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Turkey

Several killed in Turkey as soldiers clash with Kurdish militants

Up to six people, including at least four civilians, have been killed in clashes between Turkey’s armed forces and militants in the mainly Kurdish

Syria

ISIL militants capture key Syrian town

A Syrian town earmarked as a potential “safe zone” has been captured by ISIL militants. US and Turkish authorities had been discussing for weeks a

Austria

EU leaders discuss migrant crisis in western Balkan summit

EU leaders are gathering in the Austrian capital Vienna to discuss how to deal with the influx of migrants to the region. About 100,000 people, many

Syria

Syria's warring parties agree local truce

A two-day ceasefire beginning Thursday 6am local time was agreed last night between warring sides in three Syrian towns. A similar truce earlier

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Syria

Syria's Assad backs alliance to fight 'terrorism'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is open to the idea of an alliance against Islamist extremists ISIL.. His comments came in an interview

Syria

UN gay rights hearing: 'If Islamic State didn't get me, my family would'

Syria

ISIL destroy ancient temple at Palmyra

Islamist extremists blow up a 2,000-year-old Roman building called the Baalshamin Temple which formed part of the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria.

Italy

Major Italian rescue mission for 3,000 migrants adrift off Libya

Some 3,000 migrants were on Saturday rescued off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coast guard. The coastguard received SOS calls from 18

Syria

Heaviest Israeli raids on Syria since start of civil war

Syrian state TV reported Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria killed six people and wounded seven in the Golan Heights in the heaviest Israeli

Israel

'Several dead' in Israeli retaliation against rocket attacks from Syria

The Israeli air force has fired missiles into Syria in a retaliatory assault for rocket attacks in northern Israel. The Syrian army says at least

Greece

Migrants: cruise ship docks near Athens

A cruise ship has brought hundreds of migrants from Syria to Europe’s southern border. Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move

Syria

Syrian scholar Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by ISIL militants

A leading Syrian antiquities scholar has been beheaded by ISIL fighters, according to his relatives. His body was reportedly hung from a pole in the

Syria

Syrian archeologist 'killed in Palmyra' by ISIL militants

Syria's director of antiquities said that the family of Khaled Asaad had informed him that the 82-year-old scholar was executed by the extremist group on Tuesday.

Italy

Italy: 8 suspected human traffickers arrested following 49 migrant deaths

Italian authorities arrest eight suspected human traffickers after 49 migrants were found dead on a boat in the Mediterranean.

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

Syria

UN backs latest Syria peace initiative but the killing goes on

Outrage at the apparent indiscriminate bombing by all sides in the Syrian conflict has been condemned by the UN which is backing another peace initiative to end the conflict.

Republic of North Macedonia

The long road north: thousands of migrants now taking the Balkan route

The next stage in a gruelling journey to Europe takes thousands of Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis from Greece to the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Greece

Tired but delighted: more migrants wash up in Kos

From a distance they almost look like holidaymakers, splashing about in the sea. But Monday morning’s dinghy-load brought the latest batch of

Syria

At least 80 reported dead in Syrian-government airstrikes near Damascus

Reports suggest Syrian government airstrikes northeast of the capital have killed at least 80 people. Images taken from social media purport to show

Greece

Syria refugees begin boarding Greek passenger ship in Kos

Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos started boarding a giant passenger ferry in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16). Crowds of