ISIS
USA correspondent - Trump's reaction to death of ISIS leader
Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith says the US President has been taking a victory lap after approving a US military raid in Syria that resulted in the death of Isis leader Abu Bakr… Audio
Islamic State leader killed
Donald Trump says US forces killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a "daring and dangerous" early morning raid by US Special Forces on Sunday. Audio
Donald Trump's gift to ISIS
In handing over the ISIS fight in Syria to Turkey, there are fears that US President Donald Trump has helped launch a platform for the Islamic State to make its comeback. Journalist and author Mike… Audio
ISIS orphans returning to Australia
The orphaned children of two Australian ISIS fighters are on their way back to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement earlier this week saying "children should not be punished… Audio
Robin Wright: How ISIS are able to radicalise upper and middle class recruits
Robin Wright is a journalist, author of the book Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World. She joins the show to discuss ISIS indoctrination of the seemingly well-to-do and the… Audio
Sitting on a sensational story for safety’s sake
For five years our news media kept the story of kidnapped nurse Louisa Akavi under wraps and this week they won praise for putting her safety ahead of a scoop. But the last time this happened, the… Audio
Islamic State Returnees in Moscow
As many Western countries, including New Zealand, grapple with what to do with former ISIS fighters returning home, we speak to Amie Ferris-Rotman, The Washington Post's Moscow correspondent about… Audio
IS brides: Two more mothers stripped of UK citizenship, report says
Two more women from Britain who are being held in Syrian camps with their young children have been stripped of their citizenship, a report says.
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'
An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria has urged Italy to let him come home, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadist "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers.
What will happen to Kiwi Jihadi Mark Taylor?
The detention in Syria of New Zealand jihadist Mark Taylor has highlighted a problem faced by many countries - what to do with terrorist fighters captured in war zones who then want to return home… Video, Audio
PM: NZ can’t help Kiwi Jihadi Mark Taylor
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand cannot help jihadist Mark Taylor because there is no diplomatic representation in Syria, and if he did obtain travel documents, he'd find it hard to get… Audio
UK’s ‘Isis bride’ row triggers talk radio
A teenage Briton’s bid to return home after sleeping with the enemy in Syria was a huge talking point in the UK. But it also occupied a lot of airtime here, obscuring the issue closer to home. Audio
Defections in all directions and Honda no longer
UK correspondent Matthew Parris updates us on the movements in the British Parliament, as three MPs quit the Tory party to join the eight Labour MPs who resigned over their leader Jeremy Corbyn not… Audio
'Isis followers and acolytes feel as if they’ve won'
Far from being defeated, as President Trump recently stated, ISIS has 20,000 to 30,000 fighters still alive and taking part in the jihad, a New York Times correspondent says. Audio
Stuart Hoar's new play tackles the War on Terror
A New Zealander who defected to ISIS with his Arab wife is being hunted in the Middle East, in a new political thriller by playwright Stuart Hoar. But in the War on Terror, do the old gentlemanly… Audio
ISIS defeat: 'There will be another'
Although Iraq has taken its land back from Islamic State troops, the country's troubles are far from over, an international affairs expert says.
300 killed in horrific attack on Egypt mosque
Egypt has mounted a wave of air strikes against fighters they believe carried out the bombing of a mosque in northern Sinai. More than 300 worshippers were killed on Friday in the attack by militants… Audio
The Jihad Hunter who rescued his son from ISIS
Dimitri Bontinck tells the story of rescuing his son from ISIS, after the teenager became radicalised in Belgium and joined the jihadist group. Audio, Gallery
Patrick Cockburn: the destruction of Iraq
Many of Iraq's cities have stood for thousands of years but the centre of its second largest city Mosul was destroyed in three. Audio
Casualties rise as Iraqi Military closes in on Mosul
Jonathan Henry from Medecins Sans Frantieres says they're seeing blast injuries, gunshots and broken bones from buildings that have collapsed, but he's worried they're only seeing a fraction of the… Audio