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Iraqi forces inflict heavy toll on ISIL fighters in Mosul

Iraqi special forces claim to have killed nearly 1,000 ISIL militants in the battle for Mosul.

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Battle for Aleppo: did US election distract attention?

As the Syrian government and its allies advance in eastern Aleppo, rescuers are warning of an “imminent humanitarian disaster.

Syria

Civilians flee rebel-held eastern Aleppo as Syrian regime tightens grip

Men, women and children are fleeing the frontline in Aleppo as fierce fighting in the war-shattered Syrian city intensifies.

Syria

Syrian army breaks through into key al-Sakhour district of eastern Aleppo

Rebel-held territory in eastern Aleppo has been split in two after Syrian government forces captured the key district of al-Sakhour.

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Syria

Syrian army advances into rebel Aleppo

Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting between rebels and government forces in eastern Aleppo.

Syria

Syrian army forces 'retake' key district in eastern Aleppo

Hundreds of residents of eastern Aleppo have fled the shifting front lines, as Syrian government forces continue their push to cut the rebel-stronghold in two.

Syria

Siege of Aleppo: battle reaches crescendo

Syrian pro-government forces are believed to have reclaimed the largest rebel-controlled district in Aleppo.

Syria

Air strikes kill dozens in eastern Aleppo - monitor

Video shared online purports to show the aftermath of air strikes in eastern Aleppo.

Syria

Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts following civil war destruction

As fresh reports emerge of possible chemical attacks on eastern Aleppo, Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts.

Turkey

Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader

Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for the Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, whose group is a key force fighting ISIL in northern Syria.

Syria

Aleppo's bloody week

Aleppo’s children are the victims of the ongoing fighting: among them school children in the government-controlled west of the city and a girl in a rebel-held district in the…

Syria

'Time running out for east Aleppo' UN envoy warns

While diplomacy falters, the fighting rages on. A rebel shelling killed eight children at a school in western Aleppo, while a barrel bomb killed a family of six in the rebel-held east.

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Boy and girl rescued through the rubble in Aleppo

Video footage uploaded on social media purports to show two children being rescued from the rubble of damaged buildings allegedly in Yaqid al Adas, in Aleppo…

Syria

Syria: hospitals in eastern Aleppo 'bombed out of use'

Hospitals in besieged rebel-held districts of the Syrian city have been hit by intense airstrikes in recent days, several sources say.

Syria

UN says aid convoy attack could be considered 'war crime'

An attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Syria in which 20 people died could be considered a ‘war crime’ by the Security Council if the perpetrators are identified, the organisation…

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Syria: amateur video shows children rushed to hospital after Aleppo air strikes

Syria’s White Helmets rush to a neighbourhood in Aleppo targeted by air strikes as injured children are treated in a field hospital, amateur video posted online…

World News

WHO condemns Syria hospital attacks

The World Health Organisation is condemning a wave of attacks on hospitals in Syria.

Syria

Renewed airstrikes on Aleppo kill at least 20 people, including children

In Syria, government forces have pounded Aleppo for a second day, killing at least 20 people, monitors and medics say.

Syria

Syria's Assad sees Trump as 'an ally against terrorism'

President Assad gives his first reaction to the election of Donald Trump describing him as a possible 'ally in the fight against terror'

Syria

Russian planes resume intense air strikes in Syria

Russian planes have taken to the skies over Syria again after a 28-day pause targeting Islamic militant groups in Idlib and Homs.