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Stories of brutality and survival in Mosul

We met the people who survived the 9-month battle of Mosul, but also the three hard years of ISIS' occupation. Each of the people you will find on this page has been seriously injured and gone through trauma. Like them, there are another 54,000 in Mosul alone.

Tajikistan

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Tajikistan

Its claim runs counter to a statement by the Tajik government which accused a banned Islamist opposition party of being behind the attack.

Iraq

Mosul bridge re-opens

The bridge - known as the 'old bridge' or 'iron bridge' - is an essential artery linking the two sides of the Tigris river in central Mosul

World News

More mass graves discovered in northern Iraq

Mass graves discovered near Hawija, recently taken from ISIL, are believed to contain around 400 bodies.

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Syria

Syria rejects UN chemical attack report

The report blames the Assad regime for a chemical strike that killed dozens in an opposition-held town

Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces’ ‘donut stunt’ marks end of Islamic State siege over Raqqa

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) echoed the Islamic State’s ‘donut stunt’ after liberating Raqqa, Syria from the militants on October 17. The stunt was previously performed by the Islamic State (ISIS) when they captured Raqqa three years earlier.

Syria

Raqqa falls to US-backed coalition forces

US backed Syrian forces celebrate after they take Raqqa from so-called Islamic State fighters.

Syria

SDF claims ISIL surrendering en masse in Raqqa and city's fall is imminent

An SDF assault on final ISIL positions in Raqqa has led to mass surrenders says the Kurdish-led, US-backed force.

Iraq

Iraqi forces recapture Hawija from ISIL

That means the only area the Islamic State group still control in Iraq is a stretch alongside the western border with Syria.

France

Marseille knife attack: two women killed, assailant shot dead

French media report one woman had her throat slit and another was stabbed to death, in what is being treated as a likely terror attack.

Turkey

Erdogan and Putin face to face in key regional talks

Relations have strengthened despite Ankara and Moscow supporting opposing sides in Syria's civil war

Iraq

50 dead in ISIL suicide attack in Iraq

The self-proclaimed Islamic State group has taken responsibility for suicide attacks that killed at least 50 people and injured more than 80 in a southern Iraqi city

Syria

US air strikes block convoy transferring ISIL fighters

The militants were being evacuated from the Lebanese border as part of a controversial truce deal with Hezbollah.

Spain

Father of three-year-old Barcelona attack victim hugs imam

The father of a three-year-old boy that was killed in the Barcelona attack shared a tender moment with Rubi's imam.

Spain

Spain steps up security as ISIL issues more threats

Spain deploys more police as well as bollards and barriers to protect public from attacks

Iraq

Iraqi security forces launch offensive on city of Tal Afar

Iraqi security forces launched a U.S.-backed offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, in the campaign to defeat Islamic State militants.

Afghanistan

Islamic State claims attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

Security forces battle gunmen in Afghan capital, Kabul after suicide bomb attack at the Iraqi embassy

Iraq

16-year old Isis fighter captured in Mosul confirmed as German girl

Four women including a 16-year old girl, captured in the Iraqi city of Mosul have been confirmed as German nationals

Iraq

Rights groups condemn 'revenge killings' in liberated Mosul

Videos purporting to show the murder of suspected ISIL fighters at the hands of their militia and security forces captors have emerged on social media.

Iraq

Mosul: Air strikes resume to remove remaining jihadists

Iraqi forces conduct 'clearing operations' to remove jihadists holed-up in Mosul Old City