Islamic State

Iraq has hit back at Washington after it accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi. Audio

New Zealand troops in Iraq aren't far from Radmadia which was recently over run by ISIS. Robert Ayson of Victoria University joins the Panel to talk about the need for boots on the ground. Audio

Melbourne lawyer, Rob Stary, who is representing an Australian man who joined a jihadist training camp in Syria, and who now wishes to return home. Adam Brookman is a trained nurse and a married… Audio

Islamic State has taken control of Palmyra and there are now very real fears the militants will destroy most of its heritage buildings and monuments. Audio

In Syria, Islamic State has stormed the ancient city of Palmyra fighting off pro-government forces who fled along with most of the locals. Audio

The Prime Minister says New Zealand soldiers will not be withdrawn from Iraq, even if Islamic State reaches Baghdad. Audio

Lawyers for three young Australians who joined Islamic State and now want to come home are trying to figure out how to convince police the men are not a risk. Audio

There are efforts underway in Australia to allow the return of jihadist fighters who have changed their minds and want to come home. The lawyer for one of the men says his client knows he made a… Audio

As Islamic State continues to enlist people from around the world, IS has made its biggest victory, in Iraq, since security forces and paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year, helped by… Audio

Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods - Islamic State and religious ideology. Audio

In Australia, Islamic State appears to have turned it's sights on Canberra as the police crack down on suspected plots in Melbourne. Audio

An Australian Twitter user who recommended attacking a Mohammad cartoon exhibition in Texas just days before two people were shot dead outside it, has now posted a guide on Twitter on how to join… Audio

An Australian twitter user who recommended attacking an anti-islamic event in Texas just days before two people were shot dead outside it, has now posted a guide on Twitter on how to join ISIS. Audio

Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan joins the Panel to discuss if the people spoken to by NZ authorities really can be talked out of joining ISIS. Audio

As we have been reporting this morning New Zealander, Kadhem Chilab Abbas, of Napier, has been killed in a rocket attack in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Friday. Audio

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it cannot confirm a media report that a New Zealander has been killed in Iraq. Audio

A 14 year old British boy has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in preparing an act of terrorism. The case is linked to the arrest of five teenagers in Melbourne over alleged plans to target… Audio

Yesterday on Morning Report we spoke to a New Zealand mother who accused the Danish authorities of not doing enough to prevent her son from being radicalised by extremists. Audio

In the shadow of heightened terrorism worries leading up to April the 25th, the Australian Prime Minister has evoked the image of the Anzacs to justify the Iraq mission. Audio

A local Muslim leader admits more could be done to prevent people becoming radicalised, in the wake of a New Zealand-born woman in Denmark losing her son to Islamic State. Audio