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Russian Jets Pummel Aleppo, Kurds and Syrian Rebels Clash North of City

24 October 2016

Fierce clashes broke out this weekend in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, hours after a three-day cease fire ended with Russian and Syrian government warplanes launching waves of airstrikes and rebel militias targeting western districts held by Assad government troops with Grad rockets newly […]

As South Sudan Fights, Refugees Flow Into Uganda

24 October 2016

One way to measure the growing turmoil in South Sudan is by the rapidly expanding refugee influx in neighboring Uganda. A crowd of refugees press into a food distribution area at Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, one of the newest camps built to accommodate the latest arrivals […]

Mosul offensive: Iraqis arriving at camp bring tales of peril

24 October 2016

The Dibaga camp, an hour’s drive south of Irbil, is home to nearly 30,000 people who have been displaced by Islamic State fighting in northern Iraq. Since the Mosul offensive started, hundreds of families from areas around the city have managed to flee. The UN […]

Mosul offensive: Turkish and Kurdish forces launch attacks on IS

24 October 2016

Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq to retake the town of Bashiqa, near Mosul. Kurdish Peshmerga commanders said they made large advances into IS territory and secured part of a highway that will limit […]

US Coalition’s Victory in Mosul ‘to Come at High Humanitarian Cost’

23 October 2016

The Mosul operation will come at a great humanitarian cost, given the large number of Iraqi civilians held hostage by Daesh terrorists. The jihadists are using the civilians and their children as human shields to discourage the US-led coalition’s airstrikes. While there are no doubts […]

Mosul Operation to Include a ‘Corridor’ for Daesh Terrorists Fleeing to Syria

23 October 2016

During the planned operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh a corridor will be left for terrorists to escape to Syria, a Kurdish representative said. Daesh fighters in Mosul, Iraq in 2014. © AP Photo/ STR Daesh Rigs Mosul With Bombs Ahead […]

UK combat jets buzz Russian carrier in English Channel to ‘take photos’ – media

23 October 2016

Two UK Royal Airforce (RAF) combat jets flew over the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetzov in a “show of presence” as it passed the English Channel, the Times reports. The vessel, accompanied by seven more ships, is heading to the Mediterranean. Read more Overreaction? Russia’s […]

US, Kurdish Commanders Expect Drawn-out, Costly Battle for Mosul

23 October 2016

Islamic State leaders accept they will lose control of the city of Mosul but are planning to defend their last major urban stronghold in Iraq tenaciously, U.S. and Kurdish officials say, in much the same way they fought last year at Ramadi, leaving that town […]

Iraqi Refugees Visit Homes They Fled Amid IS Onslaught

23 October 2016

KAZIR, IRAQ — “Of course we are afraid there are bombs planted in our homes,” said Badirkhan Moussa, who fled his home on foot two years ago when Islamic State militants stormed his village. “But we won’t be happy again until we go home, and […]

Iraq pushes into town near Mosul after IS assault on Kirkuk

23 October 2016

BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi army pushed into a town near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul on Saturday, a day after dozens of IS militants stormed into the northern city of Kirkuk, setting off two days of clashes and killing at least 80 […]

Under fire in Mosul, IS attacks another Iraqi city

23 October 2016

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Islamic State militants launched a wave of pre-dawn attacks in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, killing at least 14 people and setting off fierce clashes with Kurdish security forces that were still raging after sundown. The […]

Libya’s Revolutionary Musicians: Stronger than Bullets

23 October 2016

Amidst the bloody revolution to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, a defiant music scene emerged from the dust of war. After 42 years of non-Arabic music being banned, Benghazi suddenly resounded with a melodic fury, with hip-hop, heavy metal, rock, blues, and even country music echoing around […]