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Iraqi commander: Fallujah ‘fully liberated’ from IS
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces clash with Islamic State inside Manbij: monitor
If successful it could cut the militants' main access route to the outside world, paving the way for an assault on their Syrian capital Raqqa.
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Baghdad Bombings Kill 25 And Wound Dozens More
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Palestinian gunmen kill 4 Israelis in Tel Aviv, 5 wounded
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement he was shocked that Hamas leaders "chose to welcome this attack."
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Mass grave unearthed in Fallujah
A MASS grave containing the remains of around 400 people has been found near the Islamic State-controlled city of Fallujah, whe-re government forces are pressing on with an offensive to retake it f-rom the extremist militia, military sources say.
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ISIL capital: Syrian army 'crosses into Raqqa province'
Government troops backed by Russian air strikes approach group's de facto capital for the first time since August 2014.
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France hands first ‘ex-Russian’ Mistral ship to Egypt
Egypt’s flag has been raised over the first Mistral amphibious assault ship, which Cairo has purchased f-rom France. Originating f-rom a severed Moscow-Paris contract, the ship and its twin are equipped with Russian electronics.
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U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the monitoring group, said Tabqa would be a difficult military target because Islamic State has large stocks of weapons there.
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Israel media: Police recommend indicting Netanyahu's wife
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the allegations in a Facebook post.
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Netanyahu Picks Ultranationalist As Israel’s New Defense Minister
The Prime Minister also signed a coalition deal with Avigdor Lieberman’s party, forming the most right wing government in Israel’s history.
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In Iran, dividends of nuclear deal are slow to appear
Hopes that Iran would quickly reintegrate with world markets after its nuclear deal, bringing investment and opportunities to a young population, are turning to frustration. An opaque business environment in Iran and political uncertainty in the United States are to blame.
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Were EgyptAir Flight 804 Pilots Killed Before They Could Send a Mayday?
Whatever triggered a meltdown of the Airbus’s flight controls could also have brought instant death in the cockpit.
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Falluja assault: Iraq PM announces start of operation against IS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Falluja f-rom so-called Islamic State (IS).
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Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds
A series of car and suicide bombings has hit two government strongholds on Syria's Mediterranean coast
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Iran seeks money f-rom U.S. over 1953 coup that empowered American-backed shah
The compensation bill does not determine a monetary amount for the damages, the Islamic Republic News Agency reports.
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Libya: World powers ready to arm unity government
Decision comes at meeting in Vienna which also promises more humanitarian aid for the country.
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Israeli leader: Iran mocks WWII Holocaust, prepares another
Iran has long backed armed groups committed to Israel's destruction and its leaders have called for it to be wiped off the map. Israel fears that Iran's nuclear program is designed to threaten its very existence. But Netanyahu said that it not just Iran's belligerent policies that Israel opposed, but its values.
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Foreign ministers hold Vienna talks as Isis threat to Libya grows
Tripoli is likely to submit requests for western partners to assist it with arms, training and intelligence at Vienna meeting
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Blast kills Hezbollah military chief in Syria
His funeral was to be held in Hezbollah's stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut at 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), the movement announced.
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