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Iraq Forces Launch Renewed Attack On Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said,...
Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the...
Syria Rebels ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its...
US Backed Forces Have Taken Back Control of Tabqa Airport From IS
United States-backed local forces gained important ground Sunday in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria....
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, risking...
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...
Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...
In Iraq’s Mosul, A School Becomes A Field Hospital
Fifteen-year-old Mohammed enthusiastically helps the staff of a makeshift hospital set up in the bullet-scarred school...
Bangladesh Anti-Terror Raids
At least two civilians and one policeman killed during the operation at a residential building in Sylhet city. At least...
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....
Coalition Says It Hit Mosul Site Where Civilians Reportedly Killed
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Saturday that it struck a location in west Mosul where...
Russia Spurns French Claim IS Bastion Raqa ‘surrounded’
Russia's army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, was surrounded...
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...
Mosul Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Civilians
Air strikes carried out in recent days have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling...
Dozens of Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strikes
Smoke rises from a neighbourhood in west Mosul, during an offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic...
Over 200,000 Displaced By West Mosul Battle
More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was...
Mosul Residents Flee Ahead of Air Strikes
Thousands of people are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul, held by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in fear of...
Air Strike On Prison In Syria’s Idlib Kills 16
At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria,...