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Islamic State’s ‘Jihadi John’ in new hostage video
Militants from the Islamic State group appear to have released a video in which “Jihadi John” makes threats to kill two Japanese hostages.
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Why has Islamic State released 200 Yazidis in north Iraq?
Islamic State frees around 200 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, delivering them to safety in the country’s Kurdish north.
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Islamic State forces target Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Afghanistan’s Helmand province is the latest area to be targeted by Islamic State, who are offering wages to Taliban fighters who volunteer to join.
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Marine Le Pen: ‘Eradicate cancerous Islamism’
French National Front leader Marine Le Pen tells Inigo Gilmore Islamic fundamentalism must be combated or “we run the risk it will spread”, with Muslims among the victims.
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Irvine Welsh: Islam faces ‘big moment’ after attacks
Author Irvine Welsh tells Channel 4 News that it is a “big moment” for Islam to “make peace with the modern world.” Natalie Nougayrede, journalist, says Charlie Hebdo was right to publish cartoons.
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Islamic State in Lebanon: army storms prison
Lebanon’s military storm the country’s biggest prison, which they say has become an “operations room” for the Islamic State group, as fears increase of the terror group’s presence at the border.
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Islamic State militants video appears to show Paris gunman
A video emerges appearing to show Paris terrorist Amedy Coulibaly pledging allegiance to Islamic State militants.
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Islamic State on the ropes in Kobani?
In the crucial battleground of Kobani, in northern Syria, reports say Kurdish fighters now control of 80 per cent of the city – but is this a sign the tide is turning against the Islamic State group?
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German ‘anti-Islamisation’ march draws record 18,000
Protesters march in cities across Germany opposing “Islamisation” of the west, but are confronted by counter-demonstrations and public condemnation.
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Meet the Islamic State teen who refused to detonate device
A teenager sent to carry out a suicide bombing by Islamic State is being paraded by Iraqi officials after he refused to detonate the device.
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Islamic State did not shoot down Jordanian plane, US says
A Jordanian jet fighter pilot is taken prisoner by the Islamic State after his plane crashed, but the US dispels claims from the militants they shot it down.
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Islamic State seizes pilot after coalition plane crashes
Islamic State militants say they have shot down a plane in Syria and taken the Jordanian pilot prisoner. Jordan confirms that one of its pilots is being held.
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Kurdish fighters ‘break Islamic State siege’ at Sinjar
Kurdish peshmerga forces fight back Islamic State militants from Mount Sinjar on the borders of Iraq, Syria and Turkey, freeing hundreds of Yazidis trapped by IS.
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German ‘anti-Islam’ protests: nine things you need to know
Nearly 15,000 people attend Dresden’s latest march against “Islamisation of the west” – is the movement driven by the middle classes, as claimed – or are there more sinister forces at work?
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‘Does Islam allow this?’ Peshawar massacre: a father’s story
We spent much of yesterday at Channel 4 News trying to get hold of our friend and former colleague Mushtaq Yusufzai in Peshawar. Late last night he finally posted the following on Facebook: