Iraq's Shi'ite militias say offensive west of Mosul imminent
"A few days or hours separate us from the launch of operations there"
Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo -government, monitor
Syria's largest city before the war, Aleppo has been divided between government and opposition sectors for years
Turkey calls for end to NATO's migrant mission in Aegean
NATO and EU stop people-smugglers in Aegean
Iraqi army aims to reach site of IS executions south of Mosul
UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said Islamic State fighters had reportedly killed scores of people around Mosul in the last week
UN vows to press on with securing Aleppo evacuation operation
"The war is getting worse, it's getting more ruthless and it's affecting more and more the children and the civilians"
Yazidi women win EU Parliament's Sakharov Prize
UN investigators said that IS is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the religious community of 400,000 people
Turkey calls for end to NATO's migrant mission in Aegean
End to NATO mission would alarm EU, which is facing its worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two
Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul
U.N. aid agencies said the fighting has so far forced about 10,600 to flee their homes
Air strikes in Syria's Idlib kill 26, mostly children - rescuers, monitor
Idlib, near Aleppo in northwest Syria, contains the largest populated area controlled by rebels,