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International coalition to ensure Daesh does not expand south towards Jordan

Erdogan defiant against international criticism calling him a dictator for his stamping out of political opposition

American held in Yemen freed, evacuated to Oman: official

Morale is high among anti-Islamic State fighters marching on Raqqa

Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul

Hundreds forced out of Iraq's Kirkuk after IS attack: Amnesty

Ankara calls EU envoy meeting as HDP boycotts Turkey parliament after arrests

US-backed Syrian forces announce start of campaign against Raqqa

Egypt’s army delivers Gazan fisherman to Israel

Oman ruler meets British royals in rare appearance

Majority bloc in Egyptian parliament supports pound flotation and fuel subsidy cuts

Suicide bombers in ambulances kill 21 people in Iraq: officials

Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport

EU report on Turkey to flag 'relapse' on press freedom: newspaper

Moroccan Commission: Presence of Israelis in COP22 crime whitewash

Pro-PKK group threatens Turkish union in Sweden

2 wanted Turkish opposition HDP MPs spotted in Brussels

Turkish court jails 9 staff of opposition daily

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Egyptian general in Sinai

Kidnapped Italians, Canadian freed in Libya, flown to Italy

Iraqi forces launch fresh Mosul assault as more civilians flee

Kurds march against Turkey's Erdogan in Germany, support jailed politicians