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Iraqi units clear Mosul buildings after advances

(Al Arabiya)- Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier, after pushing out ISIS militants in their drive to take back the city. Fighting continued in the morning, with both sides firing mortars and automatic weapons on...

Seeking Shelter After Fleeing Mosul

The battle for Mosul, Iraq, raged on Friday and streams of civilians continued an exodus from the city. After punching into the city on Tuesday, Iraqi forces paused briefly. They moved deeper into the eastern districts of the city but encountered fierce resistance from Islamic State...

Turkish court jails 9 staff of opposition daily

(Daily Star)- An Istanbul court Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party were also jailed. There had been growing international alarm over the...

Turkish military says hits 71 ISIS targets in northern Syria

Turkey's military hit 71 ISIS targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said Saturday, intensifying strikes against the militant group, which has claimed responsibility for the latest bomb attack in southeast Turkey. Five ISIS fighters were killed in the strikes, as were five...