Now playing Next World French bomb ISIL, MPs meet Assad, young Europeans join extremists, Charlie lives on The Iraqi army gained ground in Anbar province while ISIL dug in to hold onto its strategic conquest Mosul. The western-led coalition against 27/02/2015
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Now playing Next Syria Revised reports suggest ISIL has abducted over 200 Assyrian Christians in Syria In Syria, fresh reports revise the number of Assyrian Christians believed to have been abducted by ISIL from 90 to over 200. 26/02/2015
Now playing Next Syria 'ISIL abducts' at least 90 Christians in Syria ISIL militants abduct at least 90 Assyrian Christians in dawn raids across north-eastern Syria, activists claim 24/02/2015
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Emotional pleas for three Syria-bound UK schoolgirls to come home The families of three missing British schoolgirls, thought to be Syria-bound, have made emotional pleas for them to come home and not to fall into the hands of ISIL militants. 22/02/2015
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Fears grow for 'Syria-bound' British schoolgirls British police launch an urgent appeal for three schoolgirls who are believed to be travelling to Syria. 21/02/2015
Now playing Next Lebanon Hezbollah warns ISIL is a 'great danger' The leader of Hezbollah has strongly denounced ISIL’s beheading of the Egyptian Christian hostages and called on regional governments to work 17/02/2015
Now playing Next USA Obama calls for new powers to tackle ISIL President Obama called on Congress to give him new powers to launch military operations against ISIL in Syria and Iraq and without geographic limitations. 13/02/2015
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Now playing Next Syria US aid worker and ISIL hostage Kayla Mueller confirmed dead The United States has confirmed the death of aid worker and ISIL hostage Kayla Mueller. Her family say they are heartbroken. It comes four days after 10/02/2015
Now playing Next Jordan Jordan intensifies air strikes on key ISIL bases The UAE reportedly sends a squadron of fighter jets to assist Jordan as it intensifies air strikes on ISIL strongholds in Iraq and Syria. 09/02/2015
Now playing Next Syria ISIL claims US hostage killed in bombing raid Washington seeks proof ISIL militants claim that US hostage, Kayla Mueller, has been killed during a Jordanian air strike. The group announced she died in Raqqa, an 07/02/2015
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Now playing Next Jordan Multiple Jordanian airstrikes 'destroy ISIL targets' in Syria Jordan claims to have hit several key ISIL-run bases following a number of air strikes over Syria. 05/02/2015
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