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The human rights group Amnesty International has said the paramilitary formations must be held to account.

Attack comes two days after dozens were killed in twin suicide bombings in Shia areas of Baghdad.

Human rights groups slam government report on treatment of Rohingya Muslims in terror crackdown.

Defence chief in Seoul said the move will be part of broader defence measures to thwart increasing nuclear threats.

Kurdish fighters and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are leading a massive offensive against the jihadists in Syria.

The UN said an unprecedented number of refugees had fled Mosul since October 2016.

FIDH fears Donald Trump's potential African policies may signal new era for diplomacy in conflict-ridden Burundi.

Soldiers deployed to train local forces and deter Russian aggression.

IBTimes UK looks at Malam Ibrahim Dicko the Islamist preacher believe to be behind attacks.

Andrei Kelin from Russia's foreign ministry says 'we need to renew what we had before'

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast in a car park near to a UNDP facility.

The firebrand president believes the Islamic State group is behind the recent blasts in the country.

Walid Shekhi, 40, opened the restaurant in Kobani, which was liberated by Isis in January 2015.

Officials say the attack was carried out to free a number of Islamist rebels who were in the jail.

The military put Azaria on trial even as right wing politicians voiced sharp opposition against the charges.

Blue-coated officials criticised for 'partying with' female militants.

The US-led coalition backs the Kurdish forces in Syria who are advancing against Isis-held Raqqa.

Iteka League was one of the remaining organisations capable of carrying out reliable investigations into abuses.

Commandos behind the attacks are linked to radical Muslim preacher and his terrorist group.

Long-standing civil war foes Renamo guerrillas and Frelimo government had agreed to 'new year' ceasefire.

Deal was aimed at stemming the violence that followed President Kabila's refusal to relinquish the presidency.

Its warplanes annihilated four IS (Daesh) targets and Russian planes hit extremists in Dayr Kak, the army said.

Oil is a crucial source of revenue for the Islamist militant group which uses the funds to carry out terrorist attacks.

Free Syrian Army groups will not attend peace talks in Kazakhstan despite ceasefire largely holding.

Ryan Lock's death near Raqqa makes him third Briton to fall battling Isis.

It reports that the soldier died in a 'non-combat-related incident'.

A series of explosions has hit the Iraqi capital in the past three days.

Hamas is currently holding two Israeli soldiers and two civilians.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.