"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 ...

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 ...