Hadi al Amiri joined Iraq's then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as his Minister for Transport when he stood in the Oval Office in December 2011.

US general David Petraeus, who led the CIA from 2011 to 2012, said Friday's killing of Qassem Suleimani by Baghdad International Airport was also more important than ISIS's al-Baghdadi's death.

In a phone call with Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi, the PM tried to cool anger by stressing his commitment to 'Iraq's stability and sovereignty' after the Iranian commander was killed.

NATO announced today they plan to withdraw 'some personnel' from Iraq, where they are running a training mission, helping security forces prevent ISIS from becoming a fighting force.

Boris Johnson has been desperately trying to ease tensions in the wake of the dramatic US strike that killed general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday.

Mohammad Javad Zarif (pictured) also accused Trump of aiding ISIS by killing general Qassem Soleimani, whose proxies fought against the terror group in Iraq.

After the assassination of Soleimani, the head of the Iran's elite Quds force, the US-led coalition tasked with holding back ISIS in Iraq paused all operations, turning itself instead on Iranian aggression.

King Abdullah expressed concerns that ISIS had been re-establishing itself over the past year in south-eastern Syria and western Iraq, adding many foreign fighters in Syria have relocated to Libya.

The Government has said it will 'urgently investigate' bringing the children of Mehak Aslam, from East London, and Shahan Choudary, also from London, back to the UK.

Brookfield Zoo in Illinois announced the death of African lion Isis, after she fell from a 15-foot height and was discovered with severe injuries which led veterinary staff to euthanize her.

Shifa al-Nima, a big capture, was hauled from his bolthole in Mosul, Iraq, by security forces. Dubbed the terror group's Jabba the Hutt, the so-called religious leader had ordered executions.

A video has emerged purportedly showing the execution of a Nigerian Christian by a young boy from an ISIS-affiliated terror group in Borno, Nigeria.

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Friday announced the biggest shake-up of her Cabinet since she took office in 2013, replacing or repositioning two-thirds of ministers.

Shifa Al-Nima, who was dubbed 'Jabba the Jihadi' on social media, has told investigators that he received £4,500 from a man using the nom de guerre Abu Mustapha Al-Najmawi.

The ten rock reliefs were unearthed in the Kurdistan region of Iraq just 15 miles away from ISIS at the height of its powers and are believed to be the first discovery of its kind in 150 years.

Sudesh Amman, 20, from Harrow, was jailed for three years and four months in December 2018 for 13 terror offences - but couldn't stop smiling and laughing as he was sentenced.

Carl and Marsha Mueller, parents of US aid worker Kayla who was captured and killed by ISIS in Syria, gave Trump a standing ovation as he honored their daughter in his speech on Tuesday.

J. David Patterson penned the op-ed in 2017, days after an ISIS inspired attack. 'Multiculturalism is the antithesis of what the United States stands for', he wrote.

British ISIS fighters are set to go on trial in Syria from next month as the Kurds have grown frustrated of the prolonged legal battle over the extremists, after the UK refused to repatriate them.

Begum - one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join ISIS in 2015 - lost her UK passport after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp last year.

Mohammed Zahir Khan from Sunderland was jailed in 2018 for encouraging acts of terror and could be released within the next few months.

Pictured today, the female members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, took part in their turning out among other male recruits near the Iraqi-Kurdish town of Soran, 60 miles northeast of Erbil.

MICK HUME: The great danger is that Ofcom's powers to police the internet will not actually make us or our children safer, but will instead give rise to censorship.

Dr Philip Cunliffe, Senior Lecturer of International Conflict at the University of Kent, claims that human rights 'can no longer claim to be innocent' and should be ripped from foreign policy considerations.

Paul Newey, 49, and Samuel Newey, 19, were changed with illegally assisting 27-year-old Daniel Newey by allegedly sending him £150 while he was in Syria fighting against ISIS.

The young child is the daughter of Kirsty Rosse-Emile - a Melbourne woman who travelled with her husband Nabil Kadmiry to Syria in 2014. Kadmiry was an ISIS fighter before his capture.

Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, believes ISIS has 20,000 fighters spread across Iraq and Syria, double the number it had when it started capturing territory in 2014.

The annual New Jersey Terrorism Assessment report explains that state officials raised the threat level for white supremacist from 'moderate' to 'high.'

A woman accused of recruiting an Islamic State fighter has faced a Melbourne court on terrorism charges.

Omar Elomar, 18, died in a pool of blood outside a park on Cabramatta Avenue in Miller, in Sydney's west, around 11.10pm on February 15.

Omar Elomar died in a pool of blood outside a park on Cabramatta Avenue in Miller, in Sydney's west, about 11.10pm on February 15.

Retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was charged in 2018 with war crimes, including murder, in the stabbing death of an ISIS militant captive in his care during a deployment to Iraq.

Some 30 British troops are stationed around 80 Nigerian, Moroccan and Cameroonian soldiers to stop West Africa turning into an Islamic State and Al Qaeda rife with battle-hardened extremists.

In an interview with 60 Minutes, the disgraced veteran (inset) spoke of his gratitude to the president, who he claims saved him from life in prison.

An Australian father has issued a desperate plea to the Government to rescue his ISIS bride daughter and her children from Syria. 

Two U.S. soldiers were killed on a raid of an ISIS stronghold in Iraq and had their dead bodies hoisted out of a crevice after six hours, drawing criticism from former US special envoy Brett McGurk.

The Pentagon on Tuesday identified two US Marines killed while assisting Iraqi security forces in the north-central on Sunday as Gunnery Sgt. Diego Pongo (left) and Capt. Moises Navas (right).

A list of 'religious directives' on tackling infectious diseases appeared in the latest issue of the terror group's newspaper al-Naba. It advises terrorists not to travel to affected areas.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Today's edition of You Couldn't Make It Up comes courtesy of Islamic State, which has advised jihadists to steer clear of Europe in case they catch coronavirus.

Andy Jones, 59, was killed by the improvised explosive device (IED) in October 2018 while clearing a building in Raqqa which had previously been occupied by Islamic State forces.

The Islamic State has released a new newsletter from their al-Naba publication claiming the virus is God's response to non-believing nations.

The Supreme Court has today overruled the UK Government's decision to share evidence of a suspected ISIS terrorist and a second alleged member of his cell with US authorities (pictured).

The State of NSW failed in its Supreme Court bid to have Issam Alam placed on a three-year supervision order under the Terrorism High Risk Offenders Act when he is let out of jail.

The families of three men who were brutally murdered by a terror cell from the so-called Islamic State have said they are 'deeply concerned' about a ruling made by the UK's highest court.

Infamous cousins Talal and Bilal Alameddine (pictured) were over the past week both sentenced in NSW courts for crimes carried out behind bars at separate New South Wales prisons.

The brother of a British volunteer kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State says he believes the abduction was an 'inside job' by someone on the aid convoy he was part of (pictured, Reg Henning).

One of the attacks has been identified as Abdallah A.O., who stabbed two people during a bloody rampage in Romans-sur-Isere, south of Lyon. France is under coronavirus lockdown.

A would-be jihadist who trained for terror attacks and planned to join ISIS was handed early release from prison despite Government objections (pictured,ISIS conscript Ahmed Alsyed).

Police sources said today that British-Egyptian jihadist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was the 'foreign terrorist fighter' detained in a raid in Almeria on Monday.

Spanish state broadcaster TVE said the jihadi reached the city of Almeria in a patera, the wooden boats Africans traditionally use to reach Europe from as far afield as Senegal.