In his closing address at the UN General Assembly, British Prime Minister David Cameron made a plea to other world leaders to unite against the threat posed by the jihadi militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
David Cameron has said that parliament will be recalled on Friday to discuss the UK’s possible involvement in air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq.
Senior Imams and Islamic scholars around the world have written an open letter to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi explaining that many of IS’ actions are forbidden under Islamic law and scripture.
Amid US air strikes on Islamic State positions in Syria, the Islamist group has released a second propaganda video featuring the kidnapped British journalist John Cantlie.
The US and five Arab states have launched the first air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets within Syria.