Syria

Fathers fail to convince their sons to return home

Ultra-violent jihadists control revenue-generating oil facilities in Syria and Iraq.

Women in eastern Yemeni region warned against stepping out of their houses without legal male company.

Islamic State jihadists have taken over all oil production facilities in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.

Activists say deaths in conflict worst to date between Assad forces and rebels.

Indian authorities have a mammoth task on hand trying to trace Indian Muslim youth responding to the jihad call.

Christians are fleeing Mosul for safer areas in neighbouring Kurdistan following threats from Isis militants.

Jihadists from Islamic State seize Shaar gas field in central Syria Islamic State Killing 23.

Poorest EU country hopes razor-wire fence will end surge of asylum seekers.

Save the Children says families marry off teen daughters due to poverty and fears of sexual violence.

Isis social media accounts reveal death of Aberdeen-based fighter.

Isis expel rebels from Deir Ezzor city, capital of the oil-rich Deir Ezzor province.

Lebanese fighters killed by Sunni Islamist militants in clash which also killed 16 rebels.

Rebels in Syria control much of the country's oil production facilities.

Security forces find men bound and killed in Hilla.

Yusuf Zubair Sarwar and Mohammed Nahin Ahmed joined Jihad groups.

Russia is leading global arms seller and exported $15.7bn of arms in 2013.

Two 16-year-old sisters boarded a flight to Turkey and are believed to have joined Isis in Syria.

Iraq's Shiite administration dismisses Isis leader al-Baghdadi's public sermon video as fake and insists he fled to Syria.

Abu Osama, hailing 7/7 London bombers, vows to wage war against 'pure evil' of Britain.

David Cameron's government scrapped Lord Richards' proposal to train and equip rebels as it was thought too risky.

Jihadists led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi record series of victories in Deir al-Zour province

New 'Islamic caliphate' extends from Aleppo in northern Syria to Diyala province in eastern Iraq.

IBTimes UK heads into the Golan Heights and finds that harmonious, prosperous communities are flourishing despite the turmoil.

Man shot dead in Syria's Aleppo province for alleged extortion at checkpoints.

Washington believes aid will equip Syrian opposition to fight Bashar al-Assad and Isis Sunni insurgents.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki confirms Syrian bombing of Isis positions in Iraqi territory

The phenomenon of British jihad is nothing new, but Isis have moved the goalposts and we must adapt.

Mohammed Hadi, 18-year-old named Osama Bin Bieber because of youthful appearance, thought to be in war-torn region.

Rand Paul said the US government has been supporting Isis in Syria and funding its allies.