Turkey Turkey: civilians feel strain of government push to wipe out PKK From town to bloody battlefield, Cizre is one of dozens of areas affected by the fighting in Turkey’s restive southeast. Hundreds of thousands of 31/12/2015
Iraq Iraqi forces storm Ramadi centre, predict victory within days Iraqi armed forces stormed the centre of Ramadi Tuesday as their bid to dislodge Islamic State militants continues. Some 300 militants remain in 23/12/2015
Yemen Saudi-led strikes in Yemen criticised by the UN for hitting civilian areas The comments came from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at a session of the Security Council 22/12/2015
Iraq Iraq army moves to oust ISIL militants from Ramadi The Iraqi army has begun a final offensive to retake Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to state television and government 22/12/2015
world news Coalition forces deny deadly attack on Syrian army camp Damascus claims four jets from the US-led coalition carried out the bombing in Deir al Zor province 07/12/2015
USA The US military has opened all combat roles to women It has been announced that all combat roles in the US Army are to be opened to women. It means females will be eligible for around 220 thousand 03/12/2015
world news ISIL forced to fight on several fronts in Iraq French mirage fighter jets have once again been in action against ISIL militant targets this time in Iraq. According to French military authorities 01/12/2015
Syria Syria: 40 reported dead in air strikes on market, blamed on Russian jets It is claimed Russian jets have struck a market in Syria’s Idlib province, with reports of at least 40 people killed. Witnesses say, in a second, the 30/11/2015
Syria Anti-ISIL coalition courts Russia to destroy ISIL Diplomacy has increasingly been mixing with war measures as allies redouble efforts to destroy the radical Islamic State movement ISIL — talking 24/11/2015
Syria Russia says intensified air campaign is pounding ISIL targets in Syria Russia says its air strikes in Syria are destroying ISIL’s oil infrastructure. It comes as Moscow reveals that it has stepped up its military 20/11/2015
