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Thousands flee Aleppo fighting

An estimated 16,000 people have been displaced as a result of Syrian government advances on rebel-held districts of Aleppo.

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'Thousands uprooted' in eastern Aleppo as Syrian Army advances

Videos uploaded to social media websites purport to show thousands of residents from eastern Aleppo streaming into the Kurdish-controlled Sheikh Maqsoud district of the city after the Syrian Army and

Syria

Syrian army captures a third of rebel-held territory in east Aleppo

Rebels lose a third of their territory in eastern Aleppo as Syrian government forces press on with their advance in a bid to take back the city.

Iraq

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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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.

Israel

Israel 'strikes ISIL target' on Syrian side of Golan Heights

The Israeli military says it has struck an ISIL target on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.

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.

Iraq

Iraq says its forces have retaken most of eastern Mosul from ISIL

Iraqi forces claim they are now in control of most of eastern Mosul.

Iraq

Dozens of Shi'ite pilgrims killed in Iraq

More than 80 people, most of them Shi'ite pilgrims from Iran, have been killed in the Iraqi city of Hilla.

Yemen

Airstrike kills 12 civilians in Yemen

Twelve civilians have been killed in Yemen in another airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition that’s been fighting Shiite Houthi rebels since March…

Iraq

The battle for Mosul rages on

ISIL militants have been steadily retreating from areas around Mosul into the city since the battle started on October 17, with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition.

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…

Iraq

Iraqi troops face strong resistance as they gain ground in ISIL-held Mosul

Iraqi forces are facing strong resistance from ISIL as they drive deeper into the east of Mosul.

Yemen

Hopes and fears as 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen comes into effect

The truce announced by the Saudi-led coalition aims to end 20 months of fighting, in which more than 10,000 people have died.

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.

Iraq

Restoring faith: Crucifix replaced above newly-liberated Bashiqa church in Iraq

Iraqi Kurdish fighters joined by locals have restored the crucifix above a church in Bashiqa.

Iraq

Iraqi troops resume fighting in Mosul

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

Syria

Aleppo's famed cat sanctuary among recent victims in war-torn Syria

Aleppo's cat sanctuary, one of the last vestiges of life before the war, and now a symbol of the war's brutality, bombed in air strike