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UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurdish region

The UN on Friday accused Turkish security forces of committing serious abuses during operations against Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey after a regional ceasefire collapsed in July 2015. A report from the United Nations' rights office details evidence of "massive destruction, killings...

Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul airport

Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014. Backed by jets, gunships and drones, forces blitzed their way across open areas south of Mosul and entered the...

Battle in west Mosul could see siege, mass displacement

Iraq's U.S.-backed offensive against ISIS in western Mosul could displace up to 400,000 civilians and involve a siege in the densely populated old city, the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said on Saturday. The military and security forces last month recaptured the eastern...