Iraqi forces free two Yazidi women during assault on IS-held Falluja
More than 5,000 Yazidis were captured and enslaved by Islamic State when they overran the Sinjar area in the summer of 2014
U.N. agency says Syria Kurds block civilians fleeing near Aleppo
UN concerned about an estimated 8,000 Syrians trapped by fighting in northern Aleppo
The deafening silence of 700 lost souls
With every new migrant tragedy at sea, indifference seems to be growing, hardening
Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja; fresh bombings hit Baghdad
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FALLUJA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV):UPDATE 1-Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja as fresh bombings hit Baghdad
Iraqi army starts operation to storm IS-held city of Falluja
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FALLUJA (URGENT PIX,TV):Iraqi army starts operation to storm IS-held city of Falluja
Syrian opposition negotiator quits after peace talks' failure
Mohammed Alloush says without any of opposition demands met, peace talks are a "waste of time"
UN urges Syrian government to stop blocking aid deliveries
"The continued use of siege and starvation as a weapon of war is reprehensible" - U.N. under secretary-general Stephen O'Brien
Islamic State advance near Turkish border, civilians trapped
Around 160,000 people are trapped in the town of Azaz, unable to flee while Turkey's border remains closed