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Yemen

School for the blind reportedly among sites hit in new airstrikes in Yemen

After a lull of several weeks Saudi-led airstrikes have resumed in Yemen, amid fresh concern about the impact on civilians

Libya

ISIL continues assault on Libyan oil ports

There has been a second day of fighting at Libya’s two main oil storage ports, with ISIL fighters from Sirte claiming they have entered El Sider and

Lebanon

Why is Hezbollah targeting Israeli troops?

The militant group vows to retaliate for the death of a prominent Lebanese militant in a missile strike on Damascus last month.

Iraq

ISIL forces civilians to act as human shields as the battle for Ramadi rages

As the Iraqi army continues to force ISIL out of the city of Ramadi.

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World News

2015 a year of unprecedented misery for ordinary Syrians

For the millions of Syrians displaced by conflict, 2015 was a year of unprecedented misery. Syrian refugee camp in Nizip, Turkey; over 30,000 Syrian

Syria

Syrian soldiers fight their way into strategic southern rebel-held town

For President Assad’s soldiers, Russian air power has made all the difference. Syria’s military say its troops have fought their way into the

World News

Syrian rebels evacuated under UN deal

A plane carrying more than a hundred Syrian rebel fighters left Lebanon’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on Monday, bound for Turkey. The

Iraq

Iraqi army declares Ramadi 'liberated' from ISIL militants

Iraqi troops have raised the national flag above the main government complex in Ramadi, declaring total victory over ISIL in the war-ravaged western

Syria

Rebels leave Zabadani under UN-backed deal

Dozens of injured fighters waited to board buses on Monday in the rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani. After months under siege from government

World News

'Iraqi flag raised in Ramadi' as army seizes key government complex from ISIL

Iraqi soldiers are hailing a victory in Ramadi but fully retaking the city from ISIL also means securing its booby-trapped streets and flushing out

Afghanistan

Taliban captures more ground in Helmand, Afghanistan

The Taliban has captured more ground in Afghanistan’s Helmand province after months of heavy fighting. Helmand is where most of the world’s

World News

Head of Syrian rebel group Jaysh al Islam 'killed in airstrike'

The head of Islamist rebel group Jaish al-Islam has been killed in a Syrian airstrike, according to two rebel sources. Zahran Aloush was head of one

Iraq

Iraq 'few days' from liberating Ramadi from ISIL

Iraqi forces say they have recaptured a number of southern neighbourhoods from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi

Iraq

Losses and gains in the battle to oust ISIL from key cities in Syria and Iraq

An offensive by the so-called Islamic State has reportedly led to the jihadist group taking over what was the government controlled district in the

Afghanistan

Sangin retaken as Afghan, US and UK forces push Taliban back

The theatre of heavy fighting with the Taliban in the last few days with Afghan government, US and UK troops in Helmand province, Sangin district is

Iraq

Iraq army moves to oust ISIL militants from Ramadi

The Iraqi army has begun a final offensive to retake Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to state television and government

World News

Sangin: who is in control?

Claim and counter-claim over strategic Afghan town and province

World News

Iraqi security forces killed in apparent US air strike

A US aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, according to

World News

Iraqi army advances on ISIL militants in city of Ramadi, backed up by airstrikes

The Iraqi army claims to have retaken parts of the western city of Ramadi, 100 kilometres from Baghdad

World

The Red Cross on negotiation and morphing conflicts

Peter Maurer is President of the International Committee of the Red Cross he spoke to euronews reporter, Chris Cummins, about the changing nature of

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