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Turkey

Turkey blames US for 'sea of blood' in region

Turkey lashes out at the US for refusing to acknowledge the Syrian Kurdish PYD party as a terrorist organisation.

Syria

Suicide bombing at Damascus police club kills several people

A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers’ club in a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing several people, Syria’s

Canada

Canada to end bombing campaign against ISIL within two weeks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the country would be pulling out by 22 February its six fighter jets that have been bombing

Spain

Spanish police smash ISIL terror cell in three cities

Spanish police say they have smashed an ISIL jihadist cell following raids on houses in Valencia, Alicante, and the Moroccan enclave of Cueta. Seven

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USA

Twitter suspends over 125,000 accounts for "promoting terrorist acts"

Germany

German police arrest two in coordinated terror raids

A series of coordinated raids across Germany has resulted in the arrests of at least two people suspected of planning a terror attack in Berlin

World News

Anti-ISIL summit agrees to intensify attacks on Islamic extremists

A day-long summit in Italy of 23 nations engaged against ISIL has reviewed the situation in Syria, Iraq and Libya. Members agreed to intensify their

United Kingdom

Jailed for joining ISIL - British woman gets six years after returning from Syria

A twenty-six year-old British mother who took her toddler son to Syria has been jailed for six years for belonging to the jihadist group

Syria

Syrian government forces claim successes but ISIL still rampant

ISIL attacked the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people with a car bomb and explosive belt-wearing terrorist. A mainly Alawite

Syria

ISIL claims responsiblity for twin bomb attacks in Homs - dozens dead

The Islamic State (ISIL) militant group has claimed responsibility for twin bomb blasts in the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, which reportedly

World News

ISIL horror video threatens France but Hollande extends State of Emergency

This weekend ISIL released a slickly-edited and stuffed with special effects video; 17 minutes long, it also contains doyens of beheadings

Iran

After bungling in Iraq, Libya and Syria, the West needs Iran: comment

Mehrdad Khonsari is a former Iranian diplomat. The views expressed are his own and Euronews does not endorse political opinions expressed here or

France

France will not be deterred by terrorism - Hollande

French president Francois Hollande says that France will always protect the values it stands for. Hollande, who is in the Indian capital, was

Syria

ISIL'posts UK video threat'

The Islamist extremist group ISIL has posted a video on the internet making an apparent threat to attack Britain. The unverified footage contains

World News

US prepared for military solution to ISIL

Vice President Joe Biden says the US is prepared for a military solution if no political settlement can be found to the ISIL problem. He was talking

Syria

Syria: Turkey accuses Moscow and Damascus of jeopardising Geneva talks

Ahmet Davutoglu has backed calls to exclude militant organisations like the Kurdish YPG militia.

Iraq

Jihadists destroy ancient monastery in Iraq

For 1,400 years Saint Elijah’s Monastery in Mosul Iraq had survived assaults by nature and man, but now newly obtained satellite images have

World News

ISIL faces cash crunch as fighters' pay is halved and revenues dry up

Revolutions and mass movements can only do so much with fanaticism and passion, as ISIL are finding out in Syria and Iraq as they are squeezed by the

Syria

Syria: ISIL frees hundreds of hostages held in Deir-al-Zour

ISIL has released 270 civilians held hostage since the weekend assault on the Syrian government held city of Deir-al-Zour. Daesh backers to blame for

United Kingdom

ISIL confirms death of 'Jihadi John'

The Islamic State (ISIL) militant known by the media as “Jihadi John” and notorious for his filmed beheadings of hostages, has been confirmed dead