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

She's young, beautiful and studying politics and philosophy. But this young Danish woman isn't your average uni student.

The British jihadi widow of an ISIS fighter, who is known as Mrs Terror, has threatened a series of bomb attacks on major cities

Islamic State is using the internet cat craze to lure potential jihadists and spread messages of hate online, America's top terrorism prosecutor has warned.

Isis has employed a wheelchair-bound executioner to terrorise residents in its new stronghold in Libya.

Syria has used sarin nerve gas for the first time since 2013, dropping bombs laden with the chemical agent on Isis fighters outside Damascus.

Leaked Islamic State documents reveal the group has a cosy relationship with the Assad regime. But that's not the only surprise.

The Isis affiliate in Egypt prompts Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to form an unlikely alliance against the terrorist group.

COMMENT: The internet has provided a skewed image of the world dominated by hero-worship and celebrity culture.

Syrian antiquities experts expressed shock at the destruction the Islamic State group wrought inside Palmyra's museum, where scores of artifacts were smashed before troops drove the extremists out of the historic town.

A top European security official warned yesterday that the threat of Isis (Islamic State) attacks is greater than previous assessments.

COMMENT: West will never thwart each and every attack, but the power to undermine propaganda is in our hands.

Brothers Khalid and Ibrahim el-Bakraoui had secretly filmed the daily routine of Belgium's nuclear programme chief, before they blew themselves up at Brussels airport and on a Metro train.

COMMENT: Outside of Brussels is a suburb - some would call it a ghetto - called Molenbeek, a breeding ground for the disenfranchised who, tragically, join the Isis cause.

COMMENT: The tenets of Muslim belief are not compatible with a secular society, writes Alan Duff.

Some airports, such as the one in Beirut, require security screening before passengers can even go to check-in desks, writes Steve Hewitt. Is that a feasible solution for major airports?

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COMMENT: The announcement makes it explicit that Putin has no interest in giving Assad the support he'd need to take on the forces of Isis.

Isis militants killed dozens of people in two major attacks on Baghdad yesterday, bombing a market and assaulting security forces on the city's outskirts.

The jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its brutality, writes James Gelvin. Its sudden prominence has led to much speculation about the group's origins.

The Islamic State's recruitment of foreign fighters has slowed significantly, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says, as the US-led coalition increasingly cuts off sources of funding to the extremist group.

Isis is building an "army of the poor" in its new haven in Libya by recruiting foot soldiers from Africa's poorest nations, intelligence chiefs warn.

Isis have used a worrying ploy that could see graphic propaganda exposed to tens of millions of mostly young people who follow megastar Justin Bieber.

Black flag now flies over Gaddafi's former home city Sirte as Islamists exploit rebel disunity.

There is a danger that this conflict will draw us ever deeper into a quagmire, writes Gehan Gunasekar. There is a danger of escalation should the current proxy conflict spill into conflict between the great powers involved themselves.

It will raise NZ's target profile amongst Islamists and could invite attack at home. But it is a necessary, justifiable and ultimately right thing to do, writes Paul Buchanan.

Authorities try to identify Isis executioner after release of clip of spies being killed.

Coalition air strikes have killed 10 Isis commanders, with some linked to last month's attacks in Paris.