The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on ISIS on Sunday praised the militias involved in the fighting, despite some of those groups' links to Iran. The coalition, which nominally includes more than 60 nations, has been keen to keep its distance with the Hashed al-Shaabi, a...

(Daily Mail)- The Russian Defence Ministry has published a video showing a building being bombed after saying it had struck an Islamic State base in Syria.  The ministry said in a statement that the Tupolev-95 bombers had taken off from Russia and flown over Iran and Iraq to get to...

(The Telegraph)- Dozens of people held roses in tribute to the "hero" British chef who died fighting Isil in Syria as his body arrived back into the UK. Ryan Lock, 20, shot himself to avoid being captured by jihadists in northern Syria, near the city of Raqqa - the capital of Islamic State...

Turkey has presented two proposals to the United States for how to carry out a joint military operation to drive Islamic State from its stronghold in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Saturday. Ankara has said repeatedly that the planned operation should be...