Nigeria's military has announced the death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the head of the West African branch of the Islamic State group. "He is dead and remains dead," said Chief of Defence Staff ...

He fought under the notorious al-Qaeda in Iraq leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, and subsequently spent five years in an Iraqi prison for his terrorist activities. In 2011, he returned to Syria and ...

The new leader of Syria has transformed from a wanted terrorist to a polished political leader. It’s an evolution that could ...

ISIS had been planning its conquest since at least 2006, when al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by U.S. airstrikes and the group rebranded. Or at least that's the official story.

He joined Al-Qaeda in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was subsequently detained for five years, preventing him from rising through the ranks of the jihadist organisation. In March 2011 ...