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Shi’a rebels wound 17 Yemen police in ambush
AFP - Some 17 Yemeni policemen were wounded in an ambush by…
Iraq militants ‘turning back clock’ in captured Mosul
Security forces in Mosul wilted in the face of the onslaught, in…
Sunni militants take control of Iraq-Syria border point
An army major confirmed that the town and its surrounding areas were…
Mauritanian leader set to win new term amid poll boycott
The ex-army general has campaigned strongly on his success in fighting armed…
‘Systematic’ chemical weapons use in Syria: watchdog
AFP - Chemical weapons such as chlorine have likely been used in…
Militants hit main Iraq refinery as PM sacks officers
The crisis threatens to carve up the country while the assault on…
Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns crisis ‘life-threatening’
Iraqi officials have insisted they are making progress in repelling the fighters,…
Palestinian killed in Israeli crackdown over missing 3
The army says more than 150 Palestinians have been arrested in the…
Syria government retakes strategic town on Turkey border: State TV
AFP - Syrian government forces on Sunday recaptured the strategic town of…
South Sudan crisis ‘deteriorates’ after six months of war
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more…