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The Syrian army continued to advance seizing Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo from rebels as they press an offensive to recapture all of the city, a monitor said on Saturday. 
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Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as a top commander declared the "true liberation" of the city from the Islamic State group had begun.
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The Italian interior ministry said Friday that more than 146,500 migrants had landed in Italy so far this year.
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The UN had announced on September 30 its plan to establish the board of inquiry.
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Islamic State has intensified bomb attacks in government-held areas this year as it loses territory to U.S.-backed Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed Shi`ite militias.
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Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour yesterday said that he met with about half the 15-member council in the last 10 days and expects to meet the rest in the next week. He said he will then report back to an Arab ministerial committee which will decide on next steps.
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Putin in August asked lawmakers to ratify the deal, which grants Russian forces immunity from prosecution in Syria.
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More than 70,000 Syrians are trapped in "hellish conditions" in a remote, arid strip of no-man`s land on the Syrian side of the border, the rights group said.
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Thousands of Jews visit the Western Wall in east Jerusalem`s Old City during Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, which ends on Wednesday evening.
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U.S. officials said Carter would meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi, as well as U.S. Army Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland, the head of the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State in Iraq and neighbouring Syria.
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Tuesday evening`s blast in Hasakeh struck outside a bakery in a Kurdish neighbourhood where a large crowd had gathered as they prepared to break the last daytime fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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"There are no more red lines left for terrorists to cross. Sunnis, Shiites will both remain victims unless we stand united as one," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter.
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Syrian state media said, "The crash was caused by a technical fault and a search was under way for the pilot, who had ejected."
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About 250 military personnel will join 300 soldiers already deployed in Iraq to help fight against the Islamic State (IS) terror group. 
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Heavy clashes took place, with militants dug in at the Hamadan airport, 5 km (3 miles) northwest of Al-Bukamal.






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