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There has been a sharp increase in civilian deaths in Afghanistan compared to numbers in 2020, UNAMA found. It comes as Biden revealed his intentions to withdraw US troops.
In-depth: Three years after being liberated from IS, Raqqa is still in ruins. But despite funding shortages and security challenges, residents are doing their best to reconstruct a stable life.
A year after Soleimani's killing, tensions simmer in Iraq
In-depth: Iran has promised to avenge Soleimani's killing, but the proliferation of more independent armed militias in Iraq could be an even greater threat to stability.
IS steps up Sinai fight with bombs in homes
The IED attacks that have multiplied in the vast, remote and sparsely populated region which authorities have declared off-limits to journalists.
Israel air strikes hit Iran targets in Syria
Israeli warplanes killed ten Syrian and foreign fighters in strikes that hit Iranian targets in Syria.
Three Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli air strike: report
At least Syrian three soldiers were killed after the Israeli army launched air strikes in the country.
Saudi Arabia says broke up Iran-trained 'terrorist cell'
Saudi Arabia says last week it arrested 10 members of a "terrorist cell", which Riyadh linked to the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.
IS occupies four villages in Egypt's Sinai
Wilayat Sinai, Egypt's Islamic State group affiliate, has occupied four villages in the north of the Sinai peninsula for nearly a week.
Sisi has no business drawing 'red lines' in Libya
Comment: Egypt's undemocratic aims and interference in Libya are unwelcome, writes Ahmed Sewehli.
Facing defeat, Haftar makes a transparent bid for peace
Comment: Sisi's counter-revolutionary track record and Haftar's war on Tripoli put their overtures to peace on very shaky ground, writes Sam ...
UN condemns use of IEDs against Libyan civilians
The GNA have accused Haftar's forces of planting mines in houses before pulling back from their positions in the south of the capital.
Lebanon details IS drone plot on US embassy
Details of an IS attempt to attack the US embassy in Beirut with a DIY drone reveal blunders and miscommunications that led to the arrests of 21 ...
Refugees and riot police clash on Greek Islands
Up to 2,000 refugees, mainly Afghans, Iranians and Syrians, continue to protest in the Moria camp over delays in asylum cases, inhuman living ...
Iraq says major anti-IS operation along Syrian border 'successful'
The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced the results of an operation along the border with Syria that aimed to clear members of the militant ...
Germany suspends training operations in Iraq amid Iran tensions
Germany has suspended training operations in Iraq, hours after the US State Department decision to remove all non-emergency staff from its ...
US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Baghdad, Erbil
Non-emergency staff have been ordered to leave from the United States embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil.
Syria Weekly: Is a new insurgency emerging in Syria?
Attacks on Syrian regime positions have been widely reported this week, pointing to the emergence of a new low-level insurgency against Bashar ...
Remnants of War: Afghanistan's landmine crisis continues
As the 17-year war drags on and foreign aid funding decreases, refugees as well as civilians who have remained in Afghanistan bear the scars, ...
'Multiple fatalities' in New Zealand mosques terrorist attack
An Australian extremist killed multiple Muslim worshippers during Friday prayers, authorities said, in an apparently livestreamed attack that ...
US offers $3m reward in Iraq explosives investigation
US federal authorities are offering a $3 million reward for information on a man illegally obtaining American made technology that was later ...
The spectre of unexploded landmines haunting Iraq
The Islamic State group has been largely defeated, but there is a shadow of the war which continues to maim and kill, reports Laura Cappon.
Afghan civilian casualties from suicide attacks soar
Afghan civilian casualties from suicide attacks have soared this year.
Israel closes border crossing with Gaza: official
The Erez crossing had opened just last week to allow goods to reach the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Roadside bomb kills eight Afghan civilians: officials
A roadside bomb targeting security forces killed eight civilians, including women and children, authorities said on Wednesday.
The death toll in Gaza clashes has risen to 55 as the US embassy opens in Jerusalem.
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