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Syria

Watch: what the war in Syria looks like to a sniper

Through a helmet-mounted camera, this Polish paramilitary is showing is Facebook followers and Youtube subscribers the front lines in Syria.

Iraq

Iraqi army reaches al-Nusri mosque complex in Mosul as last ISIL pocket holds out

Heavy street fighting slows Iraqi army in final push against ISIL in Mosul's Old City

Philippines

US special ops help in fight against Islamist militants in Philippines

US special forces are helping the Armed Forces of the Philippines end a siege by Islamist fighters in the south of the country.

Iran

Tehran twin terror attackers 'Iranian members of ISIL'

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Iran

Iran blames Saudi Arabia for ISIL-claimed attak

Syria

Kurdish-led SDF enters Raqqa city

Philippines

10 Philippine soldiers die in friendly fire incident on Mindanao

Street fighting continues on Mindanao between Philippine army forces and ISIL militants who have trapped 2000 civilians in the city of Marawi.

Syria

US-backed Syria militias 'seize Tabqa' in step towards Raqqa assault

US-backed Syrian militias say they have fully seized the town of Tabqa and the country’s largest dam from the so-called Islamic State.

World

Ten Egyptian troops killed by bombs during Sinai fighting

Ten members of Egypt's security forces were killed by bombs which struck their vehicles in central Sinai, a military spokesman said on Thursday, during an operation targeting what the army described a

Syria

Syria: ISIL-linked groups launch attacks near Golan Heights

Fighting has reportedly flared near the Golan Heights in south western Syria after ISIL linked groups launched a surprise attack on moderate rebels.

Afghanistan

Red Cross halts Afghan operations after six staff die in suspected ISIL attack

The Red Cross has put its aid activities across Afghanistan “on hold” after at least six of its staff were killed in a suspected ISIL attack.

Syria

Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off'

ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.'

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Iraqi forces push into Mosul's eastern districts

Iraqi special forces battled ISIL militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday (January 16) as they sought to bring more of the east of the city back under government…

Iraq

Turkish PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader in Erbil

Turkey’s diplomatic drive in Iraq has continued, the Turkish prime minister meeting the leader of Iraq’s Kurdish region, on the second day of his visit to the…

Iraq

Iraq: car bomb at Baghdad market kills over a dozen

ISIL has claimed an attack in which a car was detonated after being driven into a vegetable market in a Shi'ite area.

Iraq

Iraqi troops advance on Tigris, as thousands flee Mosul neighbourhoods

Iraqi troops have pushed to within several hundred metres of the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul.

Syria

Paris attacks planners killed in airstrike - US

US airstrikes have killed three key ISIL leaders in Syria, according to the US defence secretary Ash Carter.

Libya

Libya: what next after ISIL's defeat in Sirte?

This week ISIL lost Sirte, the group’s only foothold in Libya.

Iraq

Iraqi troops resume fighting in Mosul

At least one soldier was killed after offensive resumed following a one day pause.

Iraq

ISIL textbooks found in reclaimed Iraqi schools

As Iraqi government forces push closer into territory once held by ISIL, the full extent of the group’s two year rule is becoming clear.