German scientists think they have found the solution for young refugees who have entered Germany from war-torn countries and are seeking a better life.

In the years since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Alaa Aljaleel has become his hometown's unofficial feline caretaker.

Western countries face the prospect of being dragged further into the war in Syria as it prepares to support a new "ground army" from Muslim nations.

The number of foreign fighters who have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join militant groups such as Isis has more than doubled according to a study.

Corbyn called the plan for strikes an 'ill-fated twist in never-ending war on terror', but lost the support of his caucus.

Special Ops task force will expand US troops' direct involvement in battling Isis commanders.

Twelve years ago, George W Bush gave his "Mission Accomplished" speech from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, confident that the Saddam Hussein regime had been....

Before the Syrian conflict, the country suffered a severe drought. Resulting crop failures sent over 1.5 million people into urban centres that contributed to the destabilisation of the country and devastating civil war.

The immense human toll is a far more immediate and obvious concern.

The Paris attacks and the largely stalemated war in Iraq and Syria have prompted heavy criticism of Barack Obama's handling of the fight against Isis.

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria.

France and its allies in the air must not let up over the weeks ahead but it is, of course, no more than the terrorists would have expected.

In 2013 Amin Mohamed, 25, obtained a NZ passport, quit his job, booked a flight to Istanbul and discussed travelling to Syria with a man.

American anti-tank missiles supplied to Syrian rebels are playing an unexpectedly prominent role in shaping the Syrian battlefield.

Yunus Emre Alagoz, whose younger brother Abdurrahman killed 33 people in a bomb massacre in July, was named by Turkish police in local media.

Russia's presence in Syria under the pretence taking the fight to Isis is a strategic triumph for Vladimir Putin and an embarrassment for Barack Obama, writes Paul Thomas.

Kiwi journalist Rachel Smalley is hosting a special Forgotten Millions gala dinner and auction tomorrow at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland.

Russian warships join the conflict in Syria with a volley of cruise missile attacks from more than 1000km away.

A sudden surge of population puts too much strain on the social and physical infrastructure of receiving countries, but it also severely diminishes the hope that the forsaken country can ever recover.

Fighting to protect the tyranny of Assad because of the fear of the evil of Isis would be pointless.

A Kiwi who allegedly tried to join the conflict in Syria was advised to use online messaging apps to avoid detection by authorities, a court has been told.

Prime Minister John Key will attend President Obama's summit on countering Isis early tomorrow morning New Zealand time.

For two years, Raed Saleh, leader and spokesman of the White Helmets, a movement of 2700 local civilian volunteers, has been digging Syria's inhabitants out of its rubble.

Russian President's dramatic deployment of soldiers, weapons and aircraft to Syria aimed at reshaping civil war.

PM John Key arrives in NY today to join about 160 other world leaders for a UN General Assembly week in which Syria is again expected to overshadow the main business of the week.

Mohamad Ouzoun feels guilty for living in NZ - because his twin sister and her children cannot leave their house without fear of being molested.

The generosity of Kiwis has helped that the plight of millions of refugees.

Rachel Smalley is drawn into the nightmare of two brothers who are separated en route to Germany.

A man accused of planning to use a New Zealand passport to fight with extremists in Syria will stand trial tomorrow.

More than 100,000 people attended an "anti-terrorism" rally in Istanbul yesterday to back President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial offensive against Kurdish rebels, six weeks before....