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October 17, 2016

US: Proud to stand with allies to retake Mosul

The United States said on Sunday it was proud to stand with its allies after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul,...

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October 16, 2016

Iraqi army drops leaflets over Mosul in preparation for offensive

The Iraqi army dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over Mosul before dawn on Sunday, warning residents that an offensive to recapture their city from Daesh was in its...

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October 16, 2016

US military ‘begins shelling’ Daesh in Iraq’s Mosul

The US military deployed to the east of Iraq’s Mosul has started shelling Daesh targets as part of an operation to retake the city, a Peshmerga commander said Saturday....

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October 16, 2016

Israel PM vows national service ban for B’Tselem over UN row

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to bar national service volunteers from joining human rights group B’Tselem after the organisation angered him with their testimony at the UN...

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October 16, 2016

Israel closes border crossings for Jewish holiday

Israel has closed the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. A military spokesperson said crossings between the West Bank and Gaza to...

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October 16, 2016

Britain sends new military training mission to Tunisia to counter Daesh

Britain has sent 40 military personnel to Tunisia to provide training aimed at helping the North African country prevent the spread of Daesh fighters from neighbouring Libya, the British...

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October 16, 2016

Two Americans held in Yemen released and flown to Oman

Two American prisoners held captive by Yemen Houthi rebels have been released and taken to neighbouring Oman after Omani officials mediated their release, US Secretary of State John Kerry...

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October 16, 2016

US warship targeted again in apparent failed missile attack off Yemen

A US Navy destroyer was again targeted in the Red Sea in an apparent failed missile attack launched from the coast of Yemen, a US admiral said on Saturday....

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October 16, 2016

Explosion hits part of southern Turkish city of Gaziantep

A suspected suicide bomber killed three police officers and wounded at least eight people in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Sunday during a police raid on what...

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October 16, 2016

Russia: All talks participants agreed Syrians must decide own future

Russia’s foreign ministry said all participants in talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday had agreed that Syrians alone should decide their future through inclusive dialogue, and the country should...

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