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Ankara views Kurdish YPG as an extension of PKK which has committed terrorist acts in Turkey.

Secretary of Defence Michael Fallon said the military was launching the online attacks against IS.

Fighting is concentrated on a cluster of uninhabited towns and villages littered with roadside bombs planted by Daesh.

The death of the eccentric leader was the defining moment of the country's 2011 revolutionary war.

Images of the five-year-old being rescued in rebel held Aleppo in August shocked the world.

Several Humvees fitted with machine guns were headed towards Bartella, on the eastern side of Mosul.

Residents of Sheikh Amir village near Mosul said Isis militants have destroyed all houses belonging to Shias.

French President Francois Hollande says, 'What's happening in Aleppo at the moment is a war crime.'

It is believed around 5,000 IS fighters in Mosul are being used as suicide bombers to halt advances.

Russian Defence Ministry website to broadcast live footage of Aleppo when safe routes open.

Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati told reporters he was calling on militant group to surrender its positions.

President vows government will fight to ensure remaining 197 girls kidnapped in Chibok will be released.

Landmines and booby traps suggest the advance into Mosul will be slow and dangerous.

IBTimesUK interviews researcher Atta Barkindo, who has translated several Boko Haram videos and audio clips.

SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson grilled the Conservative premier over the issue.

In the last 10 days about 5,000 refugees have arrived in Syria from Mosul.

Experts have warned Isis may use mustard gas as a last resort as aid organisations order gas masks.

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to be among the thousands of hard-line extremists trapped in the city.

The attack came amid speculation that many abducted Chibok girls are unwilling to leave their captors.

British-Syrian national Asma Assad criticises 'selective' Western media in rare TV interview.

It is the first known meeting of the Taliban and the Afghan government since July 2015.

Rights group claims authorities are 'failing to investigate and prosecute' grave crimes.

The images show two children – who appear no older than 13 – standing over prisoners with handguns.

Emergency declared in October over 'biggest anti-government unrest' Ethiopia has witnessed in recent years.

311,083 have fled Burundi's violence, which has left up to 2,000 people dead since April 2015.

IBTimes UK reports from northern Iraq as Peshmerga advance column probes Islamic State's last bastion.

Russian Defence Minister announced break in air strikes on Aleppo ahead of humanitarian pause on 20 October.

Staffan de Mistura said that the city should not be forgotten in the wake of the battle for Mosul.

Social media, diplomats' movement and TV among things banned after anti-government protests result in the death of hundreds.