Dutch prosecutors have declared it legal for biker gang members to travel to Syria and Iraq and fight against the Islamic State.
On Monday morning, Turkish press reported that Turkey had granted the anti-IS coalition permission to launch air strikes from Incirlik Air Base in the east of the country.
Turkey’s foreign minister has said that the West cannot expect it to lead a military ground operation against the Islamic State in Syria alone.
The US-led coalition have led a series of fresh air strikes on Islamic State (IS) positions surrounding the Kurdish city of Kobane.
David Cameron has said that the UK policy is that “we won’t pay ransoms to terrorists who kidnap our citizens”, but can there ever be a time when paying the ransom is the best course of action?