IBTimes UK presents its top reports from journalists who have been far afield in 2016.
Death toll from Gedaechniskirche Christmas market truck attack stands at 12.
Ten people including a Canadian tourist were killed in the attack.
Under the slogan: 'Football is our life, let us live', Iraq wants Fifa to allow international games
Victims' families say social media sites and YouTube help to support and finance Islamic State.
An ISIS-linked group has reportedly claimed responsibility but police have not confirmed terrorism.
The Islamic State group carried out the attack in Ganfouda district, where the LNA is waging a war against it.
Crusader-era castle in Karak is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan.
The Iranian-backed militia has lost both men and legitimacy - but gained experience
The Federal Security Service said the two men aged 24 and 21 are natives and citizens of Central Asian republics.
A de facto rebel statelet is forming in Idlib, dominated by al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.
Sir Michael Fallon and Ash Carter again called for a political settlement to stop civil war.
The city's major monuments were destroyed by so-called Islamic State who took back the city this week.
Sir Stuart Peach told RUSI think tank militants are using the tactic to escape as they lose fight in Syria and Iraq.
Sectarianism is a scourge and all must reject tolerating or using it for political ends.
Moussa says that Saudi Arabia and Egypt should play a bigger role in ending the Syrian war
The man was a member of the Anti-Terrorist Liberation Groups, or GAL, set up illegally by the Spanish government.
Syrian regime and Russian forces will struggle to take back Raqqa and other terrorist strongholds.
French and Tunisian dual citizen hailed murders of Tunisian politicians in Daesh propaganda videos.
Indonesian authorities have detained two men and a woman and seized explosives from them.
Kurdistan Freedom Hawks behind blasts that killed 30 police officers and injured 166 people.
Daesh fighters have entered from the north and west of the city, according to activists.