UNHCR distributes aid to hundreds of Lebanese, Syrians fleeing fighting in Arsal
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A Syrian refugee girl sits on cement blocks amid damage and burnt tents from the fighting between Lebanese army soldiers and Islamist militants in the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley
A Syrian refugee girl sits on cement blocks amid damage and burnt tents from the fighting between Lebanese army soldiers and Islamist militants in the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley August 7, 2014. Militant Islamists have mostly withdrawn from the Lebanese border town of Arsal, which they seized at the weekend, taking with them captive Lebanese soldiers, militant and security sources said on Thursday, as a truce to end the deadly battle appeared to hold. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq
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UN chief, Security Council urge international help for Iraq
Islamic State advance toward capital of Kurdish region, has sent tens of thousands of Christians fleeing for their lives
Islamic State surges in N.Iraq, near Kurdistan border
Islamic State's offensive sends tens of thousands of Christians fleeing for their lives