Young Syrian girl sends harrowing tweets of being bombed in Aleppo
"When we die, keep talking for 200,000 still inside"
Islamic State arrests shopkeepers for hiking prices in nearly besieged Mosul
Food prices increased as Shi'ite groups shut road to Syria
Why we must help those fleeing Mosul with hard cash
Cash relief lets people choose how best to support their families in times of enormous stress
Bombs, artillery rain on rebels as Philippines siege rages
Thousands of residents have fled as hundreds of troops moved in to flush out the rebels
Resettled in the Baltics, refugees flee for wealthier lands
Baltic countries have little history of immigration, so refugees lack community connections and there are few jobs
Thousands uprooted in east Aleppo as Syrian army advances
Syrians flee non-stop shelling and aerial bombing, and chlorine gas
Islamic State gone, Mosul district residents adjust to new life
Militants banned images of living creatures, some left behind foreign wives
Hundreds displaced in east Aleppo as Syrian army advances
"We left Hanano because of the bombardment from the Syrian army during their advance, and the chlorine gas"
Blast rocks northern Syrian town, deaths reported and wounded taken to Turkey -sources
The attack targeted Turkey-backed rebels who have been besieging the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab for days