Now playing Next My Europe Series NATO operations have ended in Afghanistan. What and where should its next role be? Thirteen years after Western allies defeated the Taliban, NATO ended its operations in Afghanistan in December. But the Taliban are taking back 14/11/2014
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Now playing Next USA US says ISIL makes $1 million-a-day selling oil – even to enemies The US government is intensifying efforts to undermine the finances of ISIL, vowing to crack down on the islamic militant group’s black market oil 23/10/2014
Now playing Next World Kurdistan asks West to sustain, expand support to fight ISIL For months, only the Kurds have been fighting Islamic State radicals (ISIL) on the ground, first in Iraq, also in Syria, notably in Kobani. Without 22/10/2014
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Sweden's Södertälje shelters Christian refugees from Syria and Iraq Robert Kouki and his family fled northern Syria. They are safe now in Sweden, in the town of Södertälje. The industrial centre is well known among 10/10/2014
Now playing Next My Europe Series Born in Europe to fight foreign wars? On the Frontline looks at the call to Jihad It has been described as the biggest security threat in a generation. Thousands of European jihadists radicalised and recruited to fight in Syria and 08/10/2014
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Social media: the frontline for British Muslims battling ISIL In the UK there is mounting concern and anger over the extreme jihadist group Islam State. From British foreign fighters to a high tech propaganda 03/10/2014
Now playing Next Business Striking at ISIL's black lifeblood The beginning of the international military campaign against the jihadist group ISIL has potential implications for global and Middle East Markets 30/09/2014
Now playing Next Syria Militants release video of British hostage Militants have released a video of a British captive who says he will tell “the truth” about the Islamic State in a series of programmes. The 18/09/2014
Now playing Next World Egyptian cleric condemns terror acts As the barbaric acts committed by the self-styled Islamic State intensify, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheik Shawky Allam, is calling on Europe to 12/09/2014
Now playing Next USA US Counterterror Chief Olsen: “ISIL is not invincible” Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria pose a “multi-faceted threat” to the West but are “not invincible,” as US air strikes have exposed their 04/09/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom British PM to give police powers to restrict movement of terrorists David Cameron says he will give police powers to seize the passports of British jihadists to stop them returning to the UK. The British Prime 01/09/2014
Now playing Next Syria Making people disappear - scale of global oppression is uncovered The regime in Syria has been given a free rein to continue its ‘ruthless campaign of enforced disappearances’, it's been claimed. Amnesty 29/08/2014
Now playing Next world news [As it happened] Newsday: Thursday, August 21 Our live news updates have now closed for Thursday, August 21. You can continue to comment on today’s news stories – send your thoughts to 21/08/2014
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Refugee rage: hostility to displaced Syrians rising in Turkey In southern Turkey anger is growing against Syrian refugees who have been streaming across the border since their country erupted into bloody civil 02/08/2014
Now playing Next Syria Islamic State militants open office for potential wives Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al 29/07/2014
Now playing Next world news Social media and extremism - is Europe failing to tackle the issue? Governments are at a loss over how to tackle extremist groups’ “highly-intelligent and unprecedented” use of social media, it’s been 07/07/2014
Now playing Next world news Are some EU countries shunning their responsibilities over asylum seekers? Greece and Hungary approved less than one-in-ten asylum requests last year despite their EU obligations, new figures reveal. Eurostat numbers show 19/06/2014
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