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Now playing Next Turkey ISIL sets new deadline over fate of two hostages An unverified voice recording purporting to be from a hostage being held by Islamist extremists has been posted on social media. It is believed 29/01/2015
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Now playing Next Jordan Jordan 'ready' to swap jihadist bomber for pilot held by ISIL Jordan has said it is willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber – if a Jordanian pilot captured by the so-called Islamic State is freed 28/01/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan and Jordan join forces to secure release of two of their nationals from the hands of ISIL Japanese officials are working closely with those in Jordan as efforts to win the release of two ISIL held hostages intensify. . After an emergency 28/01/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japanese PM condemns apparent ISIL killing of hostage as 'outrageous' Japan’s prime minister has described the apparent killing of hostage Haruna Yukawa by ISIL militants as “outrageous” and “impermissable.” Shinzo Abe 25/01/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan outrage at ISIL claims it has executed hostage Haruna Yukawa Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed anger after ISIL claimed it had executed hostage Haruna Yukawa. The militant group issued a video 24/01/2015
Now playing Next Japan No word on Japanese hostages after ISIL deadline passes Kenji Goto, a war correspondent, went to Syria three months ago. His fellow countryman Haruna Yukawa was taken hostage in August. 24/01/2015
Now playing Next Japan ISIL hostage Kenji Goto's mother begs for his release The distraught mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, held captive by the militant group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL)along with another 23/01/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom The fight against ISIL: Kerry says coalition campaign is getting results The US Secretary of State says ISIL’s momentum in Iraq has been halted or reversed. John Kerry was speaking in London after a meeting of over 20 22/01/2015
Now playing Next Austria Chechen accused of fighting with ISIL goes on trial in Austria The trial has begun in Austria of a Chechen man accused of fighting with ISIL. Identified only as Magomed Z., it is claimed he trained with Islamic 22/01/2015
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Now playing Next Iraq ISIL demands $200m for release of two Japanese captives The Islamic State armed group which issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages. 20/01/2015
Now playing Next World "ISIL is the baby of George W Bush" German journalist and author Jürgen Todenhöfer is perhaps best known for supposedly being the first Westerner to have embedded with Islamic State 16/01/2015
Now playing Next France Video apparently showing Paris gunman emerges online A video has emerged online appearing to show one of the three Paris gunmen pledging his allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group, though 11/01/2015
Now playing Next Syria Kobani remains key battleground for ISIL as Kurds push the militants out Peshmurga fighters are continuing their assault to retake the Syrian town of Kobani from ISIL fighters, but the Islamic extremists are making the 06/01/2015
Now playing Next Jordan 'Treat him well', says father of Jordanian pilot captured by ISIL The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic State group in Syria has appealed to the militants to treat his son well 03/01/2015
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