Middle East

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Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank

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Half of Aleppo retaken

Syria's army advanced overnight deeper into east Aleppo where it now controls more than half of the former rebel stronghold

3 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Fighting rages in Aleppo

Rebels put up fierce resistance yesterday in a key district of Syria's battered Aleppo, where a regime offensive has left bodies

2 December 2016, 18:14 PM

IS tactics evolving

Islamic State is likely to launch more attacks in Europe, the EU police agency Europol warned yesterday, with several dozen

2 December 2016, 18:13 PM

UN warns of 'giant graveyard'

Hundreds of elite Syrian troops moved into east Aleppo yesterday ahead of a push into the most densely populated areas,

1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Aleppo exodus grows

More than 50,000 Syrians have joined a growing exodus of terrified civilians from east Aleppo, a monitor said

30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Mosul siege develops

A full siege is developing in Mosul as poor families struggle to feed themselves after prices rose sharply following

29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

1,000 IS men killed in Mosul Offensive

Iraqi special forces battling to clear Islamic State from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has

28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Rebels suffer heavy defeats

Syria's rebels lost all of the northern neighbourhoods of their stronghold in east Aleppo yesterday, as the army made

28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Indonesian police arrested a third Islamic State-linked militant yesterday accused of plotting to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, as anger grows at a violent military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Hundreds flee amid Aleppo blitz

Thousands of civilians have fled rebel-held east Aleppo after government forces, determined to retake all of Syria's second city, seized its largest rebel-controlled district and advanced into two other areas.

27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

More than 30 dead as trains collide in Iran

Two trains collided and caught fire in a remote region of northern Iran, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens more, in one of the country's worst rail disasters.

25 November 2016, 14:50 PM

Turkish army blames Syria regime for deadly air strike

The Turkish army yesterday blamed the Syrian regime for an air strike in northern Syria that killed three soldiers, the first time it has accused Damascus of killing its soldiers since launching its three-month military incursion.

24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Iraqi forces battle deep inside Mosul

Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group deep inside Mosul Thursday, piling pressure on jihadists who have no more escape routes but leaving trapped civilians in the crossfire.

24 November 2016, 18:00 PM