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November 12, 2016

49,000 civilians flee Mosul amid anti-Daesh operations

More than 49,000 people have fled Iraq’s northern city of Mosul since a major offensive was launched last month to recapture the Daesh-held city, according to the International Organisation...

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November 12, 2016

Fatah leadership tensions flare on Arafat death anniversary

Days after the 12th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, the long-time president of the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian leaders descended into new recriminations over who may have been...

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November 12, 2016

Syria: Opposition advances on Al-Bab near Aleppo

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has taken six villages from Daesh extremists as they edge ever closer to the Daesh-held town of Al-Bab, which lies on the northeastern outskirts...

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November 12, 2016

Russia arrests alleged Daesh operatives

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested ten people from Central Asia with alleged links to Daesh who they say planned to carry out attacks with firearms and explosives...
November 12, 2016

Mosul: Iraqi special forces breach then flee Qadissiya district

Iraqi special forces backed by US air power claimed to have taken control of two districts of eastern Mosul today after heavy fighting in which they said they destroyed...

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November 12, 2016

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November 12, 2016

Turkey kills 18 Daesh fighters in Syria

Turkey’s military killed 18 Daesh militants in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said earlier today, intensifying strikes against the militant group. Four buildings and one...

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November 12, 2016

Syria: Russia wants UN guarantee before new ceasefire

The Russian Defence Ministry said today that it would need the UN mission in Syria to formally confirm its ability to deliver aid to eastern Aleppo before Moscow agreed...

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November 12, 2016

Assad regime regains lost territory in Aleppo

The Assad regime army recaptured the Dahiyet Al-Assad district of western Aleppo today, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their counterattack against government-held areas, a...

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November 12, 2016

Israel re-arrests British citizen after he is cleared by military court

An Israeli appeal court has ordered the re-arrest of a British citizen after he was cleared of assisting terrorist organisations by a military court, Anadolu reported on Friday. It...

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