Isil 'within mile' of Baghdad despite wave of US air strikes

Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk towards their positions near Nairab military airport in Aleppo

Lizzie Dearden

ISIL fighters are reportedly just one mile away from Baghdad as reports emerge of al-Qa'ida militants bolstering their ranks in Syria.

According to the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, Isil was approaching the Iraqi capital yesterday morning.