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Iraq

Civilians flee eastern Mosul as Iraqi forces battle ISIL

Scores of people fled for safety on Saturday on the third day of the renewed US-led offensive to retake the northern city from the Islamic State group.

Syria

Syria rebels threaten to declare ceasefire 'null and void'

With violence persisting in some parts of Syria, rebel groups are threatening to declare the latest ceasefire “null and void” unless attacks stop.

Spain

Two arrested in Spain on suspicion of spreading jihadist propaganda

Two men were arrested in Madrid on Wednesday on suspicion of spreading Islamist militant propaganda.

Iraq

Thousands of displaced Iraqis face winter in camps

Hundreds of Iraqis who fled their homes in Mosul wait to be sent to camps where they hope to find shelter, food, clean water and, since its winter, warmth.

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Iraq

Iraq says defeating ISIL will take three more months

Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi previously pledged to retake Mosul from the jihadist group by the end of 2016.

Syria

Syria: dozens of civilians killed by ISIL attack in Al-Bab - Turkish army

At least 30 civilians were killed and many more wounded in the northern Syrian city of al-Bab in an attack by the Islamic State group (ISIL) on Sunday, the Turkish army has said in a…

Germany

Amri pledged allegiance to ISIL in video

The self-styled Islamic State has acknowledged the death of Tunisian Anis Amri, shot dead in a police shootout overnight in Milan.

Syria

'Dozens of civilians killed' by Turkish airstrikes in Syria

At least 88 civilians have died in Turkish airstrikes in Syria, a war monitor is reporting.

World News

Melbourne Christmas terror attack plot thwarted - police

Australian police said on Friday that they had foiled a terrorist plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne over Christmas.

Germany

International hunt for Berlin suspect continues as dashcam shows attack for the first time

Newly released dashcam footage reveals the moment when a truck drove into crowds of christmas shoppers in Berlin on Monday.

World News

Berlin attack suspect was arrested in Italy in 2011

It has emerged that Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin lorry attack, was arrested in Italy in 2011.

Germany

Tunisian suspect's fingerprints found in cab of Berlin truck attack

There is a ‘high probability’ that the Tunisian suspect they are hunting in connection with the Berlin truck attack is the perpetrator, Germany’s Interior Minister has…

Russia

Russian student jailed for attempting to join ISIL

Varvara Karaulova pleaded not guilty, saying she was motivated by love for a man fighting in Syria whom she had met online.

Iraq

ISIL-claimed bomb attacks outside Mosul kill at least 23

The military said three car bombs ripped through a market in Kokjali, an eastern suburb of the embattled Iraqi city.

Syria

Syria's tweeting girl, Bana Alabed, speaks about life in Aleppo

The Syrian girl who gained global attention via Twitter has spoken about life in Aleppo and what motivated her to tell the world her story.

Germany

Berlin Christmas market reopens after attack

The mood was heavy at Breitscheidplatz Christmas market as it reopened for visitors on Thursday.

Germany

German police raid properties in Berlin in search for truck attack suspect

German police have carried out raids on properties in Berlin as they attempt to track down the suspect in the truck attack on a Christmas market.

Syria

Aleppo evacuation 'to continue until Friday' - Red Cross

The ICRC says more than 4,000 fighters were moved out of the Syrian city overnight, as winter weather slows up the evacuation process.

Germany

Police scramble after truck attack suspect who slipped through net

German police have widened their hunt for a failed asylum seeker in conection with Monday night’s Berlin truck attack.

Germany

Police "hand back market to people of Berlin"

The Christmas market near the Kaiser Wilhelm church in central Berlin where Monday’s truck attack took place is to reopen today now forensics have finished their investigations of the…