Now playing Next Syria Syrian army seizes key Aleppo area, but rebels say battle continues The Syrian army says it has seized a key strategic zone near Aleppo, despite rebels insisting the battle is not over. 08/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces met with 'unexpectedly strong opposition from ISIL' in fight for Mosul Iraqi forces say they are making ground in the fight for Mosul, but are meeting fierce resistance from ISIL fighters in the northern city. 04/11/2016
Now playing Next No Comment Displaced Iraqi families await news from Tal Afar Hundreds of families who fled Tal Afar more than two years ago are waiting anxiously for news that their city has been liberated from the Islamic State group. 31/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Prophesied apocalypse a 'myth' as Dabiq recaptured from ISIL The prophesied “apocalyptic battle” for Dabiq did not come to fruition as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels rout ISIL from the village The ISIL stronghold near the Turkish border in northern Syria has been 16/10/2016
Now playing Next Switzerland Syria talks produce 'interesting ideas' but no truce Talks to end the conflict in Syria have ended without a breakthrough. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Dozens killed in Baghdad suicide blast Dozens of people have been killed in Iraq following multiple attacks in Baghdad and across the country. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Turkey-backed rebels begin assault on ISIL at prophesied 'apocalypse' site Fighters begin operations to reclaim the Syrian town of Dabiq, an ideological centre point seen as the location of Doomsday. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian army tightens grip on the besieged city of Aleppo The Syrian army is tightening its grip on the besieged city of Aleppo. 06/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Help finally arrives for some besieged Syrian towns Aid convoys have reached some besieged areas of Syria where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped. 26/09/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Fierce fighting and air strikes continue in Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Operation Euphrates Shield will "continue decisively". A truce is due on Monday. 11/09/2016
Now playing Next No Comment Syria: Young child being rescued – Jets struck a market place Video posted to social media shows rescuers searching through the debris of damaged buildings hit by airstrikes said to be in the town of Douma in Syria’s Damascus… 11/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian government agrees to US-Russia deal There has been a mixed reaction to news of the agreement as some hope for a political transition while others fear it may never come to pass. 10/09/2016
Now playing Next Switzerland US and Russia unveil Syria peace plan The US and Russia say they have struck a deal aimed at ending Syria’s civil war. 10/09/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Britain jails radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary A court in Britain has jailed the country’s best-known radical Muslim cleric for five and a half years for urging support of ISIL . 06/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria US welcomes "pause" in Turkish - Kurdish fighting A pause in the fighting between NATO member Turkey and Kurdish forces in northern Syria has been welcomed by the US. 31/08/2016
Now playing Next Syria Ankara sends its troops deeper into Syria but the US issues a warning over Turkish - Kurdish violence Ankara is sticking to its aim of pushing both ISIL militants and Kurdish fighters away from its border by sending its own forces deeper in to Syria. 30/08/2016
Now playing Next Libya Libya: fighters loyal to UN-backed unity government suffer heavy losses in Sirte Libyan forces are said to have suffered heavy losses in the battle to retake the coastal city of Sirte from ISIL militants. 29/08/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian Kurdish and government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire The aim is stop fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka. 23/08/2016
Now playing Next Libya Game over for ISIL? Libyan forces closer to capturing Sirte It has been the most significant stronghold for ISIL outside Syria and Iraq. 23/08/2016
Now playing Next Syria Turkey's fighting talk ups ante in Syria's long and complex war Turkey is upping the ante against ISIL, with Ankara saying its “ready to do what it takes” to drive the militants out. 22/08/2016