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Parisians gather in Place de la République despite the state of emergency

Officials may have urged Parisians to stay home and off the streets yet defiant crowds still gathered in Place de la République, just as they had

France

Thousands in Paris attend memorial service for Friday's terror victims

The bell of Notre Dame tolled as around 3.000 people attended a special memorial service for the victims of Friday evening’s terror attacks. Among

Iraq

Kurdish forces discover two mass graves after freeing Iraqi town from ISIL control

Kurdish forces are to leave mass graves undisturbed in Sinjar so that experts can analyse the remains and collect evidence for a case to recognise the atrocities inflicted by ISIL on the Yazidi commun

Syria

French jets bomb ISIL stronghold in Syria

French fighter jets launched air strikes against ISIL targets in Syria on Sunday night, just two days after the group claimed responsibility for the

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USA

White House race jolted by jihadist slaughter in Paris

The terrorist attacks in France have already had an impact on the race for the White House, with presidential hopefuls condemning the violence

France

Belgium: two people detained on terror charges over Paris attacks

Two people have been detained in Belgium on terrorism charges related to Friday’s attacks in Paris, Belgian prosecutors said on Monday. The pair are

France

France 'at war' with Daesh, says PM Manuel Valls

“War” – the word used by both French President François Hollande and his prime minister following the Paris terror attacks. Speaking on French TV on

France

Le Bataclan, famous Paris music venue, turns into 'bloodbath'

In the worst of several attacks in Paris on Friday night, a group of gunmen stormed Le Bataclan, one of the best known concert venues in the French

Lebanon

Funerals begin in Beirut as Lebanon's politicians appeal for unity

The funerals have begun in Beirut of the 44 victims of Thursday’s bombing in a busy neighbourhood loyal to Hezbollah. November 13, 2015 Beirut

Syria

US drone strike targets ISIL executioner known as 'Jihadi John'

The US has carried out a drone strike against the ISIL executioner known as ‘Jihadi John.’ Monitoring group quotes sources in Raqqa saying "Jihadi

Iraq

Kurds and Yazidi fighters drive ISIL out of Sinjar

Kurdish and Yazidi fighters have regained control of Sinjar driving the ISIL occupiers out. “Sinjar Is Liberated, But How Can We Come Back?”

Lebanon

Beirut: is Syria's war spreading?

A day of mourning is underway across Lebanon, after one of the worst attacks on civilians since the end of the country’s civil war. Lebanon mourns

Iraq

Kurdish forces battle ISIL for control of Sinjar

Kurdish peshmerga fighters say they have liberated much of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL). Since the

Syria

US airstrike targets Mohamed 'Jihadi John' Emwazi

The Pentagon says a US airstrike has targeted the man known as “Jihadi John” who appeared in several beheading videos carried out by the group

Syria

Internal refugee crisis in Syria

Although many people are fleeing Syria for the safety of Europe there are still thousands of internally displaced people inside the country. Euronews

Lebanon

ISIL claims responsibility for bloody Beirut bomb blasts

ISIL has claimed responsibility for the deadly double bomb attack in Beirut. At least 43 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the

Iraq

Kurdish fighters set to oust ISIL from Sinjar in northern Iraq

Kurdish fighters claim they are close to driving out ISIL forces from Sinjar in northern Iraq. #US, #Kurds Attack ISIS Stronghold in #Sinjar

Iraq

Iraq: Kurdish forces launch operation to retake Sinjar from ISIL

Kurdish forces launch an offensive to take back the Iraqi town of Sinjar over a year after it was overrun by ISIL militants.

Syria

Euronews visits Syrian government stronghold after recent attack

“Latakia mourns the victims of the shelling which killed and wounded dozens of citizens in the city centre. The authorities of this coastal province

Syria

Syria conflict: Turkey's Erdogan issues a 'friendly warning'

Turkey renewed calls for a safe zone for refugees in Syria on Wednesday as war continues to tear that country apart. Images uploaded to social media