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Battle for Mosul: US investigates coalition airstrikes said to have caused mass civilian casualties
Iraqi government forces have halted their push to recapture western Mosul after reports of mass civilian casualties.
The Syrian Army says it has retaken Damascus areas seized by rebels
The fighting has underscored the bleak prospects for a fresh round of UN-brokered peace talks that are underway in Geneva.
Afghan Taliban capture key Sangin district in Helmand
Taliban fighters have captured the strategic district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out.
Ukraine: Mass evacuations after weapons depot blast
Some 20,000 people were being evacuated on Thursday after explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine, in what is being treated as an act of sabotage.
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Bad weather slows the advance of Iraqi forces in western Mosul.
Troops on the ground are closing in on the strategic and symbolic target of the al-Nuri mosque.
Homs: hundreds leave the city's last bastion
Eyewitnesses say rebels and their families have begun leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city. The Russian-backed deal with the government is expected to be among the largest evacuations of its
Deadly airstrike hits Syrian mosque during evening worship killing up to 58
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports air strikes have hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina in the northwest of the country.
Dozens killed in air strike on mosque in Syria
At least 42 people have been killed and dozens wounded, when an air strike hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina, near Aleppo in Syria.
Syrian crisis 'worst man-made disaster since WWII' - UN
The UN's OHCHR hears of 'torture, executions and unfair trials' in Syria, while a separate UN commission accuses the Syrian Air Force of war crimes.
Iraq: more civilians flee as fighting resumes in western Mosul
The sight and sounds of combat were evident in western Mosul on Tuesday as heavy fighting resumed.
ISIL close to collapse in Mosul say senior Iraqi military sources
ISIL is being squeezed in its last urban stronghold in Iraq, Mosul, as the city falls to Iraqi special forces, and the Islamic militants appear close to collapse.
The human cost of our obsession with smartphones
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Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces 'block key road to Tal Afar'
The Iraqi military says it has taken full control of the last major road leading west out of Mosul.
Iraqi PM Abadi visits Mosul amid major anti-ISIL gains
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi flew into Mosul on Tuesday, a day rich in symbolism and success for US-backed forces battling to liberate the west of the city from ISIL…
Meet 4 people who have relocated from Donetsk and Lugansk to Moscow
Buses from the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine arrive daily at a terminal in Moscow.
Donbass couple set up home near Kyiv after fleeing conflict
It’s been only two weeks since a house in a village near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv became home for Vitaliy and Valentina.
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.
Donbass civilians suffer their third winter amid conflict
The ceasefire agreement between Ukrainian troops and so-called separatists in the country’s eastern Donbass region is monitored by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe…
ISIL's Raqqa supply route severed - reports
US-backed militias operating in the country say they have cut the road between the jihadist-held city of Raqqa and militant strongholds in Deir al-Zoor province.
Iraqi forces capture key bridge in Mosul
The Iraqi Army seizes the al-Hurriya Bridge in the latest push to retake Mosul from ISIL.
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