Islamic state

The Islamic State jihadist who appeared in videos beheading Western hostages in Syria has been identified as a Kuwaiti-born British…

A Brooklyn court charged three men Wednesday with conspiracy to provide support to a terrorist organisation for planning to join…

A coalition air strike near the Iraqi border town of al-Qaim killed at least 17 Islamic State militants and nine…

Moderate Syrian fighters in greater numbers than U.S. officials had expected are stepping forward to battle Islamic State militants, the…

Qatar is committed to defeating the Islamic State, its emir assured US President Barack Obama on Tuesday in his first…

 Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's…

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a…

Iraqi forces appear set to drive Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Baghdadi, securing an area near a…

France deployed an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Monday as part of the US-led military campaign against the Islamic…

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is gathering top US military commanders and diplomats for talks in Kuwait on Monday…