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Battle for Mosul: Iraqi army in 'final push'

The Iraqi army’s new push in the battle to recapture Mosul has been hailed as “the beginning of the end” for the extremist group there.

Syria

Russia: no access for US-led coalition warplanes over Syria safe zones

Moscow has said warplanes from the US-led international coalition will not be able to fly over safe zones in Syria which have been agreed on at international talks in…

World News

May the Fourth be with you on Star Wars Day

Afghanistan

Former Afghan warlord returns to his country calling for peace

“I invite the Taliban to join the peace caravan and stop the pointless, meaningless and unholy war”.

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North Korea

US reportedly considering shooting future North Korea missile tests

The US military is reportedly considering plans to potentially shoot down future North Korean missile tests amid North Korean threats of nuclear war.

USA

100 years ago, US entered World War I

This Thursday marks the 100th anniversary when the US formally entered World War One.

Yemen

US intensifies Yemen airstrikes

The Pentagon says a further 20 US strikes have targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since the middle of last week.

World News

ISIL accused of using civilians as human shields near Raqqa

People fleeing villages around the Syrian city of Raqqa claim ISIL has been using civilians as human shields.

Iraq

Iraqi troops "within metres" of symbolic mosque in Mosul

Recapturing the al-Nuri mosque in the western part of the city would be a hugely symbolic victory for the government troops

Yemen

Sanaa rally marks two years of conflict in Yemen

Tens of thousands of Yemenis have rallied on the streets of the Yemeni capital in support of the Houthi movement.

Iraq

As life returns to eastern Mosul, people flee raging battle in west

With nearly 400,000 displaced people from the battle of Mosul refugee camps are overwhelmed with the latest exodus from the east of the city.

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Assisting the injured of Mosul

Iraqi federal police helped injured civilians advance through the rubble in the train station and through the muddy streets of Mosul on Sunday (19 March).

Iraq

Mosul residents try to resume 'normal life' after ISIL

The bustling street of the Al Naby Younis market in East Mosul proves that the residents who lived for three years under strict radical Islamic rule are now trying to return to some…

Iraq

Understanding ISIL's sexual attacks against the Yazidis

Femicide is essential to genocide.

Denmark

Schoolboy finds German WWII plane with pilot inside

A Danish 14-year-old has unearthed a German warplane from the Second World War while working on a school history project.

Syria

Self-harm, drugs, suicide: the future of Syria's children?

Youngsters living in the war-torn country are self-harming, taking drugs and attempting suicide to escape the horrors they have endured after six years of conflict, according to a new report by Save t

Syria

Managing Manbij: top military brass meet in Turkey

Turkey's military chief-of-staff is meeting his US and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya. Regional security, notably in northern Syria, is top of the agenda.

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'make strides in Mosul'

Iraqi forces in western Mosul say they've taken control of a number of key buildings formerly held by ISIL.

Syria

Syria: Russia claims decisive role in recapture of Palmyra

Russia’s Defence Ministry claims its forces played a decisive role in the recapture of Palmyra.

World News

Sanctions against Syrian use of chemical weapons fails at UN

Russia and China vetoes ensure proposed UN sanctions against the Syrian government for using chemical weapons fail to pass.

28 February 2017