WFP suspends food aid for 1.7 mln Syrian refugees
Many families may go hungry through winter without $64 million needed to cover aid for December
Islamic State kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border - officials
Four other Iraqi soldiers have been wounded in the attack and have been taken across the border for treatment in Syria
WFP suspends Syria refugee aid due to lack of funds
Many families may go hungry through winter if donors fail to pledge additional $64 million to cover aid for December
Kurds tighten border as displaced Iraqis strain resources
Aid agencies are struggling to provide for the displaced, and Kurdish authorities fear infiltration by Islamic State militants
Islamic State suicide bombers target Syrian border town Kobani
Kurdish militia have been holding off Islamic State fighters for more than two months in the town
Syria says U.S.-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State
U.S.-led alliance started attacking IS targets in Syria in September as part of wider effort to destroy the al Qaeda offshoot
Islamic State lacks funds to keep control of Iraqi, Syrian territory-experts
"That means there will probably come a time when the population could turn against the Islamic State," an expert on terrorist financing has said
Syria denies targeting civilians, tells US to criticise militants
Both the Syrian air force and U.S.-led forces are bombing Syria in separate air campaigns and both say they are targeting militant groups
Pope to urge tolerance in Turkey visit as Middle East wars rage
The Pope is meeting the president and the top cleric as neighbouring IS have been killing Muslims and Christians