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Now playing Next Syria Syria: Aleppo ceasefire begins Leaflets dropped over rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo urged people to take their chance to get out, as a so-called ‘humanitarian pause’ in air strikes formally came into effect on… 20/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Fierce resistance and ISIL threats as Mosul assault progresses On day three of their Mosul assault and despite fierce resistance, US-backed Iraqi government forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are slowly but surely closing in on ISIL’s last city stronghold in… 19/10/2016
Now playing Next world news Iraqi troops advance on Mosul Iraqi forces leading the battle for Mosul spent the first day dislodging ISIL from a dozen or so villages some 20 km outside Iraq’s second largest city. 18/10/2016
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Now playing Next Syria 'Dozens dead' in renewed Aleppo airstrikes In what has been described as the heaviest bombardment in days by Russian planes, at least 50 civilians were killed in Tuesday’s air strikes on rebel-held parts of Aleppo and nearby villages, accordin 12/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russian jets 'resume heavy Aleppo bombing' After several days of relative calm in Aleppo, Russian jets resumed heavy bombardment of rebel-held areas on Tuesday, according to a rebel official and a British-based monitoring… 11/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria France to ask ICC to investigate claims of war crimes in Syria French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says he will ask the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Syria. 10/10/2016
Now playing Next Yemen Yemenis protest after airstrikes kill over 140 at funeral Hundreds of Yemenis protest in front of the United Nations building in the capital Sanaa to denounce air strikes which killed 140. 09/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria White Helmet rescuers fair game for ruthless Syrian regime says founder Since 2013 volunteer rescue workers in the White Helmets organisation have been trying to save lives in the Syrian civil war. But Moscow and Damascus accuse them of being close to terrorist groups, an 06/10/2016
Now playing Next Colombia Colombia peace deal: ceasefire with FARC will end this month, President Santos says In Colombia, the ceasefire with FARC rebels has been extended until the end of this month, President Juan Manuel Santos has said. 05/10/2016
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Now playing Next Syria USA / Russia : diplomatic breakdown over Syria Just a few weeks ago, the world focused on US Secretary of State, John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. 04/10/2016
Now playing Next Colombia Colombians reject landmark peace deal with FARC Colombian voters confound forecasters by rejecting a landmark peace deal with FARC rebels considering it "too soft" on the guerrillas. 03/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syria: US on verge of ending peace talks with Russia As Russia vows to press ahead with its Aleppo offensive, the US says it is on the verge of ending Syria peace talks with Moscow. 30/09/2016
Now playing Next no comment Drone footage shows damage in besieged Aleppo This bird’s eye footage illustrates the extent of the damage in eastern Aleppo, after a ceasefire collapsed in Syria last week. 28/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: four-front ground offensive Pro-Syrian government forces attacked rebel-held areas of Aleppo on four fronts on Tuesday. 27/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Attack and counter-attacks continue in the battle for Aleppo There has been no let up in the battle for Aleppo and surrounding areas. 26/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russia casts doubt on US commitment to Syria ceasefire A fragile ceasefire in Syria appears largely to be holding, but tensions are rising between its brokers. 17/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian ceasefire still alive but not solid enough for aid to get through Sporadic shelling continues in eastern suburbs of Damascus but a fragile truce between government forces and rebels in Syria is still holding – just. 16/09/2016