Syria

Syrian troops captured the town located 100km west of the ancient city of Palmyra.

Explosions are being carried out to safely detonate bombs at the world famous ancient ruins.

Saga al-Dulmaimi married al-Baghdadi in 2008 when he was a university lecturer and they have a daughter

Don't let Boris Johnson's deliberate myopia on Assad's destruction across Syria fool you - it's not all Isis.

Of 470,000 Syrians who have been killed, an overwhelming majority have been by Assad and his allies

Johnson calls Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's recapture of Palmyra a 'victory for archaeology'.

Aerial footage shows areas of ancient city recaptured by Syrian soldiers in battle against the Islamic State (Isis).

UN chief calls for an end to Syria conflict and appeals for 'peace in the Middle East'.

Footage shows Syrian forces advancing to the outskirts of the ancient city.

The terrorist group released images of sweets being given to local residents in Syria.

Witnesses identified the man as Emmad, from Raqqa, Syria.

Minister Efkan Ala said that Ozturk was a Turkish citizen from the Gaziantep province

In speech Putin said forces were capable of redeploying to Syria within hours.

Kerry said the United States would do everything it could to hold the militant group accountable.

But Syrian government and regional powers refuse to recognise the declaration.

Yasuda is reportedly being held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria.

Lesser of two very evil evils for Israel is President Assad.

Burundi has been rated the world's least happy country to live in, along with nine other sub-Saharan African countries and Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.

US was supplied with maps, IP adresses and other intel on emerging jihadist groups, claims spymaster.

Germany's Christian Democratic Union is losing ground to right-wing parties amid Europe's migrants crisis.

Trump also said he would build a wall in Syria to keep Isis fighters in.

Russian newspapers say that Putin's apparently sudden drawdown had been planned for some time.

The Al Zaatari refugee camp has seen nearly 80 newborns a week since its establishment in 2012.

Su-25, Su-24 bombers and multi-purpose Su-34 are to be among the first war planes to be withdrawn.

The warlord known as 'Omar the Chechen' was hit near the Syrian town of al-Shadadi

Allied forces have also recaptured 3,000 square kilometres of territory from the militant group

Hundreds have drowned trying to make it across the narrow stretch of the Aegean separating the island from Turkey.

UIS government has until March 17 to rule on abuses in Iraq and Syria.

Justin Welby calls on British MPs to put the public's mind at ease over immigration.

The leaked application form of the 21-year-old British fighter is one in a cache of 1,736 documents.