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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.

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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.

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Yemen

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

Women and children dead in Sanna after fatal air strike

USA

Central African nations warn Trump reform could lead to conflict

A coalition of 12 African countries has sounded the alarm that a possible US reform to rules on “conflict minerals” could create violence in Africa

Iraq

Iraqi agriculture in ruins as ISIL leaves trail of destruction

As the battle to rout ISIL from Iraq reaches its bloody crescendo, the world can catch a glimpse at the militant group leaves in its wake.

Syria

Turkey says its troops won't stop until ISIL are ousted from northern Syria

Turkish backed rebels fighting as part of the Free Syrian Army claim to have taken control of a key road leading into the city of al-Bab.

Syria

Battle for al-Bab hots up as four forces converge on ISIL-held Syrian town

With all the protagonists in the Syrian conflict facing each other in al-Bab, anti-ISIL forces are struggling to maintain unity as they attempt to retake the town from the Islamic militants.

Syria

The families in Aleppo trying to rebuild their lives

A month and a half after Aleppo was recaptured by the government whole streets are littered with the debris of war.

Israel

Tensions flare on Israel-Gaza border

A group affiliated with the so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for firing rockets towards Israel from Egypt.

Ukraine

Is renewed fighting in Ukraine linked to Trump taking office?

Heavy fighting flared up recently in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian soldiers. But is it linked to Donald Trump's taking office?

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Syrian rebels close in on ISIL town in Aleppo Province

Amateur video purports to show Syrian rebels clashing with Islamic State forces in the town of al-Bab in Aleppo Province, as the Turkish military says rebels supported by Turkish armed forces seize co

Yemen

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

The United Nations has appealed for nearly 2 billion euros to provide life-saving assistance to avert famine in war-ravaged Yemen.

Ukraine

Separatist commander killed in east Ukraine

A key commander of the Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, Mikhail Tolstykh has been killed.

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Life after ISIL in eastern Mosul

People are showing off the effects of life under the so-called Islamic State and explaining what happened in eastern Mosul.

Germany

Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters

An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden.

Syria

Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel-held Idlib

Dozens dead in Idlib airstrikes

Syria

'Human Slaughterhouse' - Amnesty report on a Syrian jail

As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus.

Ukraine

Serious concern for civilians caught up in new Ukraine fighting

The UN says some 3.8 million people are affected, many in need of humanitarian assistance

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