Iraqi Christians who were forced to flee the northern city of Mosul under threat of forced conversion or execution by jihadists have spoken of their terror as churches were turned into mosques and their homes and property confiscated.

Islamic State (IS) shocked the world when they took control of Mosul, Iraq's second city, in June of this year.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has a detailed structure that encompasses many functions and jurisdictions, according to ISIS documents seized by Iraqi forces and seen by American officials and Hashim Alhashimi, an Iraqi researcher.

The Islamic State, as demonstrated by its siege of Kobane under a relentless U.S. aerial assault, is a tactical fighting force, capable of maintaining discipline even in the face of another determined force like the Kurdish YPG.

Islamic State (IS) is a radical Islamist group that has seized large swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and western Iraq.

Joj Mia on September 30, 2014 narrates before a Dhaka court how he has been forced by three CID officials into confessing falsely that he took part in the August 21 grenade attack.