Iraqi forces struggle to tell friend from foe in Mosul street battle
The heavy presence of civilians in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, has forced the government to slow its campaign
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Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month
Nearly 57,000 people have been displaced because of the fighting, moving from villages and towns around the city to government-held areas
Britain increases aid money in developing nations, sends most to Pakistan
Pakistan and Ethiopia receiving largest share of development aid
In battered town seized from IS, Iraq's Yazidis dream of return
"Daesh is gone. But even if they came back I'd stay put, and I'd fight to the death if necessary"
Death toll at 32 in renewed air strikes on rebel-held east of Aleppo -monitor
"The helicopters won't stop for a single moment"
Aleppo air strikes kill 20 in rebel-held east- monitor
"The helicopters won't stop for a single moment"
SPECIAL REPORT-Under siege in Mosul, Islamic State turns to executions and paranoia
Iraqi intelligence officials believe IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is not in Mosul but in al-Ba'aj district, a bedouin town on the edge of Nineveh province
Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause
"It's all air strikes and parachute bombs. Today, the bombing is violent" - civil defence official in Aleppo