Isis fighter mocked on Spanish Twitter after threatening violence
Social media users ridiculed extremist after he threatened to avenge Muslims killed in Spanish Inquisition
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How the Iraq war is linked to Spain's outbreak of Islamist terror
Analysis: Security officials warned for a while that Spain, too, would be an arena for global jihad
Two Syrian refugees set for medical school after passing A-levels
Sulaiman Wihba and Elias Badin graduate from Brighton College after being given scholarships following tortuous two-year escape from homeland
Isis affiliate cuts down tree in Syria over fears locals worshipped it
One man who fled the area said the Khaled ibn al-Walid Army had treated civilians under its control without mercy, beheading dissenters, locking smokers in cages and amputating thieves' hands
Israeli satellite images reveal ‘Iranian missile facility’ under const
The Israeli government’s main worry as the civil war next door has evolved is Tehran’s growing influence over the Syrian regime
Israel tried to thwart peace in Syria because of Iran concerns
In secret meetings ahead of agreeing ceasefire in Syria’s south Israeli diplomats threatened to reject truce they felt gave Iran and Hezbollah too much power in border region
Israel tried to thwart peace in Syria because of Iran concerns
In secret meetings ahead of agreeing ceasefire in Syria’s south Israeli diplomats threatened to reject truce they felt gave Iran and Hezbollah too much power in border region
Syria's female soldiers prepare to take on Isis in battle for Raqqa
Syrian Democratic Forces boast 210 women among ranks who are gearing up for fight against jihadist militia after completing combat training
LGBT fighting unit in Syria 'kicked out of Raqqa offensive'
US-backed Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly remove controversial ‘TQILA’ and anarchist unit from front lines of fight for Isis’ de facto Syrian capital
2,000 Isis fighters using civilians as human shields in Raqqa
US special envoy says militants are fighting to the death in the city as liberation plan advances
Isis leaders begin forcibly conscripting Syrian civilians
Faced with completely losing control of their so-called caliphate, militants announce male civilians aged between 20 and 30 must fight in their ranks
Isis recruiter who acted as 'ambassador' to UK jailed
Awat Hamasalih helped Isis through social media, crowdfunding and tipping off a commander in Iraq over an imminent attack
Turkish soldiers arrested over video showing abuse of Syrians
Rights groups have consistently criticised Turkey’s army for inhumane treatment and shooting people trying to cross the border
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One of Syria’s most famous activists has been executed in prison
Open software developer and freedom of speech advocate's death 'a terrible reminder of what many individuals and families risk in order to make a better society'
Briton 'killed himself to avoid capture by Isis'
Ryan Lock joined the People’s Defence Units in Raqqa after telling his family he was going backpacking in Turkey
Hezbollah and al-Qaeda agree prisoner swap
Up to 9,000 refugees due to return home under local ceasefire in Lebanese militant group's offensive to drive Sunni militants from last border stronghold
Syrian refugee family in ‘lost family portrait’ find missing daughter
Missing eldest daughter discovered safe and well in Gaziantep is now hoping to get a passport in order to be reunited with her family