Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a US television interview that Islamic State, which has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, has been gaining recruits since the start of US-led air strikes against the militant group.
Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.
Tabitha Ross has been working with refugee children in Lebanon, using photography classes to help them express their emotions and document their lives.
Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey.