Islamic State conflict
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Mosul humanitarian crisis looms
The UN prepares for the exodus of as many as 1.5 million civilians from IS stronghold
- 15 October 2016
- From the section Middle East
Islamic State group: The full story
Five years after the Syrian civil war began, how did IS become a byword for terror?
- 20 June 2016
- From the section Middle East
Background
Struggle in maps
Shape of the battle against Islamic State
- 20 July 2017
- From the section Middle East
Is IS finished?
Do losses spell the end for so-called Islamic State?
- 5 October 2016
- From the section Middle East
Who is the head of IS?
How Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi came to lead militant group
- 8 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Inside secret camp where IS defectors go
- 12 October 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Mosul 'feels like living in a prison'
- 22 September 2016
- From the section Middle East
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The Iraqi town where IS were driven out
- 14 September 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Punishment rules found in IS school
- 18 July 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Iraqi 'victory' flag is raised in Falluja
- 27 June 2016
- From the section Middle East
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How IS arose
- 9 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
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'How I escaped from Islamic State'
- 29 February 2016
- From the section Middle East
Features and Analysis
Smuggled diary of life under IS
- 22 September 2016
- From the section Middle East
What is the lure for young Europeans?
- 8 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
Inside Mosul
- 9 June 2015
- From the section Middle East
A Raqqa diary
- 5 March 2016
- From the section Magazine
The struggle to stay rich
- 8 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
An invincible force?
- 8 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Inside secret camp where IS defectors go
- 12 October 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Mosul 'feels like living in a prison'
- 22 September 2016
- From the section Middle East
Video 2:35
The Iraqi town where IS were driven out
- 14 September 2016
- From the section Middle East
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Punishment rules found in IS school
- 18 July 2016
- From the section Middle East
Video 1:36
Iraqi 'victory' flag is raised in Falluja
- 27 June 2016
- From the section Middle East
Video 3:15
How IS arose
- 9 March 2016
- From the section Middle East
Video 3:04
'How I escaped from Islamic State'
- 29 February 2016
- From the section Middle East