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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the...

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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists...

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After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents

A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he and 17 relatives...

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Iraq Holds Detainees In ‘horrendous Conditions’ Near Mosul

Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to jihadists in "horrendous conditions"...

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Ghana To Introduce Dedicated Traffic Cameras In June

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by...

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Ghana To Introduce Dedicated Traffic Cameras By June

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by...

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States Pile Pressure On New Trump Travel Ban

A group of US states run by Democrats on Monday stepped up the pressure in federal court for the suspension of...

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Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul

Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...

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IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...

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Violence Against Syria’s Children ‘at Its Worst’ In 2016

Violence against children in war-ravaged Syria was "at its worst" in 2016, the UN's children's agency said Monday as...

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Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul

An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...

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Zedd Organizes Concert To Speak Out Against Trump’s Travel Ban

Grammy-winning DJ Zedd says he does not consider himself "a political person," but when President Donald Trump signed...

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Ex-Qaeda Affiliate In Syria Claims Damascus Bombings

Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front on Sunday said in a statement it was behind twin bombings...

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Priceless Remains Lie In Ruins At Mosul Museum

It was once home to priceless archaeological treasures, but these days you get into Mosul museum in Iraq's second city...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...

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Toll In Damascus Bombings Jumps To 74 Dead

The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor said on...

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Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Denounced By Over 130 Experts

Over 130 US foreign policy experts have denounced President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying it undermines...

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Voiceless Iraqi Coach Inspires Footballers

Kadhim Flayeh taps three fingers on his watch. It's the sign for kick-off: one of Iraq's top football coaches has lost...

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Judge Declines To Reinstate Ruling

A US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling...