt them into service as the wives of fighters.17 Aug 01:32 AM
WorldIraq's Yazidi refugees exhausted and starvingThe people of the mountain can see their villages, and the headlights of the jihadi patrols snaking through the streets they have abandoned, and know they cannot return.12 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldUS action in Iraq boosts Kurdish moraleUS air strikes are boosting Kurdish morale as they hit Isis fighters, and a road is now open for thousands of Yazidis cut off in the mountains.11 Aug 07:07 PM
WorldIsis attacks Syrian basesIsis has used military equipment seized from Iraq in its biggest challenge yet to Assad regime forces.27 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsis turns heat on SyriaISIS has launched a series of attacks across Syria, using military equipment seized from Iraq in its biggest concerted challenge yet to Assad regime forces.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi joins Syrian conflictA Kiwi with links to al-Qaeda has taken up arms in Syria and says he will fight until he becomes a martyr.19 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldTwin sisters flee UK to join terror groupTwin sisters have fled their UK home in the middle of the night and flown to Istanbul to join ISIS fighters in Syria, it's feared.06 Jul 10:50 PM
WorldIs climate change destabilising Iraq?This winter was not a good one for farmers in the Fertile Crescent.29 Jun 02:48 AM
WorldHalf of Syrians in need of aidThe humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and the number of people needing urgent help has reached 10.8 million.21 Jun 05:00 PM
