CONFLICT

The strategically vital site controls access to parts of Isis-controlled western Mosul.

The town of al-Bab in Northern Syria was one of the jihadists' strongholds in the country.

The US-backed government forces hope to use the airport as a launchpad for their campaign to expel the jihadists from Mosul.

Theo is becoming a symbol — a young, black man working as an educator in a poor neighbourhood northeast of Paris who stood up against police violence.

War-torn South Sudan is first country in the world to declare famine since 2011.

Hutu-Tutsi strife sparked the 1994 Rwanda genocide and decade-long civil war in Burundi.

Authorities initially claimed shocking footage of army's summary executions of unarmed civilians was 'fake'.

Fears armed groups may be capitalising on political uncertainty to cause widespread instability.

The 44 Rashtriya Rifles convoy was on its way back after conducting anti-terror raids when it was attacked.

Group was accused of being responsible for a series of murders, rapes and forced recruitment of children.

They have also entered nearby al-Ghazlani military base.

Col. John Dorrian said air strikes by coalition forces have set the conditions for Iraqi forces to retake the Mosul airport.

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura warned some unspecified 'spoilers' could try to disrupt efforts to bring peace to Syria.

Muslim convert, Jamal al-Harith, drove a truck filled with explosives into an Iraqi army base.

Former PM says The Mail "led the campaign" for Jamal al-Harith's release from Guantanamo Bay.

Tunnels and passageways will allow Isis militants to hide and fight among the civilian population when Iraqi forces launch an attack.

Hashtag praising "the martyr Abu Bakr al-Samaraei" quickly spread on social media.

The zoo in eastern Mosul was once home to a multitude of animals including four lions, but under Islamic State rule, they died of starvation or were killed off.

Syrian Democratic Force fighters now control most of the villages and towns north of Raqqa.

3.8 million people – 40% of the population – are food insecure but the government says the situation under control.

'Farmajo' pledged to tackle threat of al-Shabaab violence, famine and corruption.

Ronald Fiddler is believed to have detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base in Tal Gaysum

Warsaw zookeeper Jan Zabinski and his wife Antonia are the subjects of a forthcoming film.

Hunger spreads in Unity State as war blamed for first famine declared in any part of the world in six years.

Police cracked down on hundreds of students, mostly aged 15 and older.

Seventy-five years on from imprisonment of Japanese Americans, President Donald Trump issues another executive order singling out immigrants.

Return of traditional symbol of authority in Gbaramatu Kingdom part of efforts to promote peace.

Footage appears to show army "summarily executing civilians, including women and children".

Pakistan's Taliban faction, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the attack.