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December 14, 2016

Daesh made weapons in Mosul up to military standards, report says

Daesh militants have been producing weapons on a scale and sophistication which matches national military forces and have standardised production across their self-styled caliphate, an arms monitoring group said...

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December 14, 2016

Protests for Aleppo

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December 14, 2016

‘Get us out of here’: Desperate Aleppo residents fear arrest, death

As the four-month siege of eastern Aleppo neared its end, some survivors trudged in the rain past dead bodies to the government-held west or the few districts still in...

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December 14, 2016

Migrants in Libya facing ‘human rights crisis’ – UN report

Migrants in Libya are suffering consistent and widespread abuse, including arbitrary detention, forced labour, rape and torture, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Record numbers of migrants, mostly...

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December 14, 2016

Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants

More than 100 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Twitter Inc and Salesforce pledged on Tuesday to not help US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration build a data...

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December 14, 2016

Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal

Opposition forces’ resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on Tuesday after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat,...

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December 13, 2016

US says it has seen Aleppo ceasefire reports, cannot confirm them

The US State Department said on Tuesday it had seen reports of a ceasefire for the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo brokered by Turkey and Russia and would welcome...

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December 13, 2016

In the Middle East, Rex Tillerson would inherit a messy situation

If confirmed, Rex Tillerson – the ex-oil executive, who is Donald Trump’s tip for Secretary of State – would face a messy, complex world as the chief US diplomat....

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December 13, 2016

US to halt some arms sales to Saudi, citing civilian deaths in Yemen campaign

The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen because of concerns over widespread civilian casualties and will halt a planned arms sale...

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December 13, 2016

Arab League chief calls for urgent ceasefire in Aleppo

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire to stop the “crimes and atrocities” reportedly being committed by the Syrian regime in Aleppo. “All parties...

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