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Mosul Looks To Rise From the Ashes

The battle over, it's now time to start rebuilding Iraq's second city, parts of which were literally flattened during...

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Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced

Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands...

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Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...

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World Ignores Plight of Africans Fleeing Conflict

The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a Norwegian charity...

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Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief

Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some...

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China, DR Congo Most Affected By Displacements In 2016

More than 31 million people were displaced in their own countries by conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, with...

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Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Six Farmers In Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of...

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Rescued ‘human Shields’ Tell of Mosul Horror

Fear and hunger are driving an ever-growing number of Iraqi civilians into a camp in Hammam al-Alil, where they share...

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Number of Civilians Fleeing Mosul Swells

The number of people fleeing the fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul is reaching new highs and the condition of the...

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Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low

Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...

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Fresh Surge of Refugees Return To Afghanistan From Pakistan

A fresh surge of undocumented refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan this month, a humanitarian group said...

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Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’

South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine...

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Mosul Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Displacement Peaks

The fighting in west Mosul has forced up to 15,000 people to flee their homes every day recently, straining...

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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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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...

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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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Families Flee As Pakistan Cracks Down Along Afghan Border

Hundreds of families were fleeing from both sides of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan Monday, officials said, as...

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Afghan Villagers Flee Pakistani Cross-Border Firing

Hundreds of Afghan families have been displaced by cross-border rocket and artillery fire by Pakistani troops, an aid...

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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...