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Egypt

Arab League fails to back airstrikes against IS in Libya

The Arab League says an “urgent” Arab strategy is needed to support Libya’s government militarily against the Islamic State group. But the

Syria

Syria shelters antiques from potential ISIL destruction

Thousands of priceless antiquities in Syria are being gathered and stored in Damascus to protect them from the Islamic State militant group and other

Turkey

ISIL video threatens Turkey over support for US

The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a propaganda video threatening Turkey,describing its president as an “infidel” and a “traitor”

USA

Aid worker Kayla Mueller raped by ISIL leader while being held hostage

US officials have announced that aid worker Kayla Mueller, seized in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in August 2013 and held hostage by

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Syria

ISIL fighters may have used chemical weapons in Iraq, says US

The United States believes fighters from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) may have used mustard agent in a recent attack on Kurdish

Iraq

Displaced Yazidis hope to return home

At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic

Egypt

Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted

The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying

Libya

Failed revolution, failed state: Libya's torment continues

The rebel Libya Dawn forces have held the capital, Tripoli, for the last year, forcing the legitimate government to flee. In February they put on a

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan promises 'no terrorists will be left'

The human cost of the spiralling violence is beginning to be felt in Turkey. Relatives have gathered to mourn a soldier killed when militants

Turkey

Turkish PM visits ISIL-hit border region as police clash with PKK supporters

In a show of solidarity, the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has visited troops stationed at an outpost in Kilis province near the country’s

Egypt

Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown

The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a

Syria

Syria: hundreds missing after strategic town falls to militants

Militants from the self-titled group Islamic State have taken control of a strategic town in central Syria. Al-Qaryatain lies south-east of Homs. It

Syria

Syria: hundreds disappear after militants take strategic town

It is claimed hundreds of people have disappeared from a strategically-located town in central Syria after it was seized by militants. The UK-based

Cyprus

UK extends Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq

The United Kingdom is to extend its Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq until March 2017. RAF Tornados will continue strikes against Islamic

Iraq

One year after ISIL bloodshed Iraq's Yazidis still suffering

It is one-year to the day that ISIL militants attacked Iraq’s Yazidi minority in Sinjar Province. The violence prompted 40,000 Yazidi to seek

Turkey

Turkey pounds PKK positions in 'anti-terror' operation

Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since 'anti-terror' air strikes began last week.

Europe News

NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially reluctant to join the international coalition against Islamic State militants, on Friday (July 24) Turkey launched its first bombing raids

Turkey

Syria and Turkey - a history of a complex relationship

Europe News

NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially a reluctant participant in the international coalition against Islamic State militants, Turkey last week (July 24) launched its first

Turkey

Turkey: NATO meets in Brussels as Ankara toughens its stance against the Kurds

An extraordinary meeting of NATO members is underway at the 28-member organisation’s headquarters in Brussels. NATO holding rare emergency meeting to