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Monitor claims 25 civilians killed in airstrike on Raqqa, Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights claims that at least twenty-five civilians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an airstrike on the Syrian city of…

Iraq

ISIL 'loses 2,500 fighters' in battle for Fallujah

Iraqi troops are continuing to battle ISIL militants in pockets of the city of Fallujah, days after the government declared the centre had been liberated.

Iran

Tehran says it has foiled a huge ISIL bombing campaign

Iranian authorities say ISIL has been hatching "plots and conspiracies" against it from its de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria.

Iraq

Iraqi camps overwhelmed as thousands flee Fallujah fighting

A day after declaring victory over Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraqi security forces are struggling to shelter people fleeing the city.

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Iraq

Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Falluja, Iraq

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Iraq, as people displaced from their homes by violence face a summer in harsh conditions.

Iraq

Iraqi forces continue flushing ISIL fighters out of Falluja

Iraqi forces on Saturday were clearing mines in Falluja after driving the Islamic State group (ISIL) from most of the city, one of its last remaining strongholds in the Anbar province west of Baghdad,

World News

The Iraqi government says it has retaken Falluja

The announcement comes nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that led to the exodus of tens of thousands of residents.

World News

Hollande pays tribute to police couple murdered in terror attack

A memorial ceremony has been held in Versailles for the French police couple murdered last Monday at their home in Magnanville, west of Paris.

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Battle for Falluja: Iraqi army 'retakes' government compound

Nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive, Iraq’s army says it has recaptured the main government headquarters in central Falluja.

Syria

Two-day pause in fighting comes into effect in Aleppo

The battle for the northern city between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebel groups has left hundreds dead.

Syria

ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis - UN

The so-called Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, according to UN investigators.

USA

Orlando shooting: Cities across the world pay tribute to victims of Pulse nightclub attack

Belgium

Adele dedicates concert in Antwerp, Belgium to Orlando victims

Adele struggled to hold back the tears during her concert in Belgium Sunday night (12 June) as she paid tribute to victims of this weekend’s shooting at Pulse nightclub in…

France

"ISIL fighter" is gunned down by commandos after murdering a senior police officer near Paris

French police have launched an anti-terror investigation after shooting dead a man thought to be responsible for the murder of a senior police officer and his…

USA

Orlando shooter's father: "I condemn what he did"

What drove Omar Mateen to commit the worst mass shooting in US history?

World News

Orlando: 'The first test of the 2016 presidential campaign'

This weekend’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, denounced by President Obama as an act of terror and hate, has reignited the debate in the US over how best to confront violent Islamist…

Iraq

Iraqi government forces advance against ISIL on multiple fronts

Iraq’s army says it has made further advances into ISIL controlled territory, capturing a strategically important village south of the city of Mosul.

World News

Libyan forces 'seize control' of Sirte port amid reports of deadly shelling in Benghazi

Libyan forces claim to have seized control of the port in the city of Sirte, the most-important ISIL stronghold outside of Syria and Iraq.

Iraq

Iraqi forces gain ground in battle for Fallujah

The Iraqi army and its allies are gaining ground in the battle for ISIL-held Fallujah, despite stiff resistance.

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Syria: Islamic State militants claim deadly attacks near Damascus shrine

In Syria, the Islamic State militant group says it was behind suicide and car bomb blasts that killed up to 20 people near the country’s holiest Shi’ite Muslim shrines in a Damascus…