Islamist rebels in Syria takes over much of the key north-western town of Jisr al-Shughur, activists say.

Al-Shabab militants attacks a government complex in a busy area of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people.

Parts of Yemen's third largest city Taiz have been seized by Shia rebels

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces

Nigerian militant group Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State (IS) via Twitter post

Five people are killed in a machine-gun and grenade attack on a nightclub in Mali's capital, Bamako

President Barack Obama says US 'not at war with Islam - we are at war with people who have perverted Islam