(Reuters) - Frustrated by guerrilla tactics from Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces paused for reinforcements on Friday in a major offensive to take back the city of Tikrit. The operation appeared to have stalled for the time being, two days after Iraqi security forces and their...

  (Reuters) - An alleged spy detained in Turkey for helping three British girls cross into Syria is a Syrian national working for a country in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday. Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Thursday that a spy...

(Reuters) - Indonesian officials confirmed on Friday that up to 32 Indonesians had been detained in  Turkey  or gone missing after being suspected of trying to cross into Syria to join Islamic State (IS) militants. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told reporters a group of...

(Reuters) - The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of  Syria  and Iraq has accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram, his spokesman said, calling on supporters to fight in Africa. Boko Haram, which has killed...