Iraqi town of Sinjar ‘liberated’ from IS
Kurdish forces have “liberated” the strategic northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, held by IS militants since last year, Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani says. BBC News – Middle East
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UK to assess Paris attacks aftermath
Home Secretary Theresa May will chair a Cobra meeting later to discuss the government’s response to the attacks in Paris. BBC News – UK
First Paris attacker identified
One of the seven Paris attackers is identified and his relatives are among six people arrested as the French police investigation picks up pace. BBC News – Europe
Democrats debate IS after Paris attacks
The Democratic presidential hopefuls clash at a debate in Iowa over how to deal with Islamic State, in the wake of deadly terror attacks in Paris. BBC News – US & Canada
Libya IS head ‘killed in US air strike’
A US air strike has probably killed Abu Nabil, the “senior leader” of the Islamic State group in Libya, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Africa
US believes strike killed ‘Jihadi John’
A Pentagon spokesman says the US is “reasonably certain” that a drone strike in Syria killed the Islamic State militant known as Jihadi John. BBC News – Middle East