Islamic State captures Iraqi town, oil field - witnesses
The group has been trying to consolidate its gains, setting its sights on towns near oilfields, as well as the border with Syria
Lebanese army battles gunmen at Syria border, 16 killed
SYRIA-CRISIS/QALAMOUN (UPDATE 4):UPDATE 4-Lebanese army battles gunmen at Syria border, 16 killed
Eleven gunmen killed in Lebanon fighting -official
SYRIA-CRISIS/QALAMOUN-CASUALTIES (URGENT):Eleven gunmen killed in Lebanon fighting -official
Islamist gunmen seize Lebanese police station in clash at Syria border
At least 50 rebels killed in ambush across border in Syria
A youth, who is internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, peaks out of a hole in a tent in refugee camps beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma
A youth, who is internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, peaks out of a hole in a tent in Al-karameh and Zahra refugee camps, beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma town, Idlib countryside August 1, 2014. Picture taken August 1. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Children, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rest inside a tent inrefugee camps, beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma
Children, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rest inside a tent in Al-karameh and Zahra refugee camps, beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma town, Idlib countryside August 1, 2014. Picture taken August 1. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fill buckets with water in refugee camps beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma
People, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fill buckets with water in Al-karameh and Zahra refugee camps, beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma, Idlib countryside August 1, 2014. Picture taken August 1. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST )
Children, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rest inside a tent in refugee camps beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma
Children, who are internally displaced due to fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rest inside a tent in Al-karameh and Zahra refugee camps, beside the Syrian-Turkish border in Qtma town, Idlib countryside August 1, 2014. Picture taken August 1. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
French police arrest Islamist militant at a Paris airport
FRANCE-MILITANT/:French police arrest Islamist militant at a Paris airport
Gunmen seize police station, kill two soldiers in Lebanon border town
SYRIA-CRISIS/QALAMOUN (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Gunmen seize police station, kill two soldiers in Lebanon border town