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Ukraine

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.

Ukraine

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.

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.

Ukraine

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…

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Syria

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.

Iraq

Iraqi forces capture key bridge in Mosul

The Iraqi Army seizes the al-Hurriya Bridge in the latest push to retake Mosul from ISIL.

Iraq

Iraqi forces launch a new push to take western Mosul

According to Iraqi authorities more than 50,000 people have fled their homes since the push to retake the west of Mosul was launched in February.

Syria

Syria: recapture of Palmyra risible, opposition suggests

Delegates for the Syrian opposition at UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva have suggested the recapture of Palmyra is comical.

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'trap ISIL in western Mosul'

Iraqi forces say they've taken control of the last major road out of western Mosul, 'trapping' ISIL in a shrinking area of the city.

Yemen

Yemen: UN says one child dies every ten minutes from a preventable disease

The time to act is now, according to campaign group Human Rights Watch. Activists say the international community must give its financial backing to humanitarian efforts in the country and is warning

Syria

Aleppo battle: both sides accused of war crimes

War crimes were committed by both sides in the battle for Aleppo, according the United Nations

Syria

Car bomb attack near al-Bab in Syria kills over 40

ISIL says it killed at least 35 civilians in deadly carbomb attack in former fief lost to Free Syrian Army on Thursday.

Syria

Syrian peace talks: hopes of a breakthrough low as UN-backed negotiations resume in Geneva

Peace talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Syria have resumed in Geneva.

Iraq

Iraqi security forces launch offensive on Mosul airport

The airport has been under ISIL control since June 2014, and occupies a strategic position in the battle to retake the city.

Iraq

UN refugee agency fears mass exodus from Iraqi push on Mosul

The United Nations says it’s growing increasingly concerned over the plight of people fleeing the Iraq army’s fight to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants.

Iraq

Iraqi army continues assault on ISIL stronghold of Mosul

The Iraqi army is continuing its assault on the Islamic State militant group stronghold of western Mosul.

World News

Iraq starts final push to liberate Mosul from ISIL extremists

After retaking eastern Mosul, US-backed Iraqi forces have begun the much more difficult battle for the western part of the city, in an all-out offensive to dislodge ISIL from its last major stronghold

Iraq

Iraqi forces launch assault on ISIL positions in western Mosul

Iraq's prime minister announces the start of an offensive to uproot ISIL militants from western Mosul.

Syria

Syria conflict: fierce fighting in southern city of Daraa

In Syria, heavy clashes have continued between government and opposition forces in Daraa.

Yemen

Fatal air strike kills women and children at a funeral party in Yemen

Women and children dead in Sanna after fatal air strike

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