Islamic State
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Islamic State 'suicide bomber' identified as Brit paid £1m by government
Speed Read Family identify Jamal al-Harith from Manchester as man said to be responsible for attack on military base in Iraq
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Iraqi army launches offensive to retake west Mosul from Islamic State
Speed Read Security forces surround the outskirts of the city, the militant group's final stronghold in Iraq
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Pakistan launches crackdown after 80 killed in shrine attack
Speed Read Two border crossings with Afghanistan closed and more than 30 militants killed overnight in retaliation to IS assault
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Islamic State killer drones prompt fears of future attacks abroad
In Depth Experts divided on how 'weapons of war' might be used outside Iraq and Syria
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Islamic State caliphate crumbles as east Mosul 'liberated'
Speed Read Militants face defeat in Iraq's second-largest city after losing a quarter of their territory last year
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Turkish nightclub attack suspect arrested in Istanbul
Speed Read Abdulkadir Masharipov said to have confessed to killing 39 people in New Year's Eve massacre at Reina club
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Benjamin Netanyahu blames Islamic State for Jerusalem attack
Speed Read Four Israeli cadets die after Palestinian deliberately drives lorry into group of soldiers at viewpoint overlooking Old City
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Islamic State retakes Palmyra in Syria
Speed Read Defeat raises questions about the ability of regime to hold on to territory
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UK 'risks repeating Libya mistakes in Mosul'
Speed Read Tory MP Crispin Blunt says lessons learned after 2011 assault should form basis of future foreign policy
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US warns of Europe Christmas terror
Speed Read Caution urged at festivals and markets as France arrests seven in anti-terror raids in Strasbourg and Marseilles
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Police foil Islamic State plot to attack Israel football match
Speed Read Kosovo police discover explosives and a drone thought to be for use in Paris-style massacre
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Islamic State uses 'explosive drone' on Western forces
Speed Read Two reported dead and two injured after attack on French and Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq
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Ahmad Khan Rahami charged over New York bombings
Speed Read Authorities say he planned the attacks for months and kept a journal containing pro-jihadist statements
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MPs attack David Cameron over rise of Islamic State in Libya
Speed Read Former prime minister accused of 'lacking a coherent strategy', leading to a political and security vacuum
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