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International

900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting

Some 900 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul and crossed the border into Syria, the UN refugee agency says. This...

International

EU ‘should Prepare For Returning Jihadists’

Kurdish forces are rolling in from the east The EU should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic...

International

Iraq and Kurdish Troops Make Gains

Iraqi pro-government forces have made gains at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major...