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November 6, 2016

Turkish prime minister says Kurdish opposition funded terrorism

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday that the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), whose leaders were arrested on Friday, had been funding terrorism and that anyone...

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November 6, 2016

US-backed Syrian rebels start attack on Daesh’s capital

US-backed rebels said on Sunday they were launching an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Daesh. The attack ratchets up pressure on...

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November 6, 2016

Erdogan says Europe aiding terrorism with support for Kurdish militants

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Europe on Sunday of abetting terrorism with its support for the PKK and said he did not care if Europe called him a dictator...

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November 6, 2016

Mosul advance slows as militants melt away, then strike

Iraqi special forces inched their way through districts of east Mosul on Sunday, clearing pockets of Daesh militants they said were sheltering among civilians and targeting soldiers with waves...

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November 6, 2016

Masrour Barzani: ‘The fight against Daesh is going to be a long fight’

Iraqi forces are expected to face much fiercer resistance from Daesh in the next phase of the battle for Mosul, including booby traps that can blow up entire neighbourhoods,...

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November 5, 2016

Iranian official: Hezbollah has lost ‘thousands’ in Syria fighting

Iranian Brigadier Yahya Rahim Safavi, a military advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has said that the Lebanese Shia Hezbollah organisation, an Iranian proxy, has lost thousands of men...

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November 5, 2016

Syria: Russian warplanes bombard opposition in Aleppo

At least three civilians have been killed with many others wounded after Russian aircraft bombed villages on the outskirts of western Aleppo, while armed Syrian opposition groups continued fierce...

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November 5, 2016

Iraqis slam ‘slow’ international response to Mosul refugee crisis

Tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees continue to flee the violence in and around the city of Mosul, Daesh’s last major urban stronghold in Iraq, while Iraqis have slammed...

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November 5, 2016

Iraqi forces suffer heavy losses in Mosul clashes

Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have reportedly lost at least 30 men with a further 50 wounded in fierce fighting against Daesh militants in Mosul. These severe losses occurred during...

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November 5, 2016

Al-Qaeda may pose threat to US on Election Day

Federal officials have warned authorities in New York City, Texas and Virginia about an unspecified threat of attacks by Al-Qaeda militants around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on...

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