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Civilians in Mosul fled their homes to head a safer territory

Iraqi forces opened a safe passage for civilians trapped in Mosul’s dense neighborhoods, allowing thousands to flee areas where ISIL militants put up some of the fiercest resistance yet in the campaig

Iraq

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces continue their advances on outskirts of Mosul

Kurdish peshmerga forces attacked an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, trying to clear a pocket of militants outside the city while Iraqi troops wage a fierce urban war with the ji

Iraq

Iraqi army advance meets resistance in Mosul

ISIL fighters have countered the advance of Iraqi troops in Mosul with car bombs and ambushes. The army's progress in the group's northern Iraq stronghold has come under attack.

Syria

Children killed in airstrike on Damascus nursery

Activists are blaming government forces for the shelling in a rebel-held district of the Syrian capital, which reportedly happened during morning playtime.

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Iraq

Iraqi forces push to 'within 15km of south side of Mosul'

Iraqi forces say they've pushed forward to within 15km south of Mosul, ISIL's last major stronghold in Iraq.

Syria

Fighting resumes in Aleppo

It comes as a ten-hour ceasefire by Russian and Syrian government forces in the Syrian city comes to an end. Moscow says it was the final chance for rebels to leave besieged areas.

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi families fleeing ISIL reunited with relatives

There have been emotional reunions at a refugee camp east of Mosul, as families fleeing ISIL militants come together with their relatives.

Iraq

Iraqi forces met with 'unexpectedly strong opposition from ISIL' in fight for Mosul

Iraqi forces say they are making ground in the fight for Mosul, but are meeting fierce resistance from ISIL fighters in the northern city.

Iraq

Iraqi forces step up attacks in push towards centre of Mosul

Mosul in Iraq is seeing the most intensive fighting yet since the offensive to retake the city from ISIL militants began more than two weeks ago

Afghanistan

Dozens of civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops

At least 30 civilians have been killed, many of them children, in Northern Afghanistan after airstrikes were called in to protect US and Afghan troops fighting the…

Turkey

Turkey's military build-up angers Iraq

Turkey has described its military build-up on its border with Iraq as a precaution not a threat.

Syria

Russia extends pause in airstrikes as Syrian army steps up fight in Aleppo

The announcement comes despite the Kremlin's previous insistence that the moratorium could not be extended while rebels continued their attacks.

Iraq

Growing fears for civilians in Mosul as net closes around ISIL

Iraqi officials are voicing increasing concern that ISIL is using civilians as human shields

Iraq

Symbolic victory as Iraqi forces recapture state TV station in Mosul

ISIL forces are putting up stiff resistance as Iraqi troops and their allies move closer into the outskirts of Mosul's eastern suburbs.

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Displaced Iraqi families await news from Tal Afar

Hundreds of families who fled Tal Afar more than two years ago are waiting anxiously for news that their city has been liberated from the Islamic State group.

Iraq

Iraqi forces enter Karama, the first district inside Mosul as offensive resumes

Entering the third week of the offensive, a military official said they hoped to capture the last two villages from ISIL before Mosul.

Syria

Fierce fighting breaks out in northwestern Aleppo

A Syrian pro-rebel media outlet said on Saturday rebels had taken the area of western Aleppo in a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the city.

World News

Yemen's president rejects UN peace plan proposal

Yemen’s president has rejected a UN-proposed peace plan for the country.

Iraq

The fight for Mosul moves closer to Tal Afar

Shia militia groups claim to have launched an offensive against ISIL west of Mosul and a key stronghold for the jihadists is taken south of the city.

Syria

Aleppo hospitals deal with patient surge after offensive

Hospitals in Western Aleppo are dealing with a surge in patients caught up in a rebel attack on government forces, who have the east of the city under siege.

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