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Battle for Raqqa: 400 more US troops sent to bolster assault on Isis 'capital' city

The increase will bring the number of US forces on the ground in Syria to about 900.

Amal Clooney urges Iraq to not let Isis 'get away with genocide'

Clooney asks Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi to write to the UN Security Council seeking an inquiry.

'Ghost ships' en route to UK raise terror fears by 'going dark'

It is feared rogue vessels may be smuggling weapons, drugs and people for Isis and al-Qaeda.

In pictures: Iraqi forces expect to dislodge Isis militants from west Mosul within a month

Iraqi forces are facing increasingly stiff resistance from Islamic State militants, who are using suicide car bombs and snipers to defend their last major stronghold in Iraq.

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Hundreds protest Aung San Suu Kyi panel on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

More than 20,000 people seeking shelter in China after fleeing Myanmar border clashes

At least 30 people have died in renewed clashes between Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels in Kokang region.

Isis may be almost beaten in Mosul – but the battle for a new Iraq is just beginning

Baghdad will need money and support from the US and others if it is to defeat jihadism.

NGOs again beg UN Security Council to impose sanctions in Burundi for human rights abuses

HRW says targeted sanctions would show Burundian officials there are 'consequences for their abuses'.

DRC government investigating mass graves in Kasaï province says spokesman

UN top official urges Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry on violence against civilians.

More US-led troops in Iraq to combat Isis

US considering deploying 1,000 reserve troops in Kuwait to aid fight against Isis – report

This move would help US commanders on the ground to operate with more flexibility.

Mosul: Iraqi army in control of Badush prison where Isis executed over 650 non-Sunni inmates

The prison is located about 10km northwest of Mosul on the road to Tel Afar in Iraq.

Berlin warns Turkey over Nazi Germany remark: There are 'lines that must not be crossed'

This comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently compared present day Germany to Nazi rule.

Civilians flee Mosul on muddy roads as battle rages on

Iraq: Over 20 killed as twin blasts hit wedding party near Tikrit

The suicide blasts resembled previous Isis attacks in the area, but no group has so far claimed responsibility.

Hamas 'to soften anti-Israel rhetoric and accept 1967 borders' claim reports

Islamist group believed to be adopting radical change in bid for international legitimacy.

Fight for Raqqa: US Marines dispatched to Syria with artillery to help recapture Isis capital

Pentagon has not confirmed new deployment that has been 'in the works for some time'.

Isis gunmen dressed as doctors kill 30 people in Kabul hospital massacre

Islamist group claims responsibility for deadly attack on military hospital in Afghan capital.

Female Isis member paid £35 per month to lash 'immodest women' with ropes and sticks

Yass Khathr punished 50 women a week, beating them for crimes like smoking or showing their ankles.

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gives up Mosul fight to save his own skin

A lack of communication between Baghdadi and his leaders in Mosul indicates is focusing on preserving his own life.

Famine-stricken South Sudan is charging aid workers $10,000 to enter the country

Government say fee hikes aim to generate revenues to fill gap in 2016 / 2017 national budget.

Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC's Kasaï-Oriental province requires emergency assistance for 600,000 says UN

Province is plagued by deadly violence between the Congolese army and local militia group Kamwina Nsapu.

UN Special Adviser for Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng raises alarm about Burundi

In a letter to members of UN Security Council, Dieng warned against risks of "mass" violence.

Britain's post-truth 'Iraqistan' memorial insults both veterans and reality

A gilded fiction is still a fiction, after all.

North Korea's latest missile footage released as US THAAD missile system deployed in South Korea

China urges North Korea to suspend nuclear and missile activities

Foreign Minister Wang Yi wants Washington and Seoul to halt military exercises to defuse tensions in the region.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir faces new rebel group waging war against him

Ex-general Thomas Cirillo Swaka creates National Salvation Front after accusing Juba of ethnic cleansing.

Hutu exodus surges in DRC's North Kivu after Maï-Maï 'threaten' with new massacre

In November 2016, 30 people were killed in a Maï-Maï Mazembe attack in the Lubero territory.

In pictures: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and his hands-on approach to missile launches

Photographs show the isolated state's leader looking through binoculars and smiling as the four missiles were launched into the sea towards Japan.

Liberation of Mosul museum savaged by Isis sparks hope for recovery of priceless artefacts

The US-backed Iraqi forces have reconquered Mosul's central bank, along with museum looted by jihadis in 2014.

Burundi crisis demands fourth refugee camp in Tanzania with influx at critical mass

Three existing camps at full capacity face rapid flow of refugees, with 1,000 people arriving per day.

CAR armed forces can only sustain 30 minutes of combat warns minister

European Union launched its military training mission of CAR's army in July 2016.

EU threatens sanctions on DRC leaders and police over human rights violations

Crisis in DRC can only be resolved by the rapid implementation of 31 December power-sharing deal, EU says.

Syrian children suffer from 'toxic stress' resulting in substance abuse and suicide attempts

In some regions of Syria there is only one psychiatrist to assist over 1 million people.

North Korea's missile launch was to get ready for attack on American base in Japan

The UN is expected to discuss the launch on Wednesday 8 March.

Iranian vessels reportedly blocked Royal Navy and US ships in 'unsafe' move

The incident allegedly took place in the Strait of Hormuz, between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

Death to Rome: Inside Isis underground training camp discovered in former rail tunnel in Mosul

Miliants barricaded both ends of the tunnel, ripped up the tracks and built an assault course inside, on which to train their recruits.

Photos: Iraqi troops face Isis snipers and suicide car bombs in fierce battle for western Mosul

Iraqi forces have faced their heaviest clashes in their battle to reclaim western Mosul from Isis.

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