Ukraine

Separatist commander killed in east Ukraine

A key commander of the Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, Mikhail Tolstykh has been killed.

8 February 2017

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Life after ISIL in eastern Mosul

People are showing off the effects of life under the so-called Islamic State and explaining what happened in eastern Mosul.

8 February 2017

Germany

Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters

An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden.

8 February 2017

Syria

Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel-held Idlib

Dozens dead in Idlib airstrikes

7 February 2017

Syria

'Human Slaughterhouse' - Amnesty report on a Syrian jail

As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus.

7 February 2017

Ukraine

Serious concern for civilians caught up in new Ukraine fighting

The UN says some 3.8 million people are affected, many in need of humanitarian assistance

3 February 2017

Ukraine

Global calls for constraint amid new flare-ups in eastern Ukraine

The call comes from the UN, the OSCE and aid groups, as concern mounts about a humanitarian crisis

3 February 2017

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Donetsk sustains another night of heavy shelling

Several buildings, including a kindergarten were damaged, and large craters could be seen where shells hit.

3 February 2017

Ukraine

Avdiivka evacuations begin amid a flare up in fighting in east Ukraine

Nato called on Russia to use its influence with rebels in eastern Ukraine to end the violence.

1 February 2017

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War-weary Mosul residents scramble for aid

Residents of eastern Mosul, the part of the Iraqi city recaptured from ISIL by government forces, continue to suffer a lack of basic necessities.

1 February 2017

Ukraine

Civilians left without power, water amid renewed hostilities in east Ukraine

Ukrainian officials are preparing for a possible evacuation of Avdiivka

31 January 2017

Iraq

Iraqis erase traces of ISIL in east Mosul with a coat of paint

The signs of two and half years of so-called Islamic State rule remain, even if the militants have retreated from eastern Mosul.

30 January 2017

Ukraine

Fighting in east Ukraine surges

The latest casualties add to the estimated 10,000 already killed in the three-year battle over territory near the Ukraine-Russia border.

30 January 2017

Yemen

Yemen has 'only 3 months supply' of some key food stocks

Yemen has only around three months supply of wheat stocks and could see similar shortages of other food grains such as rice.

27 January 2017

Iraq

Iraq: war of attrition on front line of battle for Mosul

The battle for Mosul is said to be entering a critical phase as Iraqi special forces try to drive ISIL fighters out of key positions on the west bank of the Tigris…

26 January 2017

Kazakhstan

Mixed signals from Syria peace talks in Astana

Signs of progress as well as stumbling blocks are emerging from the talks in Kazakhstan, aimed at ending Syria's civil war.

24 January 2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'capture eastern Mosul,' defence ministry says

The Iraqi defence ministry says its forces have recaptured all of eastern Mosul from ISIL militants who had been holding on to a pocket east of the Tigris river.

23 January 2017

Iraq

Lucky to be alive - Iraqi refugees from ISIL tell their stories

The road to safety in Syria from ISIL-held Iraq can be long and dangerous, and the ordeal does not always end at the border.

19 January 2017

Iraq

Iraqi army and allies take control of eastern Mosul

Eastern Mosul back under Iraqi government control

18 January 2017

Syria

ISIL launches fierce assault on Syrian government enclave

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 82 people have been killed, with militants attempting to cut the enclave off from a nearby military base

17 January 2017