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US Probe Finds More Than 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

A US strike targeting Islamic State fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when...

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Iraq Probes Report of Rights Abuses In Mosul Operation

Iraq is investigating a report that members of a special forces unit carried out torture, summary killings and rapes...

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Suspected Jihadists Wreck Mali Primary School

Suspected Islamic extremists have wrecked a primary school in central Mali out of hostility to Western-style education,...

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No Increase In Civilian Deaths Under Trump

A top US Air Force official on Wednesday denied claims that civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria are soaring under...

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Deadliest Month For Syria Civilians In US-Led Strikes

US-led air strikes on Syria killed a total of 225 civilians over the past month, a monitor said on Tuesday, the highest...

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US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said...

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Government Regains Full Control of Homs

The Syrian government says its forces have regained total control of the central city of Homs after rebels left the...

International

Twenty Policemen, Dozens of Taliban Killed In Shah Joi

At least 20 policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in southern Afghanistan, officials said, as security forces...

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German and Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul Guest House Attack

A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed as gunmen stormed an international guest house in central Kabul,...

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Taliban Raid Kills 20 Policemen In Southern Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the...

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Yemen Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Saudi Capital

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southwest of the capital Riyadh late Friday...

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On Mosul’s Front Line, Iraqi Refuses To Quit Beloved Home

Standing at the gate of his house in Iraq's war-torn city of Mosul, Muwaffaq al-Obeidi watches as waves of displaced...

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Macron Visits French Troops In Mali’s Restive North

President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first...

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Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’

Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media...

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Macron In Mali’s Restive North For Morale-Boosting Visit

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for...

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Some NATO Allies Favour Joining Anti-IS Coalition

Some NATO allies believe joining the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could send a...

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UN Says Struggling To Cope With Mosul Exodus

The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies...

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Couple Stoned To Death In North Mali By ‘Islamists’

An unmarried couple were stoned to death in public in northeast Mali by Islamists, local officials told AFP on...

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Suspected Saudi-Led Raid Kills 23 Yemen Civilians

A suspected raid by the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen killed 23 civilians on Wednesday, including women and...