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Iraq: first casualty for US forces in ground combat with ISIL

One member of a US special operations force has died following an overnight mission (October 21-22) to rescue hostages near Hawija, in northern Iraq

Russia

"Support Assad" T-shirts are latest 'must have' fashion in Russia

Russia’s Defence MInistry is whipping up public enthusiasm for the country’s intervention in Syria. It’s issued “T shirts emblazoned with a support

Afghanistan

Obama calls extending Afghan military mission "a necessary extra effort"

US President Barack Obama has justified what his critics have said amounts to a massive u-turn that is his decision to keep a significant troop

Iraq

Iraq: government forces and Shiite militia retake Beiji oil refinery

Iraqi forces and Shiite militia fighters have recaptured most of the country’s largest oil refinery from the group calling itself Islamic State. The

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Afghanistan

US to slow down Afghanistan troop pull out

US President Barack Obama has announced a reversal of policy in Afghanistan, slowing down the pullout of troops. He said that a force of 9,800 will

My Europe Series

Drones - for better or for worse?

The most hotly debated 21st century weapons – drones – have been an important means of fighting an adversary at no risk to the virtual pilots. But

Myanmar

Myanmar's president hails ceasefire deal with rebels as "historic"

The government of Myanmar and eight ethnic rebel armies have signed a ceasefire that the participants hope will end more than six decades of

Syria

Syria and allies Iran and Russia prepare for Aleppo offensive

Russian jets and Iranian soldiers are said to be getting ready to support a major Syrian army ground offensive in the northwest of the country

Japan

Japanese tug-of-war over the fate of Okinawa US air base

The governor of Japan's southern Okinawa island has revoked a permit allowing the relocation of a US military base farther away from residents upset about its presence.

World News

EU to seize smugglers' boats near Libya

The United Nations security council has authorised European Union naval operations off the coast of Libya to discourage groups of people traffickers

West Bank

Clashes erupt between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm

Euronews correspondent Mohammed Shaikibrahim reports from Tulkarm in the West Bank where Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers. He filmed

Switzerland

MSF holds US command in Afghanistan to account over hospital bombing

The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières is demanding a full independent international investigation into sustained airstrikes on its hospital

Syria

Russian warships strike targets in Syria

Amateur video has been released which reportedly shows Russia’s escalating military role in Syria. In what appeared to be the first major

Afghanistan

MSF demands independent probe of Kunduz bombing

Four days after the US bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which killed 22 patients and staff, the medical charity Médecins sans

Israel

More unrest in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The situation remains tense in east Jerusalem and the West Bank where more people have been injured in outbreaks of unrest. A man and woman are in

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Afghanistan

Afghan forces face tough task in retaking Kunduz from the Taliban

The battle for Kunduz raged for a third day on Wednesday. But as Afghan government forces try to retake the city that has fallen to the Taliban, they

Russia

Exclusive: shipwatchers chart Russian hardware heading into Med

Observers in Istanbul are gathering evidence of what seems to be increasing Russian naval activity of a military nature — ships moving from the Black

Egypt

France sells Mistral warships withheld from Russia to Egypt

France has sold two Mistral warships originally bound for Russia to Egypt. The sale to Moscow fell through after sanctions were imposed when Russia

Afghanistan

Nato denies 'blind eye' policy over child abuse by Afghan militias

A top Nato commander in Afghanistan has denied reports that American troops were ordered to ignore the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan militias