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IS 'Indiscriminately' Attacks Civilians in Mosul

The Islamic State group is "indiscriminately" attacking civilians who refused to retreat along with the jihadists in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.

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US Military Formally Ends Anti-IS Operation in Libya's Sirte

The US military has officially ended operations in a former Islamic State bastion in Libya, officials announced Tuesday.

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Japan Hit over Pregnancy Clause in Syria Refugee Program

A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.

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Bombs Kill 7 near Iranian Kurdish Party HQ in Iraq

Twin bombings near the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition party killed seven people Tuesday, a rare attack in Iraq's relatively secure autonomous Kurdish region, a senior security official said.

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Four Policemen Killed in New Shootout in Jordan's Karak

Gunmen killed four Jordanian policemen in a new shootout Tuesday in Karak, where a weekend attack claimed by the Islamic State group left 10 people dead, a security source said.

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Iran and Russia Using Shared Base in Syria

Iran and Russia are sharing a base in war-torn Syria to help coordinate their support for President Bashar Assad's forces, a top security official in Tehran said Tuesday.

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Russia, Iran, Turkey Agree on Need to Widen Syria Truce

Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to guarantee Syria peace talks and backed expanding a ceasefire in the war-torn country, laying down their claim as the main powerbrokers in the conflict.

"Iran, Russia and Turkey are ready to assist in preparing the agreement in the making between the Syrian government and the opposition and to become its guarantor," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow, citing a joint statement.

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Unraveling the Story of a Mass Grave in Iraq

Three men set up a fence and a ribbon of yellow and black crime scene tape around a site south of Iraq's Mosul, marking a mass grave of jihadists' victims.

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Killer of Jordan Writer Sentenced to Death

A Jordanian court on Tuesday sentenced to death an Islamist man accused of killing a Christian writer outside an Amman court in September over a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.

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Syria Army Urges Remaining Rebels to Leave Aleppo

Syria's army on Tuesday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of Aleppo, a military source told AFP.

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