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Lucky to be alive - Iraqi refugees from ISIL tell their stories
The road to safety in Syria from ISIL-held Iraq can be long and dangerous, and the ordeal does not always end at the border.
Iraqi army and allies take control of eastern Mosul
Eastern Mosul back under Iraqi government control
ISIL launches fierce assault on Syrian government enclave
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 82 people have been killed, with militants attempting to cut the enclave off from a nearby military base
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The UN says the number of civilians killed in the country's war is now estimated to be more than 10,000, with some 40,000 injured
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Iraqi soldiers make big advances against ISIL militants in Mosul
The Iraqi army says it has now recaptured nearly all of the city's eastern districts and over the weekend it drove ISIL out of the city's main university
Residents in eastern Mosul attempt to return to semblance of normality
Markets are back selling food as people venture out onto the streets and repairs are being carried out
Soldiers retake key parts of Mosul university but ISIL puts up stiff resistance
The recapture of the university would be a symbolic victory against ISIL, as the militants had been using it as a kind of headquarters
Reports link Syrian president Assad to chemical attacks for the first time, Reuters
A list produced by international investigators indicates that Bashar al-Assad and his brother were linked to the decision to use toxic weapons in 2014 and 2015.
Iraqi soldiers storm Mosul university in further push against ISIL
The Iraqi army says ISIL militants have been forced to retreat and a key bridge across the Tigris river has been retaken
Turkish airstrikes kill 41 ISIL militants in Syria - military
It comes as Syrian rebels, backed by Turkish forces attempt to re-take al-Bab from the jihadist group.
Iraqi forces advance in northern Mosul
Fierce battles are underway with ISIL militants in the area. Thousands of people are fleeing to safety, fearing they will be caught up in any retaliation by ISIL.
Syria's Assad 'ready to negotiate everything', if conditions are met
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the government is ready to negotiate on everything, including his position as president.
Mutinous soldiers free defence minister in Ivory Coast
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Iraqi troops advance on Tigris, as thousands flee Mosul neighbourhoods
Iraqi troops have pushed to within several hundred metres of the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul.
Shots heard in several Ivory Coast cities as soldiers' uprising spreads
Gunfire has been reported in several cities in Ivory Coast on Saturday, suggesting that an uprising by soldiers protesting over pay and bonuses may be spreading.
Ex-soldiers seize Ivory Coast city of Bouake
UPDATE: Defence Minister says soldiers demanding salary increases and bonus payments were behind the seizure of Ivory Coast’s second largest city of Bouake.
Car bomb wreaks havoc in Syrian president's stronghold
At least nine people have been killed and dozens more hurt by a car bomb in the Syrian government-held town of Jableh.
Elite Iraqi forces advance in Mosul, fighting street-to-street against ISIL
Gunfire and clashes have been witnessed from up close in eastern Mosul, as Iraqi forces advanced further in their bid to oust militants from the self-styled Islamic…
Syrian airstrikes 'hit Idlib province' - opposition media
Syrian opposition media say pro-government airstrikes have hit areas in Idlib city and the surrounding province, killing at least four people on Tuesday.
Iraqi civilians struggle to flee Mosul as army fights to oust ISIL
Humanitarian camps are prepared for people fleeing the fighting, but thousands remain stuck in the northern Iraqi city.
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