SADDAM'S ELDEST DAUGHTER RAGHAD ON MOST WANTED LIST

The Iraqi government has placed the name of late Saddam Hussein's daughter, Raghad, on the most wanted list, together with 59 other individuals... READ MORE›

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RUSSIAN AIR STRIKES 'KILLED OVER 400 SYRIAN CIVILIANS'

Meanwhile, the Syrian Network for Human Rights SNHR, another monitoring group, said at least 526 were killed, including 137 children, since Russia launched its first air strikes... READ MORE›

RUSSIA 'IS BUILDING MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA'

Syria is already home to Russia's only base outside the former Soviet Union a naval station in Tartus... READ MORE›

TURKISH TROOPS KILLED IN CLASHES WITH ISIL IN SYRIA

The operation to control Al-Bab, which is being besieged under the Euphrates Shield Operation, is ongoing, the army said in a statement... READ MORE›

'RUSSIA KILLS US-BACKED SYRIAN REBELS IN SECOND DAY OF AIR STRIKES AS IRAN PREPARES FOR GROUND OFFENSIVE'

The same sources say the Russian air strikes will soon be accompanied by Syrian army and allied ground advances... READ MORE›

AMNESTY DECLARED FOR 83 ISIL MEMBERS IN SYRIA'S RAQQA

The amnesty may be one small step towards easing tensions that run deep in Raqqa after three years of ruthless ISIL occupation, followed by war... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S DETERMINATION TO DEFEAT ISIL IS A MYTH

The worlds determination to defeat Isil is a myth... READ MORE›

'WE LAUNCH SYRIA AIR STRIKES IN ONE HOUR. STAY OUT OF THE WAY'

Vladimir putin orders airforce into action over syria in first russian war in middle east since end of soviet union... READ MORE›

224 KILLED IN FIRST WEEK OF RAMADAN

Renew our condemnation of the international community for its continued terrifying silence about the crimes committed against the Syrian people, the monitor said... READ MORE›

THE WEST SHOULD JOIN WITH PUTIN TO DEFEAT ISIL

Should we focus on overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, or defeating Isil?... READ MORE›

TURKEY 'LET ISIL CROSS BORDER TO ATTACK KOBANE'

Turkey 'let Isil cross border to attack Kobane' as it happened... READ MORE›

A FOURFOLD INCREASE ON OFFICIAL ESTIMATES

07 Sep 2014 Evidence from one posting on a social networking site last week suggested that as many as 20 British jihadists have been joining Isil forces every day... READ MORE›

IRAQI CIVILIANS MAY FACE ABUSE, TORTURE IN MOSUL BATTLE

Iraqi government must ensure appalling abuses against civilians do not happen in Mosul battle, report says... READ MORE›

YAZIDIS LEFT TO THEIR FATE IN IRAQ

When the Yazidis do come back from Isil they have nothing... READ MORE›

MACER GIFFORD WE COULD DEFEAT ISLAMIC STATE WITHIN A YEAR I KNOW BECAUSE I FOUGHT THEM

I was under no illusion that my presence on the frontline was going to win the war against Isil... READ MORE›

SYRIAN ARMY TAKES ISIL-HELD TOWN OF AL-SUKHNA IN HOMS

Syrian government troops and allied forces have taken the last major ISIL-held town in Homs province, according to a monitor... READ MORE›

BRITISH CHARITIES INVESTIGATED FOR TERROR LINKS

Charity Commission British charities investigated for terror links... READ MORE›

THOUSANDS OF IRANIAN TROOPS 'ARRIVE IN SYRIA' FOR ALEPPO OFFENSIVE

But it will struggle to advance in the face of the Russian air strikes and Syrian army assault, Mr Abdulrahman said... READ MORE›

OBAMA SAYS RUSSIAN STRATEGY IN SYRIA IS RECIPE FOR DISASTER

The Russian defence ministry said its aircraft carried out 18 sorties in Syria in the past 24 hours, including 10 overnight... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE LEADER 'IN CHARGE OF GRUESOME EXECUTION VIDEOS' KILLED IN US AIR STRIKE

Wa'il oversaw Isil's production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions, Peter Cook, Pentagon spokesman, said in the statement... READ MORE›

ISIL HAVE 'SEVERAL DOZEN' OPERATIVES IN EUROPE AND COULD STRIKE WITH CAR BOMBS, EUROPOL WARNSA

But Europol said Isil may also try to import tactics from Syria and Iraq... READ MORE›

SYRIA'S BITTER FOES WEIGH UP CHANCE OF PEACE, BUT PREPARE FOR WAR TO RAGE ON

She said Russia was the only guarantor of stopping attacks by Syrian jets and helicopters that have decimated much of the opposition-held north... READ MORE›

2 IF YOU ARE JOINING ISIL TO FIGHT THE ENEMIES OF ISLAM AND DEFEND OPPRESSED MUSLIMS BAD LUCK

Isil propaganda conveys the idea that it is both the saviour of all Muslims and can govern a well-functioning caliphate... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE BACK IN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF PALMYRA AFTER SURPRISE ASSAULT

In the 10 months it was under the Islamists' control, Isil destroyed Palmyra's ancient temples of Baal Shamin and Bel and systematically plundered its relics... READ MORE›

GOOD RIDDANCE TO REYAAD KHAN AND RAHOUL AMIN

But as the crisis in Syria gets worse by the day, doing nothing is simply no longer an option for the Government... READ MORE›

HOW THE JIHADI GROUP CONQUERED TERRITORY IN IRAQ AND SYRIA IN 90 SECONDS

If Isil were to advance any further, Western powers would be required to intervene under Article 5 of the organisation's treaty... READ MORE›

Isis fighters inspect a hill on the outskirts of Syrian town of Kobani... READ MORE›

GERMANS 'WORKING IN SPECIALIST TORTURE SQUAD FOR ISLAMIC STATE'

During his time in Syria he witnessed several torture sessions and executions, including the crucifixion of a former Isil commander, he told interrogators... READ MORE›

IT'S NOT CONTROVERSIAL TO CELEBRATE BRITAIN KILLING A TERRORIST

The drone killing was, as the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon stated, a perfectly legal act of self defence and not remotely controversial... READ MORE›

THE TOWN NICKNAMED 'LITTLE LONDON' AT THE HEART OF ISLAMIC STATE'S WAR

Manbij, west of Isil's de facto capital Raqqa, has been overrun with British Isil fighters and their families... READ MORE›

REPORTS: U.S.-LED AIRSTRIKES KILL AT LEAST 250 ISIL FIGHTERS NEAR FALLUJAH

The airstrikes come a day after three suicide bombers blasted Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 230 wounded... READ MORE›