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Syrian opposition arrests IS Group’s security official in south Syria

UAE FM in Turkey to meet Erdogan

Official: ISIS sabotages tombstones for Palestinian leaders

Suicide bomb kills 10 south of Baghdad

Fears of sectarian abuse as Iraq launches Mosul offensive

UNHCR: 100,000 Iraqis may flee to Syria, Turkey

Israel asks for new arrangements with Russia after deployment of air defence system

Waves of explosions continue to hit Baghdad, with the latest attack targeting the city center

Israel’s false spin on UNESCO Jerusalem vote

Hamas-Fatah feud stalls Gaza higher education

7 Egyptian troops killed in fresh attacks in Sinai

Japan PM sends offering to war shrine

US, UK call for immediate cease-fire in Yemen

Daesh loses 9 towns, villages in northern Syria

Turkey-trained forces join Mosul offensive

Offensive begins to liberate Iraq’s Mosul from Daesh

Iraq drops leaflets over Mosul ahead of battle: Army

Iran MPs urge 'mercy' in call for release of death penalty activist

Kuwait emir dissolves parliament amid mounting economic challenges

US, Britain and UN demand immediate Yemen ceasefire

Italy arrests 'IS sympathiser' and seizes mortar shells

Apocalypse postponed: Turkey-backed rebels seize town of Dabiq