Now playing Next Syria Syrian forces make gains in Aleppo as diplomatic efforts stall Syrian forces continue to make gains in the rebel-held areas of Aleppo. 09/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian truce at stake The US/Russian brokered ceasefire which expired at midnight on Monday has not been officially extended. 19/09/2016
Now playing Next Libya Oil tankers return to Libya as rival governments agree on export resumption What is really happening in Libya right now? 16/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian ceasefire still alive but not solid enough for aid to get through Sporadic shelling continues in eastern suburbs of Damascus but a fragile truce between government forces and rebels in Syria is still holding – just. 16/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Eastern districts of Aleppo desperate for food and medicine The Castello Road is a strategic supply line for rebels in the besieged districts of Aleppo. 15/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Humanitarian aid convoys delayed en route to Aleppo, Syria In Syria, trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Aleppo are waiting for fighters to pull back from the Castello Road, the last remaining supply line to the city. 15/09/2016
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine will observe Donbass ceasefire, says German FM Ukraine guarantees to observe a ceasefire in the country’s war-torn eastern region of Donbass for at least seven days, according to Germany’s foreign minister who made the announcement after a meeting 14/09/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK intervention in Libya based on 'flawed intelligence', MPs release damning report Britain’s intervention in Libya in 2011 was based on ‘flawed intelligence’ and hastened the country’s spiral into political and economic chaos. 14/09/2016
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 Yemen Civilians reported killed by 'Saudi-led coalition airstrike' in Yemen At least nine civilians including four children have been killed in Yemen in an air-strike near the capital Sanaa, according to local residents. 08/09/2016
Now playing Next Germany Work 'urgently needed' to resolve Ukraine crisis - German FM The German foreign minister has voiced his dissatisfaction over the slow pace of progress in resolving the conflict in the war-torn east of Ukraine, saying that progress was urgently… 08/09/2016
Now playing Next Europe News More than 50 mln displaced children worldwide - UNICEF report Across the globe there are some 50 million displaced children, according to a new UNICEF report. 07/09/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey opens second front in Syria Turkish tanks crossed the border from Kilis province on Saturday, according to media reports. Eyewitnesses report explosions and plumes of smoke. 03/09/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Erdogan: YPG did not cross the Euphrates river Turkey’s president said that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) had not returned to the east of the Euphrates river in Syria. 02/09/2016
Now playing Next France French president criticises Turkey's 'contradictory' intervention in Syria France’s president has criticised Turkey’s military push into northern Syria, saying that it risks escalating the conflict. 30/08/2016
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 Syria Turkey accuses Kurdish YPG of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria A military build-up is being reported in Manbij and Jarablus in northern Syria. 29/08/2016
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 Nigeria Nigeria claims air strikes "kill 300 Boko Haram fighters" Nigeria's military claims 300 Boko Haram fighters died in a raid on Friday. The impact of the operation is only now becoming clear. Insurgent leader is also believed fatally wounded. 24/08/2016
Now playing Next Nigeria Is he dead? Nigeria's military claims it's fatally wounded Boko Haram leader If true, it would be a devastating blow to the Islamist militant group. 23/08/2016