Syria

A refugee camp in Aïn Issa, a town 50km from Raqqa, is hosting families of fighters while coalition forces continue to gain territory in the former Isis stronghold.

A 15-year-old girl told a CBS News reporter that her radicalised father forced her into Isis territory five years ago. Both her father and her Isis fighter husband have died.

The 'White Widow' Sally Jones, 50, who was a recruiter for Isis has been killed in a drone strike near the Syrian border, the Sun has reported. She was Britain's most wanted woman.

The Nato allies are drifting apart when the West needs Turkey to be close, and it's tragic for both sides.

Iraqi troops and Shia militia have recaptured Hawija, the last Isis stronghold in northern Iraq. Now comes another crisis for Iraq and its neighbours: Kurdish independence.

The team's success has left many Syrians feeling conflicted due to its strong ties with President Assad.

Iraqi forces and Shia paramilitaries have entered the town of Hawija, one of just two pockets of territory still under control of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) in Iraq.

Photos of the battle for Raqqa, where the jihadists' last strongholds are a hospital and stadium, with hostages in both.

The reclusive Isis warlord has not been seen in years and has a $25m (£19m) US bounty on his head.

Syrian Democratic Forces have seized 80 to 90 percent of the city and have hemmed the jihadists into a few districts in the north of the city.

He has been given a top Russian state award posthumously.

There have been four previous killings of Syrian journalists in Turkey.

The American citizen is currently being held by US forces in Syria pending instructions from the White House.

The air raids reportedly targeted Isis engineers so as to cut down their ability to use drones in attacks.

Elliot Higgins of Bellingcat says vital evidence has been removed by the Google-owned platform.

One soldier was also taken hostage, the terror group said in a statement.

There are plans to rebuild Aleppo's great medieval mosques, souks, bath houses and citadel "with the same stones where we can".

Ryan Lock, 20, killed himself after telling his family he was backpacking inTurkey.

Some members are more in the club than others.

The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army describe themselves as "faggots who kill fascists"

The 16-year-old schoolgirl, who has been named as Linda Wenzel, came from a small town near Dresden.

The death toll is said to rise as the injured are in critical condition.

US president issued plea a day before the two world leaders will meet for the first time at the G20 summit.

The Perth-born paediatrician blamed the US-led coalition air strikes for the destruction of Syria and the countless deaths.

The blaze hit the Lebanon camp which housed over 100 families.

Monitors say that the SDF had 'encircled' Raqqa, the de-facto capital of the Isis fiefdom.

More than 73,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year, an increase of 14% over last year's figures.

An attack on the Human Rights Act is an attack on us all

Observers say that the Isis jail was targeted at dawn on Monday, in the town, in eastern Syria.

The Syrian military confirmed the the jet's lone pilot was killed in the downing.