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October 21, 2016

Syria threatens to shoot Turkish planes

The Syrian regime has threatened to shoot down any Turkish warplanes in its airspace. Regime forces said that “these actions are irresponsible, lead to serious consequences, threaten the stability...

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October 21, 2016

Iran summons Turkish ambassador

Turkish Ambassador to Iran, Riza Hakan Tekin, was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry to express its objection to the recent statements made by Turkish officials regarding developments in...

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October 21, 2016

Daesh puts up fierce resistance near Mosul

Daesh fighters have been holding Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces at bay in several locations near Mosul today, as the operation to wrest control of Iraq’s second city from...

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October 21, 2016

UN rights boss: Aleppo siege and airstrikes are war crimes

The United Nations’ top human rights official said today that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted “crimes of historic proportions” that have caused heavy civilian...

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October 21, 2016

Why is Israel tightening the Gaza blockade?

Let us begin with the facts: Israeli authorities have, over the course of the last year, tightened the long-standing blockade of the Gaza Strip. Even before these more recent...

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October 21, 2016

Russian warships in English Channel en route Syria

British Royal Navy vessels are escorting Russian warships as they pass through the English Channel. It is thought that the warships could be transporting supplies to the Assad regime, to...

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October 21, 2016

Turkey, Iraq reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Mosul

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter announced today that an agreement “in principle” had been struck between Baghdad and Ankara regarding Turkey’s role in the ongoing operation to dislodge Daesh...

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October 21, 2016

Iraqi court orders arrest of former Mosul chief on ‘espionage’ charges

An Iraqi court yesterday ordered the arrest of former Ninawa provincial governor, Atheel Al-Nujaifi, on espionage charges. Al-Nujaifi, a Sunni Arab native of Mosul which is the capital of...

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October 21, 2016

Video: Israeli forces beat, detain Palestinian released from PA prison

Israeli forces detained at least three Palestinians during predawn raids today carried out across the occupied West Bank, including a man who had led a hunger strike in a...

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October 21, 2016

UN rights body sets up special inquiry on Aleppo crimes

The UN Human Rights Council today agreed to launch an “independent special inquiry” into events in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the top UN rights official said airstrikes...

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