Iraqi forces call on civilians to flee Mosul's IS-held Old City
People eating plants as food prices increased by 10 fold
Philippine president urges IS-linked rebels to halt siege, start talks
"It has transmogrified into invasion by foreign terrorists, who heeded the call of the ISIS to go to the Philippines if they find difficulty in going to Iraq and Syria."
Surgeons in Lebanon offer hope to wounded Syrian refugees
"Even if war stops tomorrow, you will have the necessity of this service for years, if not decades, because the number of wounded and people needing support is very high"
UN rights boss decries civilian casualties in Syria air strikes
"The rising toll of civilian deaths and injuries already caused by airstrikes in Deir-ez-Zor and Al-Raqqa suggests that insufficient precautions may have been taken in the attacks"
U.S. military acknowledges over 100 civilians died in Mosul strike in March
It is believed to be one of the single largest incidents of civilian casualties since the U.S.-led coalition started operations against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
"Most wanted" Yazidi urges others to help keep focus on her people's plight
"Nearly three years on people forget about us but the misery and tragedy is still there" - Iraqi parliamentarian and Yazidi activist
INTERVIEW - "Most wanted" Yazidi urges others to help keep focus on her people's plight
"Nearly three years on people forget about us but the misery and tragedy is still there" - Iraqi parliamentarian and Yazidi activist
Violence in central Congo leaves 400,000 children prey to deadly malnutrition - UN
Even before the recent surge in violence, the central Greater Kasai region was one of the poorest in Congo
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Car bomb explodes, kills 4 in Syria's Homs -state TV
The attack came two days after Homs went back under full government control for the first time since 2011