Afghanistan: Truck bomb wounds at least 12

A truck bomb targeting the outer perimeter of police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan early on 7 December wounded at least 12 people, including seven policemen, hospital officials said. The governor of Nangarhar province, Saleem Khan Kunduzi, said the explosion was very powerful, damaging a number of nearby buildings. Dec 7, 2015

War on Isis: Watch first RAF Tornados take off to bomb jihadists in Syria

British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early on Thursday (3 December) shortly after Britains parliament voted to bomb Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Four jets left in pairs within about an hour of each other from the airbase. Their exact destination was not immediately clear and there was no comment from British authorities. Dec 3, 2015