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Iraq forces reach key Mosul bridge 27 Feb 2017 - 04:06 pm
A displaced elderly Iraqi man who just fled his home arrives on military humvee at Sepcial forces base , as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
11 killed in government raids on northwest Syria 27 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm
Civil defence members work at a site hit at dawn by an airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah
Baghdad blasts leave four Iraqis dead 27 Feb 2017 - 03:12 pm
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Syrian opposition says to meet Russian officials at Geneva talks on Monday 27 Feb 2017 - 02:48 pm
Salim al-Muslat member of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) opposition group addresses the media aside of the Intra-Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy
Iraqi forces seize Mosul's southernmost bridge 27 Feb 2017 - 02:16 pm
A member of the Iraqi rapid response division reacts following an explosion in Mosul on February 26, 2017 during an operation by Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. / AFP / ARIS MESSINIS
In Iraq's desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt 27 Feb 2017 - 01:55 pm
A member of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries, walks next to a sinkhole, known as the Khasfah (an Arabic word for a crack or a hole that opens up in the ground), in the village of Athbah, south of Mosul on February 26, 2017. / AFP
22 regime soldiers killed near Syria's al-Bab 27 Feb 2017 - 01:00 pm
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Car bombing kills 2 in Libya’s Benghazi 27 Feb 2017 - 12:07 pm
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Iraqi army takes major district from IS in W. Mosul 27 Feb 2017 - 11:55 am
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Iraqi forces foil ISIS attack in Northeast Iraq 27 Feb 2017 - 10:53 am
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UN envoy sets out framework for sputtering Syria talks 26 Feb 2017 - 07:36 pm
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (C) attends a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with Syrian government delegation at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on February 25, 2017.   AFP / POOL / Pierre ALBOUY
Lebanese army shuts down Ain Helweh entrance 26 Feb 2017 - 04:48 pm
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Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge 26 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm
Members of the Iraqi forces take cover as they advance towards Dindan neighborhood in the western half of the northern city of Mosul, as part of the offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters, on February 25, 2017. AFP / AHMAD AL-
30 FETO suspects arrested across Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:19 pm
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10 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:12 pm
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Syrian opposition resolute to reach solution in Geneva 26 Feb 2017 - 01:07 pm
Participants are seen during the fourth round of the intra-Syrian talks, marking the first time the Syrian regime and opposition delegations have returned to negotiations in Geneva on February 23, 2017. ( Mustafa Yalç?n - Anadolu Agency ).
2 children wounded in suspected explosion in SE Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 12:47 pm
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5 Iraqi soldiers killed in Mosul clashes 26 Feb 2017 - 12:43 pm
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