Militancy In Iraq

Air raids will help ground forces fight Islamic State, says Pentagon

Coalition airstrikes in and around the city on Syria's border with Turkey have been augmented by an airdrop of arms to Kurdish forces fighting the terror group.

Islamic State claims it has downed Iraqi military helicopter

Islamic State said on Twitter that it downed the aircraft and published pictures that it claimed were of the debris and the corpse of one of the pilots.

Indonesia struggles to stop Islamic State from recruiting radicals

The danger posed to Indonesia from IS was brought into focus last month when police arrested four ethnic Uighurs they allege were being taken to meet the country's most wanted militant to discuss recruitment for IS.

UK govt to bar extremists views from appearing on TV, social media

May said that only a minority of extremists are violent, but "the damage that extremists cause to our society is reason enough to act."

Man arrested in counterterror raids, sent money to American in Syria: Aus

Police say the raids came after an eight-month investigation that began with a tip from the FBI. El Sabsabi is accused of giving about $12,000 to a US citizen to fund his travel to Syria.

Islamic State jihadists close in on key town on Syria's border with Turkey

The alliance carried out fresh raids against IS positions in Syria overnight, but the jihadists still managed to advance within five kilometres (three miles) of the strategic Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane to the Kurds, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Underestimated threat from Islamic State militants: Obama

Obama said he had no choice but to order US air strikes on Assad's enemies, the Islamic State and the Khorasan Group because, he said, "those folks could kill Americans."

Islamic State intended to attack US, Paris subways: Iraqi PM

He made the remarks at a meeting with journalists on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

Iran rejects British PM's claims that it funds militancy

Britain and the United States have had tense relations with Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution ousted the country's Western-oriented shah.

France carries out fresh strikes in Iraq as nation mourns hostage

US, Saudi and Emirati warplanes bombed oil installations in eastern Syria overnight in a bid to cut off a significant source of funding for Islamic State.