Syrian rebels resume withdrawal from last Homs bastion - monitor
Between 10,000-15,000 rebels and civilians expected to leave in weekly batches
Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties
Reports on the numbers of civilian casualties have varied but the Civil Defence chief said rescue teams had recovered 40 bodies
Iraqi forces to deploy new tactics in Mosul, civilians flee city
Families streamed out of the Iraqi city in an ongoing exodus of people fleeing in their thousands each day, headed for cold, crowded camps or to stay with relatives
Five children among 11 Syrians killed as boat sinks off Turkey - DHA
Rescuers managed to save seven people from the stricken vessel and the coast guard was searching for any other survivors
How to fix war-torn societies? Help women to work
Many women have lost male relatives to war and find themselves in the role of sole breadwinner. One in four Syrian refugee families is now headed by a woman.
'Worst is yet to come' with 400,000 trapped in west Mosul - UN
Hundreds of thousands trapped in Mosul, facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus