The US says it launched air strikes against Islamic State positions in northern Iraq, reportedly killing hundreds of militants.
The Islamic State (formerly ISIS) has issued a fatwa ordering all women in the Iraqi city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), the United Nations says.
The ISIS “caliphate” creates a new unifying idea for disparate jihadist groups around a common strategic project.
Islamic militant group ISIS has declared a new independent Islamic caliphate in territories under its control in Iraq and Syria.
Today’s extreme violence is not practised in secret, instead its authors seek maximum visibility. But there is more at stake here than propaganda. There is a new grammar of violence emerging, one closely associated with social media, in particular the way we all post photos and videos.