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The Islamic State has lost considerable ground (Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)

Women and children's role in Islamic State underestimated

The number of women and minors returning to Europe from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is much higher than previously thought, according to experts.

A new report out Monday (23 July) by the department of war studies in King's College London suggests around a quarter of the some 41,490 citizens from around the world that joined the Islamic State between April 2013 and Jun...

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