International report

Now in its seventh year the Syrian Civil war continues to affect millions of lives on a daily basis. According to the United Nations, the war has cost the country close to 335 billion euros so far. But the complexities of the conflict are all too noticeable with Syrian government employees working in areas controlled by US-led coalition forces, and the economic impact of the war pushing millions of people into unemployment and poverty. Filip Warwick has this fourth report in a five-part series from Northern Syria.

The U.S has long been the world’s number one exporter of arms. The past few years has seen weapons from Eastern Europe flood the Syrian conflict. Through Eastern-European contractors and subcontractors, the Pentagon has supplied up to 1.9 billion euros worth of Soviet-style arms and ammunition to Syrian groups and factions fighting against the Islamic State armed group. In this third report in a series of five, Filip Warwick goes to the northern Syrian city of Kobane, to meet two weapon dealers.

Since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) two years ago, the country’s three and a half million EU citizens have been uncertain of their future. As negotiations between London and Brussels become ever more protracted, the prospect of the UK failing to reach an agreement over the terms of its departure has left many concerned.

Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict various non-state armed groups have used children as young as 15 to fight in the war, that’s according to a Human Rights Watch report. In this second report in a series of five, Filip Warwick meets a young man who joined the fight at the prime of his teens.

In 2015 the northern Syrian city of Kobane made world news when the Islamic State armed group surrounded it. During the four month battle, many women from the armed female Kurdish units died defending the city. In a five-part series about the Kurdish women of Syria, Filip Warwick has this report from Kobane.

In 2015 the northern Syrian city of Kobane made world news when the Islamic State armed group surrounded it. During the four month battle, many women from the armed female Kurdish units died defending the city. In a five-part series about the Kurdish women of Syria, Filip Warwick has this report from Kobane.

Since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) two years ago, the country’s three and a half million EU citizens have been uncertain of their future. As negotiations between London and Brussels become ever more protracted, the prospect of the UK failing to reach an agreement over the terms of its departure has left many concerned.

The British government has sought to reassure Europeans that their rights will be protected but recent immigration scandals have highlighted the complexities of changing people’s legal status.

In the last of a five-part series on the possible consequences of Brexit, Andrew Connelly explores how EU citizens in the UK fear being left behind.

During Britain’s referendum on European Union membership in 2016, taking back control of national borders was a popular theme. But as London and Brussels struggle to negotiate a deal, representatives from a range of British businesses that rely on cross-border trade have started to sound the alarm. In the fourth of a five-part series on the possible consequences of Brexit, Andrew Connelly reports from the port of Dover.

With only six months to go before it is due to leave, the British government is still locked in often acrimonious negotiations with the EU about the terms of its departure.

Violence between Republican and Unionist groups in Northern Ireland left more than 3,500 people dead from the 1950s until the Good Friday Agreement peace deal was signed in 1998.