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Aid workers brace for 'worst' as Mosul battle intensifies 02 Nov 2016 - 10:19 am
Iraq's flag is seen during a sand storm in Bartilla, east of Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
More than 100 Islamic State militants killed in Mosul 02 Nov 2016 - 10:09 am
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of jihadist-held Mosul, on November 1, 2016, during the ongoing operation to retake the last major Islamic State (IS) group stronghold in Iraq
Life in Syria's Douma revolves around rhythm of bombs 02 Nov 2016 - 09:48 am
A Syrian boy climbs out of Abu Omar's shelter in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on October 30, 2016.  AFP / Sameer Al-Doumy
US Treasury, UAE blacklist alleged Yemeni Qaeda backers 01 Nov 2016 - 09:55 pm
Former Iraq Minister of Communications Mohammed Allawi, (L), and Imam Hersham Al Huseini, co-founder of the Iraqi opposition movement against Saddam Hussein, pariticipate in a discussion billed as
Cities, towns and territory retaken from IS 01 Nov 2016 - 09:28 pm
A view of Mosul-Erbil Highway, secured by Iraqi army members, during a sandstorm near Tehrawa village between Bertilla and Kokceli, as the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh terrorists continues in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. ( Hemn Baban -
Up to 600,000 children trapped in Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 07:53 pm
Displaced Iraqi women and children sit at the back of a vehicle after escaping from Islamic State controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with IS militants near Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines 01 Nov 2016 - 07:34 pm
An Iraqi soldier shows a pamphlet which reads
South of Mosul, French guns back up Iraqi forces 01 Nov 2016 - 06:50 pm
French soldiers stand next to a CAESAR, a French self-propelled 155 mm/52-calibre gun-howitzer, in the Qayyarah base south of Mosul on October 31, 2016 as they provide military support for Iraq forces fighting to retake the city of Mosul from the hands of
Turkey appoints trustee as Diyarbakir mayor after arrests 01 Nov 2016 - 06:43 pm
A young participant flashes the victory sign in front of the municipality headquarters in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on October 30, 2016, during a pro-Kurdish demonstration. A Turkish court has barred Figen Yuksekdag, a leader of the main pro-Kurdis
'True liberation' begun as Iraqi forces enter Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 06:02 pm
Iraq's flag is seen during a sand storm in Bartilla, east of Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
UN: Islamic State forcibly transferring civilians to Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 05:57 pm
A displaced Iraqi family flees after escaping from Islamic State controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with IS militants near Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Iraq forces retake village, TV station on edge of Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 04:20 pm
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) flash the sign of victory from the back of a truck as they drive towards the village of Umm Sijan, south of Mosul, on October 31, 2016 during Iraqi forces' operation to recapture the main hu
Iraqi in wheelchair makes risky escape from Islamic State 01 Nov 2016 - 03:52 pm
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters carry a wheelchair-bound man, Abbas Ali, 42, after he escaped with his wife and four children from the Islamic State-controlled village of Abu Jarboa, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Italian prosecutor in Egypt to discuss probe into student's killing 01 Nov 2016 - 03:24 pm
An Amnesty International activist holds a placard reading ''truth for Giulio Regeni'' as she takes part in a performance to protest against enforced disappearance in Rome, Italy July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
Iraqi commander says 'true liberation' of Mosul has begun 01 Nov 2016 - 03:14 pm
 Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) drive near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, tightening the noose on Mosul as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week on October 31, 2016.
Google Doodle commemorates late iconic Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi 01 Nov 2016 - 02:50 pm
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Russia says chance of Syria settlement remote 01 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm
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Morocco arrests 11 over fish seller's death 01 Nov 2016 - 02:10 pm
© AFP/File | Protesters hold the Amazigh (Berber) flag during a demonstration in the northern Moroccan city of Al Hoceima on October 30, 2016, following the death of fish seller Mouhcine Fikri