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Iraq faces pockets of Islamic State resistance in Mosul's Old City
Even though the Sunni Muslim group's caliphate is now crumbling, it is expected to revert to an insurgency and keep carrying out attacks in the Middle East and...
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Gulf countries condemn Houthi takeover in Yemen as a 'coup'
The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi’ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen.
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Iraq: Revenge attacks kill 35
Bombings across Iraq kill 35 in attacks that appeared to be revenge for an assault on a Sunni mosque.
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Al-Qaeda bursts back to life in Iraq
Buoyed by al-Qaeda gains in Syria, fighters have taken control of Anbar’s two main cities.
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18 killed in Iranian embassy blast
Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy in Beirut have left 18 people dead.
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The Africa Report: 8 July
EWN’s Africa correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day’s top African news
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Rebels attack highway in northern Syria
It was an apparent attempt to choke off a major supply line for government forces in the region.
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At least 10 dead in Baghdad blasts
The sectarian conflict in Iraq surges as another car bomb kills 10 people, several others wounded.
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Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane
Iraq has denied permission to a North Korean plane bound for Syria to pass through Iraqi airspace.
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325 Iraqis killed in July
Militants killed 325 Iraqis in July making it the bloodiest month in two years.
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Assad's forces renew Homs assault
The Syrian army used artillery, mortars and rockets to hit opposition strongholds in the city of Homs.
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Iraq vice-president wanted
Global police body Interpol called for help in arresting fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi.
