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'France does not pay ransoms,' says Hollande French President Francois Hollande said that "France does not pay ransoms" for hostages, nor does it exchange prisoners.

19 September 2014

Obama and US lawmakers turn up heat on IS Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the IS, the president declaring there was no hiding place for the jihadists.

18 September 2014

Militants from Central Asia forming new ethnic groups in Syria: political expert According to some open Syrian sources, the Islamists troops comprise around 250 Kazakhstan-born, 100 Kyrgyzstan-born, 190 Tajikistan-born, 500 Uzbekistan-born and around 360 Turkmenistan-born militants.

17 September 2014

Hollande says 'no time to lose' in fighting IS Francois Hollande said there was "no time to lose" in fighting jihadists in Iraq and called for a total backing for moderate rebels in Syria.

15 September 2014

UN Security Council blasts 'heinous' murder of British aid worker The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly murder" of British aid worker David Haines by an Islamic State militant.

15 September 2014

Family of slain US reporter launches foundation The family of James Foley, the US reporter murdered by Islamist militants in Syria, launched a foundation in his name to support kidnap victims.

13 September 2014

White House makes it official : US "at war" with IS The White House declared the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy.

13 September 2014

White House insists Obama authorized to strike IS The White House insisted that President Barack Obama was authorized to strike the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria under a law passed by Congress.

12 September 2014

What will the US-led war against jihadists look like? Barack Obama's vow to take the fight to jihadists will expand a US-led air war already underway and likely require deploying more special forces.

11 September 2014

Islamic State beheads second US reporter The so-called "Islamic State" released a video showing a masked militant with a London accent apparently beheading an American journalist.

03 September 2014

Video of Kazakhstanis in Syria is a manipulation: political expert Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin called the video purporting to show Kazakhstani citizens fighting in Syria an information manipulation.

02 September 2014

16 Kazakhstanis join militants of Islamic State of Iraq At least 16 Kazakhstanis are know to have joined the extremist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq.

01 September 2014

Besieged UN peacekeepers in Syria ready to use 'deadly force' Filipino members of a UN peacekeeping force besieged by Syrian rebels on the Golan Heights are ready to use "deadly force" to defend themselves.

30 August 2014

Angelina Jolie calls for new bid to end Syria war Angelina Jolie called for a new bid to bring peace to Syria which she said was destabilising the whole region and bringing misery to millions.

30 August 2014

75 Philippine UN peacekeepers defy Syria rebels Dozens of heavily armed Philippine peacekeepers defied Syrian rebels in a Golan Heights standoff.

29 August 2014

A mother's appeal as fears mount for Syria hostages The mother of a US hostage who has been threatened with death by jihadist leaded for his life amid mounting fears for Americans captured in Syria.

28 August 2014

Japanese man feared kidnapped by Syrian militants Japan's government said it was investigating a video that appears to show a kidnapped Japanese man being interrogated by Syrian militants.

18 August 2014

UN takes aim at Islamist oil grab in Syria, Iraq The UN Security Council backed a Russian initiative to bar trade in oil with Islamists in Iraq and Syria.

30 July 2014

Arab states to mark end of Ramadan from Monday The Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring states.

28 July 2014

De Mistura to succeed Brahimi as Syria peace mediator Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura will be the new UN mediator for Syria, taking on the Herculean task of finding a political solution to the devastating civil war, diplomats say.

10 July 2014

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