Air Strikes
US 'has no moral right to blame other countries' - Russia
Syria has been attacked just as it had a chance for peace, Russia's foreign ministry says, hours after US, British and French forces pounded Damascus with air strikes in response to a suspected poison…
US changes story on hospital strike again
The United States military has finally taken responsibility for the air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz at the weekend, calling it a mistake. Audio
NZ has no plans to join air strikes
New Zealand has not been asked, nor has no plan, to join America in carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
What's the future of Jordan's involvement in IS fight?
Dr. Lina Khatib is the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University's Center on… Audio
Kurdish troops struggle to hold ground in Kobane
Fighting is continuing in and around the Syrian border town of Kobane. Audio