Syria

Tomorrow, Prime Minister John Key will outline our contribution to international efforts against IS in Iraq. One man with experience on the ground in Iraq is Pete Kara. He was a specialist advisor to… Audio

America's first airdrop of guns and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters in the embattled Syrian town of Kobane appears to have gone slightly awry with some of the weapons ending up the hands of… Audio

America's first airdrop of guns and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters in the embattled Syrian town of Kobane appears to have gone slightly awry with some of the weapons ending up the hands of… Audio

Turkey has said that it is now allowing Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross into Syria to help Syrian Kurds in their battle for Kobane against Islamic State militants. Audio

The progress made in recent days by Islamic State in eastern Iraq could be stalled, at least for now. Audio

Turkey's changing its approach in a bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. It's discussing the possibility of allowing more moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil - a move welcomed… Audio

As ISIS pushes on with its offensive across eastern Iraq, the Prime Minister, John Key, is still not sure whether New Zealand will send troops to join the fight against Islamic State in Syria and… Audio

Over the weekend ISIS fighters have been inching ever closer to Haditha, a key town on the Syrian border with Turkey. Audio

The war is Syria has come to Turkey's doorstep in the city of Kobani. The city of 44,000 is in the Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria and has been under onslaught by the ISIL group since mid… Audio

Fighting is continuing in and around the Syrian border town of Kobane. Audio

After three weeks of holding out, the Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane appears to be days, perhaps just hours away, from falling to IS militants. Audio

The United Nations' special envoy for Syria has called on the international community to act, saying it cannot allow the Syrian town of Kobane to fall to Islamic State fighters. Audio

Turkey's president says the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani is "about to fall" as Islamic State fighters press home a three-week assault that has cost a reported 400 lives and forced thousands to flee… Audio

A Syrian observer group says US-led strikes on Islamic State in Syria have killed or wounded dozens of fighters. Several Gulf Arab allies joined in on the air and missile strikes, the first against IS… Audio

The man charged by the United Nations with investigating atrocities committed in Syria says he has "run out of words to describe the gravity of the crimes" there. Over the past three years, more than… Audio

New US policies on Ebola crisis and congress approves intervention in Syria. Audio

What do our Muslim communities think about the current crises in the Middle East? Particularly in light of events in Syria and Iraq and the brutalities committed by the Islamic State formerly known as… Audio

More than a month after Sunni Islamist insurgents, some operating under the banner of al-Qaeda linked group ISIS, what is the security situation in Iraq? International security expert and Massey… Audio

The UN's disarmanent head, who lead the difficult and tense negotiations on the ground in Syria over the country's use of chemical weapons. Audio

Francesca Borri is one of the few foreign correspondents still operating within Syria's borders from where she joins us via telephone. Audio