Syria

Islamic State has taken control of Palmyra and there are now very real fears the militants will destroy most of its heritage buildings and monuments. Audio

In Syria, Islamic State has stormed the ancient city of Palmyra fighting off pro-government forces who fled along with most of the locals. Audio

A New Zealand woman has accused the Danish authorities of not doing enough to prevent her 18 year old son from travelling to Syria and joining Islamic State. Audio

A New Zealand woman whose son went to Syria to join Islamic State is speaking out against Danish authorities for their lack of action, saying they should have done more to stop him going. Audio

New Zealand's UN Ambassador has described a harrowing meeting today when he and other Security Council members wept as they watched a video of three toddlers dying after a chlorine gas attack in… Audio

The United Nations is calling for a ceasefire to prevent slaughter in the war-battered Yarmouk refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus. Audio

Thousands of archaeological sites dating back to the beginning of civilization are being destroyed by ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria. Archaeologist Amr Al Azm is part of a team training activists how… Audio

UNICEF says 14 million children in Syria and Iraq are now suffering from the escalating conflict. Audio

The Government is being urged to step up its efforts to help the people of Syria who are caught in what's being described as the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern times. Audio

Turkey has staged its first open military operation in Syria, sending hundreds of troops, tanks, aircraft and drones to extract 38 soldiers guarding a historical Ottoman tomb besieged by Islamic State… Audio

CEO of World Vision in New Zealand who recently visited Iraqi Kurdistan and Lebanon, in advance of the launch of the Syrian refugee appeal on 7 March. Audio

A New Zealand aid worker has returned home after working in Syria saying it is not safe for her to return because of the threat in the region from Islamic State terrorists. Audio

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

Earlier this week Kurdish militias drove Islamic State forces out of the northern Syrian town of Kobane. The militias are part of what some are calling the Rojava Revolution. Popular assemblies have… Audio

Jake Simkin is an Australian cinematographer, photographer and video maker, whose work has taken him all over the world. We caught up with him recently when he was based in northern Syria. Audio

Jamie Dettmer looks at the changing face of global jihad. The threat of foreign jihadist fighters and what the West is trying to do about it, Where does Obama's policy go now in Syria and Iraq. Audio

Mohammad al Abdallah is the executive director of the Syria Justice & Accountability Center in Washington DC. He was involved in the Syrian revolution from the early weeks and became one of the… Audio

At least 20 Australians have been killed fighting alongside militants in Iraq and Syria as key battlegrounds are transformed into "graveyards'' for gullible foreign fighters duped by Islamic State. Audio

The United Nations World Food Programme has been forced to suspend a critical programme providing food vouchers to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees, due to a funding crisis. Audio

Middle East researcher Charlie Winter from the counter-terrorism think tank Quilliam Foundation. Audio