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World / Middle East

Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift “justice” 02 Nov 2016 - 09:30 pm
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Islamic State’s myriad enemies make for awkward alliance 02 Nov 2016 - 06:20 pm
Iraqi soldiers pose with an Islamic State (IS) group flag as they hold a position in the village of Gogjali, a few hundred metres of Mosul's eastern edge, on November 2, 2016, as clashes go on between Iraqi army forces and the jihadists to retake Mosul, t
Turkish foreign minister hits back at 'weak' Iraq PM 02 Nov 2016 - 06:16 pm
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Former Tehran prosecutor general sentenced to 135 lashes in corruption trial 02 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm
Saeed Mortazavi (Photo courtesy: Tasnim News Agency / Mahmoud Hoseini)
Aid workers 'brace for worst' as Mosul battle intensifies 02 Nov 2016 - 02:41 pm
Smoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara. File photo. Image by: ALAA AL-MARJANI / REUTERS.
Free Syrian Army denies killing civilians in Aleppo 02 Nov 2016 - 12:32 pm
Smoke rises after Syrian oppositions attack Assad Regime controlled Military academy during an operation to break the siege of the regime forces in the city center in Aleppo, Syria on October on October 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Faisal - Anadolu Agency )
Trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters 02 Nov 2016 - 11:53 am
Seven students managed to hide under the beds in their house after Islamic State fighters broke in. Photo courtesy of Emad Matti
Russia declares 10-hour Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' on Friday 02 Nov 2016 - 11:26 am
ALEPPO, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 1: A view of a muddy ground tent city which is submerged due to the rain near the Bab al-Salam border gate in Azez district of Aleppo, Syria on November 1, 2016.( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )
Russia extends moratorium on Aleppo air strikes 02 Nov 2016 - 10:55 am
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Turkish military hits 80 Islamic State targets in Syria 02 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am
A Turkish soldier on armoured military vehicle patrols the border between Turkey and Syria, near the southeastern village of Besarslan, in Hatay province, Turkey, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Aid workers brace for 'worst' as Mosul battle intensifies 02 Nov 2016 - 10:19 am
Iraq's flag is seen during a sand storm in Bartilla, east of Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
More than 100 Islamic State militants killed in Mosul 02 Nov 2016 - 10:09 am
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of jihadist-held Mosul, on November 1, 2016, during the ongoing operation to retake the last major Islamic State (IS) group stronghold in Iraq
Life in Syria's Douma revolves around rhythm of bombs 02 Nov 2016 - 09:48 am
A Syrian boy climbs out of Abu Omar's shelter in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on October 30, 2016.  AFP / Sameer Al-Doumy
US Treasury, UAE blacklist alleged Yemeni Qaeda backers 01 Nov 2016 - 09:55 pm
Former Iraq Minister of Communications Mohammed Allawi, (L), and Imam Hersham Al Huseini, co-founder of the Iraqi opposition movement against Saddam Hussein, pariticipate in a discussion billed as
Cities, towns and territory retaken from IS 01 Nov 2016 - 09:28 pm
A view of Mosul-Erbil Highway, secured by Iraqi army members, during a sandstorm near Tehrawa village between Bertilla and Kokceli, as the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh terrorists continues in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. ( Hemn Baban -
Up to 600,000 children trapped in Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 07:53 pm
Displaced Iraqi women and children sit at the back of a vehicle after escaping from Islamic State controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with IS militants near Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines 01 Nov 2016 - 07:34 pm
An Iraqi soldier shows a pamphlet which reads
South of Mosul, French guns back up Iraqi forces 01 Nov 2016 - 06:50 pm
French soldiers stand next to a CAESAR, a French self-propelled 155 mm/52-calibre gun-howitzer, in the Qayyarah base south of Mosul on October 31, 2016 as they provide military support for Iraq forces fighting to retake the city of Mosul from the hands of