Fierce fighting has broken out around the Syrian city of Aleppo after rebels launched a large-scale offensive to break the government's siege of opposition-held...
The Syrian government has had little response to a new corridor opened for rebels and civilians who want to leave besieged eastern neighbourhoods of...
Militants attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today in an assault quickly claimed by the so-called 'Islamic State' group...
Iran's foreign ministry has reacted angrily to UN criticism of the country's execution of 20 Kurdish militants earlier this month.
A report on Iran's state...
