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Syria

'Kayla's calling was to help those who are suffering', US pays tribute to aid worker and ISIL hostage

Kayla Mueller, the US aid worker who died while being held hostage by ISIL militants in Syria has been remembered by family and friends in her

11/02/2015

Bulgaria

Bulgaria 'failing to probe racist attacks' on asylum seekers

10/02/2015

Syria

US aid worker and ISIL hostage Kayla Mueller confirmed dead

The United States has confirmed the death of aid worker and ISIL hostage Kayla Mueller. Her family say they are heartbroken. It comes four days after

10/02/2015

Syria

US hostage Kayla Mueller, held by ISIS, is dead, Obama confirms

10/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan intensifies air strikes on key ISIL bases

The UAE reportedly sends a squadron of fighter jets to assist Jordan as it intensifies air strikes on ISIL strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

09/02/2015

Syria

ISIL claims US hostage killed in bombing raid Washington seeks proof

ISIL militants claim that US hostage, Kayla Mueller, has been killed during a Jordanian air strike. The group announced she died in Raqqa, an

07/02/2015

Syria

ISIL claims US woman hostage killed by airstrikes in Syria

It is claimed that humanitarian worker Kayla Mueller was in a building hit by an airstrike

06/02/2015

Jordan

Multiple Jordanian airstrikes 'destroy ISIL targets' in Syria

Jordan claims to have hit several key ISIL-run bases following a number of air strikes over Syria.

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan vows to avenge pilot's brutal execution

The widow of Mouath al-Kasaesbeh had waited in dread for more than a month to learn her husband’s fate. The Jordanian Air Force pilot was captured by

05/02/2015

Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit deplores plight of Syrian refugees as winter bites

Fifty-four countries have participated in a preparation session for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), to be held in May 2016. This pre-summit was

04/02/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia's jihad recruits told 'don't come back'

An unwanted claim from Tunisia is that it has become the foremost source of jihadist fighters in Syria. Since the start of the Syrian conflict in

04/02/2015

Syria

New ISIL video purports to show death of Jordanian pilot

The Jordanian government has confirmed that ISIL militants have killed captive pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. State television reported the government said

03/02/2015

Syria

Islamic State group 'admits defeat' in Kobani

Video emerges of masked fighter claiming ISIL withdrawal from Kobani was largely due to US-led air strikes.

01/02/2015

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

01/02/2015

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

31/01/2015

Lebanon

Fears of renewed conflict after three die in Israeli- Hezbollah clashes

Tensions are on the rise in the Middle East following one of the most violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since the 2006 war. Two Israeli

29/01/2015

Syria

Syrian Kurds return to Kobani to city 'destroyed' by fighting

As thousands of Syrian Kurds return to Kobani, celebrations felt bitter sweet, as the level of destruction from more than four months of conflict became apparent.

28/01/2015

Lebanon

Israel border clashes heighten tension with its enemies

Israel struck at Syrian army artillery positions on Wednesday near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The military said it was in retaliation for at

28/01/2015

Israel

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire near Lebanon border

Exchanges of fire have been reported between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese border. Israeli media say an army vehicle was

28/01/2015

Syria

Kurdish forces 'drive ISIL out of Kobani' in Syria

Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani after driving out Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, although Washington said the four-month battle was no

27/01/2015