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Now playing Next Syria ISIL downs coalition warplane and captures pilot Jordan has confirmed that ISIL militants shot down a coalition warplane over Syria and captured the pilot. 24/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Peshmerga fighters move on Sinjar town in Iraq as fierce battle with ISIL rages The United States continue to launch air strikes against ISIL positions in Iraq as Kurdish Peshmerga forces move closer to Sinjar town and the 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Tight security as millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims stream into Kerbala, Iraq Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims from across Iraq, Iran and neighbouring countries have streamed into Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala over the past 13/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Pilgrims defy ISIL militants flocking to Kerbala in record numbers One person has been killed by rocket fire in the Iraqi city of Kerbala where Shi’ite pilgrims gathered for religious ceremonies. Despite the threat 12/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces to get extra 1,500 coalition support troops, says US Iraqi and Peshmerga forces fighting the self-proclaimed Islamic State group will soon have extra backup from coalition allies. The US military says a 09/12/2014
Now playing Next Germany Germany and UK jail jihadist fighters returning from Syria A young German man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for having joined the self-proclaimed Islamic State organisation in 05/12/2014
Now playing Next State Of The Union Europe Weekly: US holds anti-ISIL meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry chairs a meeting of 60 nations in Brussels as the Washington-led coalition against ISIL takes shape; Poland’s Donald 05/12/2014
Now playing Next Syria Kurdish fighters vow to go on fighting as long as the ISIL threat remains. Women Kurdish peshmerga are fighting alongside their male compatriots to repel the ISIL assault on Kobani on the Syrian border with Turkey. The siege there has a become a powerful international symbol 05/12/2014
Now playing Next Iran Airstrike enigma: Did Iran really raid ISIL targets in Iraq? Confusion continues to surround reports that Iran has carried out airstrikes against ISIL targets on Iraqi soil. 03/12/2014
Now playing Next Belgium Iran strikes against ISIL 'positive', says John Kerry The US Secretary of State welcomes limited Iranian attacks against ISIL targets in Iraq, while refusing to confirm reports that they had actually taken place. 03/12/2014
Now playing Next Syria Kerry says ISIL has been damaged by US-led coalition but battle may take 'years' The US-led coalition fighting ISIL has inflicted serious damage on the extremists, carrying out around 1,000 airstrikes so far in Syria and Iraq 03/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Confusion over claims Iranian jets are attacking ISIL in Iraq Despite US claims co-ordination with Iran in Iraq would be "inappropriate", and Iran ruling out American influence in Iraq post-ISIL, Iranian F4 jets have reportedly bombed ISIL in Iraq 03/12/2014
Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanon detains wife and child of ISIL leader Baghdadi Lebanese authorities are said to be questioning a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after she and a child of the ISIL leader were detained near the Syrian border. 02/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Airstrikes continue while Muslim parents worry at ISIL propaganda on home front 21/11/2014
Now playing Next France Shock in France after new revelations of French jihadists in Syria 20/11/2014
Now playing Next France French ISIL militants urge fellow Muslims to launch attacks back home 20/11/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Deadly suicide bomb attack in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region 19/11/2014