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Iraq: The battle for Ramadi

A military jet has been filmed firing on Ramadi, as the city below is in the throes of a power struggle. The plane, believed to belong to US-led

Iraq

Iraqi forces reclaim government headquarters in battle for Tikrit

Iraqi troops helped by Shi'ite paramilitary fighters have reclaimed key areas of the Sunni city of Tikrit after battling Islamic State militants there for nearly a month.

Iraq

Iraq: US-Iran tensions amid offensive to retake Tikrit from ISIL

The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from ISIL militants was never going to be easy….but with the US and Iran on the same side, tensions are

Iraq

Shi'ite militia and Iraqi troops continue push for Tikrit

Shi’ite militias, Iranian military advisers and some Sunni tribal fighters have continued helping the Iraqi army to retake Tikrit from ISIL fighters

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Iraq

Iraqi forces '72 hours' away from centre of ISIL-held Tikrit

Iraqi military officials say they expect to reach the centre of Tikrit in 72 hours. Backed by their mainly Shi’ite militia allies, forces have been

Nigeria

Boko Haram on the run as Nigerian army retakes Baga

Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The

Iraq

Iraqi operation to take Tikrit from ISIL 'on hold'

Iraqi security forces with Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia are camped outside the city, apparently awaiting reinforcements, as insurgents from the self-proclaimed Islamic State dig in.

Iraq

Iraqi forces make gains against ISIL

Iraqi forces are making "rapid success" in their effort to retake Tikrit, according to the country's interior minister.

Iraq

Iraq intensifies assault on ISIL stronghold, Tikrit

A 30,000-strong force of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen intensifies its assault on ISIL stronghold and Saddam Hussein's former hometown, Tikrit.

Iraq

Iraqi forces pursue battle to retake Tikrit from ISIL militants

Iraqi soldiers and Shi’ite militiamen are pursuing efforts to retake Tikrit, the hometown of fallen dictator Saddam Hussein, now a stronghold of

Ukraine

Ukrainian troops say heavy weapons withdrawal would be 'a mistake'

Ukrainian soldiers offered a gun salute to four of their own war dead on Monday. The men were killed by landmines a few days earlier in Debaltseve

Ukraine

Ukraine: Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback

Ukrainian military vehicles are reported to be on the move. Armoured personnel carriers and trucks pulling tanks have been seen on a road linking the

Ukraine

Poroshenko proposes international peacekeepers for eastern Ukraine

The fall of Debaltseve is one of the worst defeats of the war for Ukraine’s troops who were unable to stop an advance by pro-Russian rebels fighting

Ukraine

Ukraine forces primed for fresh assaults as separatists mass around Debaltseve and Mariupol

Russian separatists have intensified assaults on Ukraine government forces on all fronts and appear to be massing troops and hardware for fresh

Nigeria

Chad forces mass on Nigeria border as France boosts fight against Boko Haram

France has sent military advisers to Niger’s southern border with Nigeria in an effort to boost the campaign by regional powers against the Islamist

Ukraine

Ukrainian artillery fire thwarts rebel plan to surround government troops in Debaltseve

Medical services close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve are coming under increasing strain as Ukrainian government forces and separatist

Ukraine

International concern grows after fighting in Ukraine escalates

Diplomatic pressure is being brought to bear on both sides in Ukraine’s conflict after the weekend saw some of the worst fighting in recent months

Ukraine

Russia called upon to put pressure on rebels at Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin

A withdrawal of heavy weapons and an observed demarcation line look to have been agreed - on paper at least - at urgent Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers claim to have wrested control of Donetsk airport from pro-Russian rebels

Ukrainian government forces claim the upper hand in fierce fighting for control of Donetsk airport. Video claiming to show pro-Russian rebels inside the terminal shows what appears to a be a well-equi

Iraq

Airstrikes continue while Muslim parents worry at ISIL propaganda on home front