CONFLICT

'These are your boys you sent,' says one militant in a message directed at President Muhammadu Buhari.

Major General Maan Saad of Iraq's elite anti-terror army said over 700 Isis militants have been killed in west Mosul.

Iraqi federal police reportedly killed Abu Abdul Rahman al-Ansary in Bab al-Tob district

Eight crew members are reportedly onboard the ship which was captured in the Indian Ocean.

Fighters allied to rebel leader Riek Machar abducted eight people working for US charity Samaritan's Purse.

Magazine a novelty in a country where women and girls suffer disproportionately from high rates of violence.

The crucial oil terminals were taken by Benghazi militias earlier in the month.

Escape is incredibly dangerous: Isis has threatened to kill anyone caught trying to get out, and residents have to cross dangerous front lines to reach safety.

The UN's Independent International Inquiry on Syria said Assad's forces carried out war crimes in December.

Oil-rich area witnessing renewed violence at hands of militant groups that bomb oil and gas facilities.

Situation remains "generally calm" but Security Council "alarmed by the increasing numbers of refugees".

Vintage cars owned by Mohammad Mohiuddin Anis, 70, have been reduced to twisted hulks of rusted metal, just as Aleppo has been reduced to piles of shattered glass and dusty debris.

American and Swedish UN investigators kidnapped by unidentified men with drivers and interpret.

The country has reportedly deployed a special forces unit through Egypt.

The Izumo, which cost $1bn, can carry a crew of over 400 and can be used in anti-submarine warfare.

Inside Mosul's antiquities museum, which once housed priceless Mesopotamian artefacts dating back thousands of years.

Al-Shabaab terrorists likely to be behind attack that killed between six and 10 people near hotel.

Tokyo denies claims withdrawal due to deteriorating of security situation in conflict-ridden South Sudan.

A report by Unicef states that the coping mechanisms for the children and their families are eroding.

Since 2013, Malaysian police have arrested more than 250 people over suspected militant activities linked to Isis.

He described the US-led air war in Mosul as the most precise air campaign in history.

Islamic State militants had reportedly murdered 600 inmates, mostly Shia Muslims at the prison.

Data shows that 91 out of 260 people held on suspicion of terrorism offences in 2016 were white.

Scores more are wounded following the explosions at the Bab al-Saghir cemetery.

The country remains on high alert after the Christmas market attack in Berlin in December 2016.

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri in west Mosul also houses the al-Hadba minaret that Isis attempted to destroy.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Tehran of using Syrian civil war to gain foothold on 1967 ceasfire line.

Exiled resistance also claims network is pivotal for the running of arms to Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.

Moscow has been accused of directly flouting the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.