Lindsey Hilsum
Driving through a war zone to Aleppo
Driving to Aleppo, the Springsteen song My City of Ruins began to play in my head. But Aleppo is nowhere near rising up – and it may yet have further to fall.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Gary Gibbon
Can more be done to find Islamic State murderers?
The PM told security chiefs at Chequers he wanted to be sure everything possible was being done to track down the killers of Alan Henning. But is there enough intelligence to find them?
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Jonathan Rugman
British strikes on Islamic State group begin: the view from Iraq
As RAF Tornados carry out their first strikes against Islamic State militants, I report on what this means on the ground from Dohuk, northern Iraq.
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Alex Thomson
A wing, a prayer and a US president spouting cliches
The simple and obvious question to ask today is this: would parliament be discussing bombing Iraq for a third war if the USA were not already doing so?
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Jonathan Rugman
Syrian town appeals for help
The controversy over bombing inside Syria has left one town appealing for foreign help. Kurdish militia defending Kobane say they need coordinated air strikes to stop the IS advance.
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The threat posed by Indonesians fighting for IS
A new report links the development of the IS support network in Indonesia to the teachings and online “study sessions” organised by the banned British extremist group Al Muhajiroun.
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Gary Gibbon
Commons to vote on Iraq IS attacks on Friday
Seeking parliamentary approval before military action has brought in a new era that inhibits prime ministers in a way that would be unthinkable to their predecessors.
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Gary Gibbon
Commons to vote on IS attacks
Parliament could be recalled as soon as Friday for a vote on military action against Isil in their Iraqi and Syrian bases. The government is increasingly confident it has Labour on board.
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Kylie Morris
US seeks ‘bandwidth’ to deal with IS, Ebola and the Ukraine crisis
Achieving a unified approach in dealing with the threat from Islamic State is one of several challenges facing the US at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
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Will Britain join the air strikes campaign against IS?
As US and Arab warplanes strike Islamic State forces inside Syria, will the UK recall parliament to vote on the issue of British involvement, one year after Labour scuppered action against Assad?
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Second British hostage held by Islamic State named
The second British hostage held by Islamic State militants is named as Alan Henning by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Cameron promises to tackle Islamic State after David Haines murder
The UK will take whatever steps are necessary to combat the Islamic militants responsible for the murder of British aid worker David Haines, the Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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Kylie Morris
Syria airstrikes? Obama’s buddies rush for the exit…
When the leader of the free world declares his country is going to war you’d hope his international partners might be reliable. At least for 24 hours. Just to be polite.
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Kylie Morris
Obama targets IS in Syria: war by any other name
President Barack Obama approves air strikes in Syria for the first time in an attempt to tackle the threat of Islamic State militant. He said it was counter-terrorism, but it sounds a lot like war.
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Matt Frei
Ukraine and Islamic State crises give Nato new purpose
The threats from Islamic State and the Russian intervention in Ukraine have changed the mood at the Nato summit as leaders face a dangerous new world reality.
