Syria 07/04/2017 Weapon of choice: why the US uses Tomahawk missiles The US' Tomahawk missile was first used in 1991 and is relied upon for land attacks. As many as 59 were fired at Syria on Friday morning.
Syria 07/04/2017 Homs governor says US strike was to 'serve the goals of terrorism' The governor of Homs says the US missile attack on an air base near the western Syrian city was to “serve the goals of terrorism.
no comment 06/04/2017 Drone footage of Mosul destruction The Iraqi military is battling Islamic State group in a final push to take control of the parts of western Mosul that are still held by the extremist group.
Colombia 03/04/2017 Colombia bombardment kills 10 ELN rebels Colombia’s military has killed ten members of the country’s second biggest rebel group, including a number of women.
Iraq 12/03/2017 Battle for Mosul: new camps open for civilians fleeing fighting Thousands more people continue to flee fighting in Western Mosul to newly built UN camps on the outskirts of the city.
Iraq 11/03/2017 ISIL close to collapse in Mosul say senior Iraqi military sources ISIL is being squeezed in its last urban stronghold in Iraq, Mosul, as the city falls to Iraqi special forces, and the Islamic militants appear close to collapse.
Syria 03/03/2017 Syria: Russia claims decisive role in recapture of Palmyra Russia’s Defence Ministry claims its forces played a decisive role in the recapture of Palmyra.
Iraq 23/02/2017 Iraqi forces capture Mosul airport from ISIL After nearly three years under ISIL control, Mosul airport is captured by Iraqi security forces, state television announces.
Syria 22/02/2017 Syrian rebels clash with ISIL in northern Syria The fighting follows Turkey's announcement that it had killed 44 jihadists in the city, and reported US airstrikes on Monday
Syria 18/02/2017 ISIL under pressure as fighting rages in Syria Are ISIL’s days numbered in the extremist group’s de facto capital of Raqqa?
Iraq 06/01/2017 Iraqi troops enter Mosul from the north A spokesman for Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) says troops took the territory in an overnight raid across a tributary of the Tigris River in eastern Mosul.
Iraq 05/01/2017 Iraq mounts new bid to retake cities under Islamic State militant control Iraqi forces have launched a fresh offensive to retake cities controlled by the so-called Islamic State group.
Iraq 04/01/2017 More than 2000 a day are fleeing Mosul - UN The UN says this is several hundred more each day than before US-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from ISIL.
Iraq 31/12/2016 Civilians flee eastern Mosul as Iraqi forces battle ISIL Scores of people fled for safety on Saturday on the third day of the renewed US-led offensive to retake the northern city from the Islamic State group.
Syria 22/12/2016 Sixteen Turkish troops confirmed dead after fierce fighting with ISIL in Syria The number of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria following fierce fighting with ISIL has risen from 14 to 16, Ankara has confirmed.
Russia 18/12/2016 Russian police shoot dead militants in Chechnya Russian special forces have shot dead at least seven suspected militants during an operation in Chechnya.
Syria 13/12/2016 Talk of a truce is rejected as Syrian forces sense victory in Aleppo Syrian forces claim victory over rebels in Aleppo is imminent as the US and Russia differ over truce talks
Syria 09/12/2016 Aleppo: conflicting reports over a halt in the offensive There are conflicting reports over whether the Russian-backed Syrian government has halted its military push to retake the rebel-held eastern Aleppo.
world news 07/12/2016 'Dozens killed' in airstrikes on ISIL-held town in Iraq Airstrikes on a town near Iraq’s western border with Syria have killed dozens of people, according to Reuters.
Syria 05/12/2016 Russia and US to talk Aleppo rebel withdrawal as Syrian army advances Syrian government forces and their allies have advanced into another rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo – according to an opposition official and the UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory f
