Jihadists aligned to the Islamic State group have released a video claiming to show the execution of 11 Christians in restive northeast Nigeria. The footage posted online late Thursday by IS-linked propaganda arm Amaq showed 11 blindfolded men being shot and stabbed by jihadists from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) at an undisclosed location.

Islamic State claims execution of 11 Christians in Nigeria

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US military operation in Syria, later confirmed by ISIS itself, was welcome news.

What Baghdadi's death means for South Asia and future of Islamic State

Russia's security service chief on Thursday warned about some 2,000 women and children related to Russian fighters for the Islamic State group who he said could return and commit attacks.

Relatives of Islamic State fighters returning home could commit terror attacks: Russia

The United States wants to bolster a coalition fighting Islamic State in northeastern Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, after the leader of the jihadi movement, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in the weekend operation.

US wants to bolster fight against Islamic State after its leader's death

Operation Kayla: Why US named mission to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after Arizona aid worker

Russia offered guarded praise on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that US forces had killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but world leaders warned that the fight against the militant group was not over yet.

Russia guarded over Baghdadi killing, world leaders say fight goes on

President Donald Trump on Monday said he could release segments of video from the dramatic US raid to kill Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. "We may take certain parts of it and release it," Trump said on departure from Washington to Chicago, where he was due to address a police officers' convention.

A day after confirming ISIS leader Baghdadi's death, Trump says he may release partial video of raid

Iraq's intelligence services provided US forces with the location of elusive Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ahead of the raid that killed him, the security forces said Sunday.

Iraq says it provided Baghdadi's location to US for raid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's announcement of the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in neighbouring Syria was "an important milestone".

Death of IS chief 'important milestone': Netanyahu

Turkey on Sunday said there was "coordination" between Ankara and Washington before the operation which US media reports said targeted and killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Turkey says coordinated with US on raid believed to have targeted Baghdadi

The US on Thursday warned European countries they were making a "bad decision" by leaving their nationals who fought with the Islamic State group in Syria instead of repatriating them to face justice.

Bad decision by Europe to leave its nationals who fought for Islamic State in Syria: US

An alleged follower of Sri Lankan bombing leader Zahran Hashim is to appear in court today after admitting he wanted to carry out an attack in Kerala, investigators said.

Arrested man followed Sri Lankan suicide bomber's videos, wanted to carry out attack in Kerala: NIA

As US-backed forces fight the last battle against the Islamic State in Syria, media reports say IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive and narrowly escaped a coup by his own men.

A coup, hostages and chaos: ISIS's final days in Syria 

The defence secretary's comments come a month after the Russian military claimed they had hit a meeting Baghdadi was attending near Raqqa, Syria and that he?had possibly died in the strike

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi still alive: US defence secretary