Islamic State

An Australian teenager linked to a suicide bombing attack in Iraq left a series of improvised explosive devices at his family home before going to Syria. Audio

The Chief of Defence Force, Tim Keating, says there's no "D-Day" around the Iraq deployment, and it won't go ahead until satisfactory legal protections for the soldiers have been secured. Audio

In a recording released on twitter, Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has pledged his loyalty to Islamic State, saying, "We announce our allegiance to the caliph... and will hear and obey in times… Audio

An Islamic state recruit, dubbed "Britain's White Jihadi" by the UK press, is actually a suburban school boy from Australia, called Jake. Audio

As we said last half hour the United States and coalition forces have carried out 12 air strikes against Islamic State tactical units in Syria and Iraq. Audio

The unmasking of Islamic State militant "Jihadi John". Child abuse investigations. Audio

The Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has confirmed the dispatch of hundreds more troops, to help train the Iraqi army in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

The Iraqi army is launching a massive military operation to try and recapture Tikrit from Islamic State militants. Audio

Barak Barfi is a close friend of Steven Sotloff, one of the victims of the British Islamic State militant known as Jihadi John. The jihadist has in recent days been unmasked as Mohammed Emwazi, a 26… Audio

A public forum at Parliament's Grand Hall organised by Diplosphere on the rise of the self-styled Islamic State and whether New Zealand's decision this week to send troops to Iraq can help to address… Audio

Wallace Chapman hosts a discussion about the rights and wrongs of deploying troops to Iraq with guests: investigative journalist and war correspondent Jon Stephenson, Professor Richard Jackson, deputy… Audio

Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Director of the Institute for Transregional Studies at Princeton University, and a leading expert on the theology of Islamic State. Audio

"Jihadi John" the masked Islamic State militant who's appeared in several execution videos of western hostages has been named. The muslim advocacy organisation CAGE has released emails from Emwazi and… Audio

The masked Islamic State executioner, known as 'Jihadi John' has been named this morning as Mohammed Emwazi. Audio

As the militant group Islamic State has carved a swathe through Iraq, Syria and Libya, it has become known for high-profile murder videos - posted online - of journalists, aid workers, a pilot, and… Audio

As fears grow for even more Christians possibly captured by Islamic State, the movement's comparisons with Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union are being watered down. Audio

Hassan Hassan is the author of an acclaimed new book on the Islamic State. Revelations in the book ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, include that IS used United States-run prisons in Iraq as boot camps… Audio

Turkey has staged its first open military operation in Syria, sending hundreds of troops, tanks, aircraft and drones to extract 38 soldiers guarding a historical Ottoman tomb besieged by Islamic State… Audio

Iraq's Ambassador to New Zealand says it is in New Zealand's interests to tackle Islamic State terrorism in Iraq before it reaches home soil. Audio

High level talks are underway in Washington DC on how to battle the growth of Islamic State. Audio