"Caliph," or khalifa, means "successor" in Arabic, and by taking the title, al-Baghdadi has declared himself the chief imam and political and military leader of all Muslims. The last caliphate ...

The extremist organisation had existed as a mere “paper state” since its founding as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in ...

“Member States hold divergent views as to the identity of ISIL (Da’esh) leader Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi,” the Monitoring Team reported, referencing the nom de guerre of the Islamic State’s ...

Al-Rifai was "deputy caliph" of the Islamic State and "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world," Al-Sudani said Friday. His rise to power came former Islamic State leader Abu ...

The eyes of a Muslim community were on a village near Farnham last week as its figurehead gave a milestone sermon to a global ...