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Now playing Next no comment Drone footage shows Aleppo 'moonscape' Drone footage released by a pro-rebel media group based in Aleppo shows the extend of the destruction of the city. 24/10/2016
Now playing Next Russia Hundreds recreate Napoleonic battle Members of Russian historical reconstruction clubs on Sunday reenacted the Battle of Maloyaroslavets which took place near Moscow during the 1812 Napoleonic war in… 24/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Gunbattles rage in Iraqi city of Kirkuk after ISIL attack Street battles between ISIL fighters and Kurdish forces erupted on Friday in the norther Iraqi city of Kirkuk. 21/10/2016
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Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi city of Kirkuk attacked by suspected ISIL fighters Fighting has broken out in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk after suspected ISIL gunmen attacked several buildings, including a police compound and power station. 21/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Hundreds of families flee Mosul every day As the battle for Mosul nears displaced peoples camp in northern Iraq grow larger by the day. 19/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Fierce resistance and ISIL threats as Mosul assault progresses On day three of their Mosul assault and despite fierce resistance, US-backed Iraqi government forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are slowly but surely closing in on ISIL’s last city stronghold in… 19/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi and Kurdish forces secure more outlying villages on road to Mosul Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces claim to have secured yet more villages on the outskirts of Mosul as they head towards Iraq’s second city. 19/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russia and Syria suspend strikes on Aleppo Russia and Syria have suspended air strikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned eight-hour humanitarian pause to allow aid through to the city. 18/10/2016
Now playing Next no comment Iraqi soldiers celebrate Mosul offensive Iraqi and Kurdish forces, backed by US-led airstrikes, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighter 18/10/2016
Now playing Next world news Yemen ceasefire hours away ''if all sides agree'', UN special envoy says The UN’s special envoy to Yemen has said he expects a ceasefire to come into effect within hours in the Arab country if all sides agree. 16/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Prophesied apocalypse a 'myth' as Dabiq recaptured from ISIL The prophesied “apocalyptic battle” for Dabiq did not come to fruition as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels rout ISIL from the village The ISIL stronghold near the Turkish border in northern Syria has been 16/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Footage shows extent of bomb damage in eastern Aleppo Images from the rebel-held east of Aleppo show the extent of the destruction caused by pro-Assad airstrikes. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Switzerland Syria peace talks to resume, as battle for Aleppo rages The US and Russia are returning to the negotiating table in another attempt to secure a truce in Syria. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian forces make gains in Aleppo as diplomatic efforts stall Syrian forces continue to make gains in the rebel-held areas of Aleppo. 09/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian truce at stake The US/Russian brokered ceasefire which expired at midnight on Monday has not been officially extended. 19/09/2016
Now playing Next Libya Oil tankers return to Libya as rival governments agree on export resumption What is really happening in Libya right now? 16/09/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian ceasefire still alive but not solid enough for aid to get through Sporadic shelling continues in eastern suburbs of Damascus but a fragile truce between government forces and rebels in Syria is still holding – just. 16/09/2016