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South Sudan Rebel Group Accuses Government Forces of Killing Aid Workers

South Sudanese rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President...

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Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields

Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...

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US Admits Mosul Air Raids Where Civilians Were Killed

Coalition says it struck area in west Mosul where officials say scores of civilians were killed by aerial bombardment....

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Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’

Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...

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Iraq Forces Push Into Old Mosul As Thousands Trapped

Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters on Monday to push into Mosul's Old City where thousands of civilians...

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Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the...

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Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...

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Family In Tears As They Flee ISIS-Held Street In Mosul

A mother-of-two sobs as she carries her young son down a street in war-torn Mosul following heavy clashes today between...

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Iraq Minister Criticises UN Efforts For Mosul Displaced

An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as...

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Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1

Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in...

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Norwegian Refugee Council Staff Released In Yemen

Seven people detained in a rebel-held part of Yemen for using recycled boxes originating in Saudi Arabia to distribute...

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Yemen Loyalists Push Back Rebels On Red Sea Coast

Yemeni government forces made gains around the Red Sea coastal town of Mokha in heavy fighting overnight as they...

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UN Concerned Over New West Bank Demolition Plans

The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in...

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Top Yemen Commander Killed As Rebels Hit Back

Yemeni rebels hit back at government forces advancing up the Red Sea coast killing a deputy army commander in a missile...

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Seven Million Yemenis Close To Starvation

Seven million Yemenis are closer than ever to starvation, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country warned...

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South Sudan Declares Famine In Parts of War-Torn Country

South Sudan's government said on Monday that the country's over three-year war has led to famine in parts of the...

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Norwegian Refugee Council Staff Abducted In Yemen

Yemeni rebels have abducted a dozen local staff working for the Norwegian Refugee Council in the Red Sea district of...

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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...

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‘Race Against Clock’ To Prepare For West Mosul Exodus

The United Nations said Sunday as Iraqi forces launched their offensive to retake west Mosul that it was rushing to...