US Creeps To Decision On Islamic State Threat

Washington has crept to a decision. It's time to do something about the threat posed by the Islamic State. There's now no lack of senior officials describing the problem. "This is an organisation that has an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision...

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US 'Ready To Take Action Against IS In Syria'

The US has said it will not be restricted by the Iraq-Syria border as it considers further action against Islamic State militants. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes the US stood ready to take action to protect American citizens...

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Mosque Massacre Undermines Anti-IS Drive

A sectarian attack at a mosque in Iraq has killed at least 68 Sunni Muslims, plunging efforts to form a united front against jihadists into crisis. Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up in the mosque north of Baghdad, with Shia militiamen picking...

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Iraqi Militants Threaten Revenge Attacks On US

Iraqi militants have threatened to respond to US airstrikes by attacking American targets, posting a video in which they warn: "We will drown all of you in blood". The message, which was accompanied by photographs of beheadings, came as Barack Obama...

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Sky News Given Access To 'IS Militants'

Sky News has gained exclusive access to three suspected Islamic State militants in Iraq. The trio were captured by Kurdish peshmerga fighters as they battled to take back territory won by the Sunni extremist group. The three men are being held at a...

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'Shots Fired' In Fresh Ferguson Violence

Timeline Of Missouri Unrest Updated: 2:13pm UK, Monday 18 August 2014 As violence in Ferguson, Missouri, continues, Sky News looks at crucial events in a week of unrest. Here is a timeline: :: August 9: Michael Brown is shot to death by police...

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Iraq: Kurdish Forces Fight To Retake Mosul Dam

'Corpses Everywhere' After Jihadist 'Massacre' Updated: 12:54pm UK, Saturday 16 August 2014 Dead bodies were found "everywhere" when Yazidi fighters arrived at a village where jihadists have been accused of carrying out a massacre, witnesses have said....

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UK Troops In Iraq To 'Combat Terrorism'

British troops have been back on the ground in Iraq for the first time since 2009, as the Government said the UK's mission "was not simply humanitarian". Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire regiment were sent to Irbil, as RAF aircraft continued...

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Armed Robbers Attack Saudi Prince's Motorcade

Armed robbers attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in the north of Paris and escaped with €250,000, police have said. The Kalashnikov assault rifle-wielding assailants also took "sensitive" documents, as well as the equivalent of £200,000, during...

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