Now playing Next Turkey Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group. 12/07/2017
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Now playing Next Iraq Families flee Mosul as Iraqi troops close in on ISIL US-backed troops say they're just days away from fully retaking Iraq's second-largest city but the battle is a tough one, with die-hard ISIL fighters and snipers dug in among civilians. 01/07/2017
Now playing Next Iraq Liberation of Mosul is 'imminent' Iraqi forces and their allies say they're just days away from fully liberating the city of Mosul, which the Islamic State militant group made its capital three years ago. 30/06/2017
Now playing Next Syria SDF make inroads into Raqqa IS de facto capital Raqqa under heavy assault 26/06/2017
Now playing Next Turkey Syrian refugees return home from Turkey for Eid Thousands of Syrians have been lining up at the border to go home for the first time in two years 26/06/2017
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Now playing Next Iraq Shocking images of al-Nuri devastation In a statement posted online, ISIL says the iconic mosque and its 840-year-old minaret were destroyed by a US airstrike. 23/06/2017
Now playing Next Iraq Universal condemnation follows ISIL's destruction of Mosul's al-Nuri mosque "An admission of defeat" is how Iraq's PM greeted the news ISIL had destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul. 22/06/2017
Now playing Next Syria Russia warning after US shoots down Syrian jet Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian military will consider any flying objects within reach of its war planes as possible targets after the US shoots down a Syrian military jet near Raqqa. 19/06/2017
Now playing Next Sweden Number of radicalised Islamists in Sweden has risen from 'hundreds to thousands' 18/06/2017
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Now playing Next world news Dead or alive: What we know about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi We know that we know little about him. He has been reported dead by the media several times. 16/06/2017
Now playing Next Syria Allies launch final assault on Raqqa, ISIL's self-styled Syrian capital Kurdish, Democratic Syrian and US forces have begun what they hope will be the fianl assault on ISIL's Syrian stronghold, Raqqa. 06/06/2017
Now playing Next Philippines ISIL's attack on Marawi a signal of intent in the Philippines 02/06/2017