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Iraq

Iraqi militias take Tal Afar air base from ISIL

The victory, if confirmed, would threaten the Sunni group's supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq.

Yemen

Ceasefire announced from Thursday in Yemen too late for many

Yemen on the brink even if Thursday ceasefire holds

Syria

Russian planes resume intense air strikes in Syria

Russian planes have taken to the skies over Syria again after a 28-day pause targeting Islamic militant groups in Idlib and Homs.

Syria

Russia accuses jihadists of using chemical weapons in Aleppo

Russia has called for an urgent OPCW mission to Aleppo, accusing jihadist rebels of using chemical weapons in the Syrian city.

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Iraq

Kurdish forces catch ISIL militant in Bashiqa

Kurdish forces have caught a militant from the so-called Islamic State in Bashiqa according to footage released today.

Iraq

Civilians fleeing Mosul fighting arrive at UN camps

People fleeing the fighting amid the military offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul have continued to arrive at UN camps in the region.

Iraq

Mosul battle: Iraqi forces suspected of killing villagers

Amnesty International has issued a report claiming men dressed in Iraqi federal police uniforms tortured and killed villagers south of Mosul.

Syria

Refugees flee ISIL's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa

Hundreds of refugees have begun to flee ISIL’s de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria as a US-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces advances on the city.

Syria

Turkey warns against Kurdish takeover of Raqqa as ISIL capital faces encirclement

Kurdish fighters backed with US-led coalition air power are taking the lead in the final assault on ISIL's capital, Raqqa. But Turkey warns the mainly Arab Syrian city should remain just that, and not

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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.

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.

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