Vatican Pope ashamed of "mother of all bombs" name The Pope took offence to the word "mother" being used to describe a deadly weapon. 06/05/2017
Iraq Battle for Mosul: Iraqi army in 'final push' The Iraqi army’s new push in the battle to recapture Mosul has been hailed as “the beginning of the end” for the extremist group there. 05/05/2017
Syria Bus bomb attack on Aleppo civilians "likely a war crime", UN says A bomb attack on a bus convoy crowded with civilians fleeing the embattled city of Aleppo in Syria “likely amounts to a war crime”, according to the UN. 19/04/2017
Afghanistan Afghan officials: US bomb killed more ISIL fighters than thought The number of militants who died in this week's huge US bomb attack has been revised upwards by officials to over 90. 15/04/2017
Afghanistan Dozens of militants killed by US mega bomb - Afghan defence officials At least 36 suspected ISIL militants are thought to have been killed when the US dropped "the mother of all bombs" in Afghanstan. 14/04/2017
Syria Suspected gas attack kills dozens in northern Syria Another suspected chemical attack in Syria has killed at least fifty people including a dozen children. 04/04/2017
Yemen US intensifies Yemen airstrikes The Pentagon says a further 20 US strikes have targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since the middle of last week. 03/04/2017
Syria Syria: airstrikes hit rebel-held areas east of Damascus despite ceasefire In Syria warplanes have bombed rebel-held towns east of Damascus, striking residential areas where less than 24 hours earlier Russia declared a ceasefire. 08/03/2017
United Kingdom Londoners evacuated as quarter-ton WWII bomb found Around 50 residents of an affluent London neighbourhood have been evacuated after construction workers uncovered an unexploded World War Two bomb. 03/03/2017
Syria Syria: at least 11 dead in suspected Idlib airstrike At least 11 people have been killed by an airstrike in the Syrian rebel-held province of Idlib, activists say. 27/02/2017
Syria Syrian rebels say close to taking strategic ISIL stronghold of al-Bab Turkish-backed Syrian rebels say they have reached the centre of the strategically important ISIL held city of al-Bab, in northern Syria. 12/02/2017
Syria Senior al-Qaida operative killed in US airstrikes, Pentagon In total 11 al-Qaida members were killed in airstrikes in Syria, the Pentagon announced. 09/02/2017
Gaza Gaza blames Israel for tunnel blast 'killing two Palestinians' The authorities in Gaza say two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli bomb attack on a tunnel near the Egyptian border. 09/02/2017
no comment Airstrike targets Syrian school hours before ceasefire Just hours before a ceasefire came into effect in Syria, amateur footage captured the terrifying aftermath of an airstrike on a school in the rebel-held area of Arbin, Damascus, which is reported to h 30/12/2016
Syria A view of west Aleppo - a divided half of a divided city This footage was captured by a resident of west Aleppo, the side controlled by forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad even before the latest 16/12/2016
no comment Aleppo hit by air strikes and shelling Aleppo hit by air strikes and shelling as evacuation stalls. 15/12/2016
Syria 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. 09/12/2016
no comment Children's hospital targeted in Aleppo Footage obtained from the Associated Press agency appears to show the moment a children’s hospital is struck by warplanes in Aleppo. 21/11/2016
Syria Syria: hospitals in eastern Aleppo 'bombed out of use' Hospitals in besieged rebel-held districts of the Syrian city have been hit by intense airstrikes in recent days, several sources say. 19/11/2016
Syria UN says aid convoy attack could be considered 'war crime' An attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Syria in which 20 people died could be considered a ‘war crime’ by the Security Council if the perpetrators are identified, the organisation… 18/11/2016
Syria Renewed airstrikes on Aleppo kill at least 20 people, including children In Syria, government forces have pounded Aleppo for a second day, killing at least 20 people, monitors and medics say. 16/11/2016
world news Deadly air raid near Aleppo sparks diplomatic row between Russia and Belgium Belgium’s foreign ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador following claims by Moscow that Belgian jets had killed six civilians in an air strike near… 19/10/2016
Syria 'Family of 14' killed in Russian strike on Aleppo, say White Helmets The rescue service operating in rebel-held areas of Syria claims an airstrike by Russian jets killed a large family in Aleppo. 17/10/2016
Turkey Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack. 14/10/2016
Yemen Saudi Arabia regrets funeral attack but stops short of admitting responsibility Saudi Arabia has said it 'regretted' an air strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital Sana'a that killed 142 mourners. 10/10/2016
Yemen 'Scores killed' in attack on Yemen funeral hall Houthi officials blame Saudi-led warplanes for an airstrike as thousands of mourners gathered in Sanaa. The Arab coalition denies involvement. 08/10/2016
