Islamic State
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IS leader Baghdadi calls for ‘battle of attrition’ in new video
Speed Read Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has not been seen on video in five years
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Sri Lanka attacks: what we know about the bombers
In Depth Nine attackers were well-educated and wealthy, say authorities
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Sri Lanka attacks: Islamic State claims responsibility
Speed Read Terror group claim comes as authorities face anger over failure to act on warnings
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Is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham the new Islamic State?
Speed Read Al Qaeda offshoot has quietly cemented its power in northern Syria and now rules over 3 million people
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Kurds call for ‘Nuremberg-style’ tribunal for Islamic State fighters
Speed Read There is international disagreement about what to do with 1,000 foreign fighters in Kurdish prisons
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Ireland allows suspected female Isis recruit to return home
Speed Read Leo Varadkar says Lisa Smith will be allowed back as it is the ‘compassionate’ thing to do
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‘Bumbling’ New Zealand jihadi captured in Syria
Speed Read Mark Taylor, who went viral for accidentally revealing militants’ location, says collapse of caliphate left him ‘in a pickle’
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Should terrorists lose their British citizenship?
In Depth Isis fighter Jack Letts is stripped of UK passport, prompting condemnation from Canada
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US bars Isis woman Hoda Muthana from return
Speed Read Family slams US president’s ‘dangerous’ decision
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Shamima Begum’s family considers legal action over citizenship move
Speed Read Lawyer says family disappointed at Home Office decision to revoke teenager’s citizenship
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Shamima Begum gives birth and pleads for ‘sympathy’
Speed Read Teenager who fled UK in 2015 wants to return home with her ‘innocent baby’
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What should be done with Islamic State fighters?
Speed Read Donald Trump demands EU take back its 800 jihadists captured by US-backed forces
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Should Isis jihadi brides be allowed back to the UK?
In Depth Former London schoolgirl Shamima Begum wants to return after four years with Islamic State
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Is this really the end for Isis?
In Depth The militants are battling to maintain grip on last vestiges of territory in Syria
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