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Mourners carry the coffin of a member of Iraqi security forces, killed during clashes in Mosul.
Conflict
ISIS is cornered in Mosul’s Old City. Militants are using everything they’ve got to hold on.
Nigerians held vigils for the girls kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram on the one year anniversary of their abduction, April 14, 2015.
Conflict
Facebook safety checks arrive in Nigeria, but some ask if it’s worth celebrating
A girl and her mother rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest by Nigeria's military arrive at a camp for the displaced.
Conflict
An uncertain welcome awaits hundreds of Nigerian women and girls freed from Boko Haram captivity
Police and rescue crews respond to the scene near where a man drove a van into a crowd, injuring 10 people, some seriously wounded, in Nantes, December 22, 2014.
Conflict
France endures deadly attacks, but can’t decide if they’re terrorism
A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte in an office in Moscow.
Global Politics
The ISIS Internet army has found a safe haven on Russian social networks — for now
A militant Islamist fighter waves a flag during in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province.
Conflict
Turkey tries to amp up its border security as the threat from ISIS rises
Usama Hasan
Conflict
Hundreds of Britons, including the man who killed James Foley, are fighting for ISIS