Raqqa

Since 2014 dozens of foreign volunteers have fought alongside Kurdish forces in northern Syria against the Islamic State. Mehmet Aksoy, a British Kurd, was killed by IS last year and thousands gathered in North London to pay their respects.

ISIS is gaining ground in Afghanistan as it's driven out of Iraq and Syria

VICE Germany heads to Syria to meet the foreigners who left their homes and families to join the Kurdish ground troops in the fight against the Islamic State.

VICE News visits the Sharia courts where those accused of infractions are sentenced to harsh penalties, including execution followed by public crucifixion.

VICE News joined the "Hisbah" on their daily patrols during Ramadan and witnessed how they are enforcing Sharia law in the caliphate.

With unprecedented and exclusive access, VICE News journalist and filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks filming alone inside the self-proclaimed caliphate of the Islamic State.

VICE News got unprecedented access within the Islamic State, going to the front lines of Syria as the group advances through the country.