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Suspected jihadists seize Iraq’s Nineveh province
Military units first withdrew from the city’s east, heading to its west,…
Checkpoint blasts kill 15 in northern Iraq: official
AFP - A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an…
Court rules election of Libya PM Miitig unconstitutional
Outgoing prime minister Abdullah Al-Thani had refused to recognise Miitig’s government, saying…
In Syria’s ‘Berry Place,’ residents dodge bullets
The area is an island in the eastern district of Jobar, where…
Israel backs law to block Palestinian prisoner releases
The amendment would give the courts power to prevent Israel's president from…
Bomb attacks on Kurd party kill 17 in latest Iraq unrest
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though suicide bombings are a…
Jihadists seize hostages at campus in Iraq’s Ramadi
The attack came a day after violence, including heavy fighting between militants…
Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
Ex-general Khalifa Haftar was in the base at the time but escaped…
Fresh clashes in Benghazi kill 10 people
AFP - Clashes between Islamists and Libyan troops loyal to a rogue…
Nine dead in Iraq attacks as unrest spikes
South of Baghdad, a roadside bomb near a secondary school in Mahmudiyah…