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Syria: Hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced as Aleppo siege continues
Fears for 300,000 people who may be left without food, water and medical aid if supply route is cut off.
Benjamin Netanyahu: 'We will surround Israel with fence to keep out wild beasts'
Multi-billion shekel plan will also strengthen 'apartheid wall' with West Bank.
US Air Force veteran to stand trial on accusation of attempting to join Isis
Tairod Pugh set to become the first US citizen to stand trial accused of trying to join terror group in Syria.
Escape from Isis: Raqqa family who fled say 'paradise' city is now 'asphalt'
EXCLUSIVE: Family who fled Syria tells IBTimes UK about life under brutal IS rule.
How Bashar al-Assad's mother Aniseh Makhlouf became matriarch of Syria's two most powerful clans
Makhlouf was mother and husband to two Syrian presidents and aunt to the country's richest man.
War on Isis: Canada to end air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria on 22 February
Canada will stop targeting Isis in air strikes, and six fighter jets will return says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Syria: Assad regime has policy of 'extermination' for prisoners, says UN
Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra also accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
War on Isis: Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov claims his special forces are on the ground in Syria
Strongman and Putin ally told Russian TV that he has a spy network to tackle Daesh.
Syria conflict: UAE will join anti-Isis ground operation despite Bashar al-Assad warning
The Syrian government had warned on Saturday that any foreign troops setting foot in the country will be sent home 'in coffins'.
Britons linked to Jihadi John's 'Isis Beatles' named as Aine Davis and Alexanda Kotey
The pair are said to have known Mohammed Emwazi - the killer given the moniker Jihadi John.
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's mother Aniseh Makhlouf dies
The president's mother, a former first lady herself, is reported to have passed away at home in Damascus aged 86.
Syria Conflict: Bashar al-Assad's foreign minister warns Saudi troops will 'return in coffins'
Walid al-Moallem's rhetoric attempts to deter Saudi Arabia, the west and Turkey from deploying ground troops.
Syria conflict: Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Russian air strikes are barrier to peace
Stoltenberg said Moscow's actions are wrecking any prospects of talks to end the war.
Refugee crisis: Thousands stranded at Macedonia border after tougher crossing rules introduced
New crossing rules require each refugee to undergo a 30-minute interview.
Isis in Syria: Parents of 'Jihadi Jack' were arrested for sending Briton money to buy glasses
Counter Terrorism officers confirm they arrested a man and a woman from Oxford
Isis in Syria: English-speaking child beheads man with knife in disturbing new Islamic State video
The baby-faced killer vowed to 'destroy' the United States before decapitating his victim.
Syria: Call for billions more in donor aid as world leaders meet to discuss refugee crisis
Angela Merkel and Ban Ki-moon among those to address desperate plight of those fleeing the war-torn country.
Syria: Geneva peace talks 'paused' by UN as Assad's forces advance in Aleppo
Syrian peace talks have broken down after just two days of negotiations.
Libya: Senior terror commanders 'with long-term' importance to Isis are taking refuge in the country
Libya has also seen an influx of foreign fighters, a top intelligence official has said.
Syria: Russian warplanes and Assad forces blast Aleppo under cover of Geneva talks
The assault has left peace talks in Geneva on the verge of collapse.
Iran: Refugees threatened with death or deportation if they don't join fight against Isis
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been told they must go to fight in Syria if they wish to stay in Iran
Militant group Hezbollah 'funded Syria campaign through international drug trafficking'
Four alleged ringleaders of the operation were arrested last week, the DEA has said.
Syria: Opposition compares Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler at Geneva peace talks
Salem al-Mislet said Syria was suffering under al-Assad and 'Russia will produce a new Hitler'.
Syria: Peace talks to end the five-year conflict officially underway
'We are starting officially the Geneva talks,' said UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
Isis in Syria: At least 45 dead after three Daesh bomb blasts at revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine
The site is highly revered by Shia Muslims and has previously been attacked by Sunni extremists.
RAF to establish a 'Top Gun' elite fighter pilot unit to perfect dogfighting skills
Commanders are said to be concerned that RAF pilots are ill-equipped for air-to-air combat.
War on Isis: Dutch government agree to begin air strikes in Syria against Daesh
The Dutch government has decided to use its considerable air power in the region to target Daesh.
Turkey claims another Russian military jet has violated its airspace
Turkey summons Russian ambassador over an incident which happened late on Friday night.
Russia accused of killing nearly 1,400 civilians during Syrian bombing campaign
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the dead include 332 children, 195 women and 853 men.
A further 16 people die in siege of Syrian town of Madaya
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières says death toll has risen with numbers expected to increase.