Hunt for IS killers in Kassig video
Craig TaylorInvestigators try to identify suspected Western jihadists in an Islamic State video that shows the murder of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig. BBC News – Middle East
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Battle turning against IS – Dempsey
America’s top general tells troops in Iraq that momentum is turning against Islamic State, the militant group controlling parts of Iraq and Syria. BBC News – Middle East
Iraq troops ‘push IS from oil town’
Iraqi forces have driven out Islamic State fighters from the oil refinery town of Baiji, north of Baghdad, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt sailors missing after attack
Eight navy personnel are missing after dozens of gunmen attacked an Egyptian navy ship in the Mediterranean, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
New hope in Syria war, says UN envoy
The UN mediator in the Syrian conflict, Staffan de Mistura, tells the BBC he believes there is a fresh opportunity to resolve the country’s crisis. BBC News – Middle East
Israelis killed in knife attacks
An Israeli soldier dies of wounds from a knife attack in Tel Aviv, as an Israeli woman is stabbed to death in the West Bank. BBC News – Middle East