Now playing Next Syria Clown of Aleppo 'killed in Syrian or Russian air strike' Reports from Syria say a social worker known as the “Clown of Aleppo” who helped the besieged city’s children has been killed in an air strike. 02/12/2016
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Now playing Next Syria Two Turkish soldiers go missing in Syria ISIL fighters claim to have captured two Turkish soldiers in northeren Syria. 30/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Thousands flee Aleppo fighting An estimated 16,000 people have been displaced as a result of Syrian government advances on rebel-held districts of Aleppo. 29/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces inflict heavy toll on ISIL fighters in Mosul Iraqi special forces claim to have killed nearly 1,000 ISIL militants in the battle for Mosul. 29/11/2016
Now playing Next Israel Israel 'strikes ISIL target' on Syrian side of Golan Heights The Israeli military says it has struck an ISIL target on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. 28/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian army advances into rebel Aleppo Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting between rebels and government forces in eastern Aleppo. 28/11/2016
Now playing Next Spain Suspected extremist arrested at Madrid airport An unnamed man of Palestinian origin was apprehended by Spanish police on suspicion of attempting to join ISIL in Syria. 27/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Hundred Shi'ite pilgrims killed by Islamic State in Iraq Around one hundred people, most of them Shi'ite pilgrims from Iran, have been killed in the Iraqi city of Hilla by a suicide truck bomber. 24/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Dozens of Shi'ite pilgrims killed in Iraq More than 80 people, most of them Shi'ite pilgrims from Iran, have been killed in the Iraqi city of Hilla. 24/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq The battle for Mosul rages on ISIL militants have been steadily retreating from areas around Mosul into the city since the battle started on October 17, with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition. 23/11/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for the Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, whose group is a key force fighting ISIL in northern Syria. 22/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Over 68,000 displaced from Mosul and surroundings, UN warns The UN warns over 68,000 people have been displaced from Mosul and its surroundings in the six weeks since Iraqi forces began the battle to oust ISIL. 22/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Shia militia in Iraq move to cut off Mosul supply route Days after seizing an air base south of Tal Afar, Iranian backed Shia militia in Iraq are moving to encircle the city in an attempt to finish off the job. 21/11/2016
Now playing Next Afghanistan At least 30 killed and dozens injured in Kabul mosque attack ISIL claims responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Kabul in which scores are killed and dozens more are injured. 21/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: Mosul advance slows amid fears for civilians As the fight to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State continues, a hugely significant battle is also raging 80 kilometres west of the Iraqi city. 19/11/2016
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo: Terror arrests amid foiled plot to attack Israeli football team At least 19 people have been arrested in Kosovo on suspicion of having links with ISIL. 18/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Battle for Mosul and ISIL's use of human shields In the month since an Iraqi forces-led operation began to liberate Mosul from so-called Islamic State (ISIL), more than 47,000 people have been displaced. 17/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi militias take Tal Afar air base from ISIL The victory, if confirmed, would threaten the Sunni group's supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq. 16/11/2016
Now playing Next no comment Food handouts for recently-returned Iraqis Hundreds of Iraqis – who recently returned to the town of Hammam al-Alil, south-east of Mosul, after its recapture from ISIL – received aid and food packages on Sunday (November… 14/11/2016