ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is a terrorist group that aims to establish a caliphate in West Asia. It's also known as the Islamic State and Da'esh.

"The decision to cut the operations of USAID … is myopic and will ultimately fuel the grievances that terrorists leverage." ...

Islamic State, the militant group that imposed hardline Islamist rule over millions of people in Syria and Iraq for years, has been trying to stage a comeback in the Middle East, the West and Asia. On ...

A landmark trial opens Monday at a Paris court in which five men stand accused of Islamic State kidnappings in Syria more ...

A court in Tajikistan has handed down prison sentences of between eight and 20 years to more than 30 people it convicted of ...

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

Historic Landmarks in Iraq's Mosul Are Reopening as the City Heals From Islamic State Devastation MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood ...

All are alleged members of the Islamic State group, captured during the final days of the extremists' so-called caliphate declared in large parts of Iraq and Syria. HASSAKEH, Syria (AP ...