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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.
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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Iraqi forces say they've pushed forward to within 15km south of Mosul, ISIL's last major stronghold in Iraq.
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.
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yemen's president rejects UN peace plan proposal
Yemen’s president has rejected a UN-proposed peace plan for the country.
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.
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.
Russia 'asks to resume air strikes' in Aleppo as rebel offensive begins
Syrian rebels say they are pushing forward with a huge offensive aimed at breaking a weeks’ long government siege on eastern Aleppo.
Is Iraq facing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history?
More than a million people in Mosul are expected to be impacted by the military campaign aimed at retaking their city from ISIL.
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