Amira Karroum was beautiful and accomplished, but also lonely: an easy mark for the Islamic State recruiter who lured her to a barbaric death.

Thick black plumes of smoke carry for kilometres over the northern Iraqi landscape, blotting out the afternoon sun and making it feel like night.

It hasn't exactly been the best week for Donald Trump. But things aren't exactly smooth sailing for Hillary Clinton's camp either.

A Syrian man suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany on behalf of Isis (Islamic State) was arrested after being captured by fellow Syrians.

Harry Sarfo's sanitized tale of being an innocent bystander reveals worrisome blind spots for intelligence authorities.

Russia-US relations fell to a new post-Cold War low as the Obama Administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war.

Jimmy Fallon wasn't taking any chances as he prepared to meet the Democratic presidential nominee for their interview.

A 22-year-old man charged with committing a terrorist act following a stabbing in Sydney's west was inspired by Isis, police say.

Comment: What has the so-called 'War on Terror' achieved a decade and a half after 9/11?

An Islamic State insider has revealed the never-before-told story of the shadowy meeting that spawned the bloodthirsty terror group.

Donald Trump proposed a new ideological test for all Muslim immigrants and visitors to this country, allowing entry only to "those who support our values."

Islamic State has suffered a blow after the leader of the group's Afghanistan and Pakistan branches was killed in a US drone strike, the Pentagon says.

Isis terrorists have called for attacks at the Miss World competition due to be held in the Philippines in January.

Liberals and non-believers, Islamic State don't like you very much.

Isis has ordered its supporters in the West to carry out more attacks on Christians, in the latest issue of its monthly online magazine, Dabiq.

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Isis' war on Europe seems to have entered a dangerous new phase.

US-backed Syrian fighters have found evidence that the Islamic State has rewritten school textbooks to promote its violent ideology.

A chilling propaganda video recently released by Isis has called for a terror attack in Australia, portraying an SUV ready to run a crowd over.

Isis fighters shot down a Russian helicopter above Syria, killing both pilots on board.

The Iraqi community in Auckland is holding a candlelight vigil for the victims of an ISIS attack in Baghdad.

Massacres attributed to Isis have struck on four continents this year, reflecting how its appeal is growing despite setbacks in Iraq and Syria.

A brazen assault by three suicide bombers on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has set the stage for a more violent conflict between Turkey and Isis.

CCTV footage shows moment one of the men suspected of killing 41 people in airport attack walks calmly towards terminal alongside an unsuspecting pilot.

Islamic State has lost a major strategic city after the fall of Fallujah. But the "West will need to sleep with one eye open"

COMMENT: Persecuting religious state gives it power to inspire acts in its name.

In the same way, people in 100 years will live with the consequences of the decisions we make now.

New Zealand Muslims condemn Orlando attack.

In March, a senior commander with Isis was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.

Isis (Islamic State) insurgents faced major assaults on two fronts in both Iraq and Syria yesterday.