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In pictures: So-called Libyan National Army 'liberates' Benghazi after three-year campaign
Benghazi's streets are lined with destroyed buildings and littered with debris and the shells of rusting cars.
David Sim Jul 06, 2017
Starving, exhausted and traumatised, civilians flee Mosul's Old City, but thousands still trapped
Iraqi forces have found terrified families who had been hiding in their homes for weeks as fierce fighting raged around them.
David Sim Jul 04, 2017
Fears for thousands of residents trapped with Isis fighters in shrinking area of Mosul's Old City
Harrowing photos show terrified families escaping across piles of rubble, and Iraqi forces rescuing a little boy whose family had been killed in the fighting.
David Sim Jul 03, 2017
Satellite images reveal China has built new military facilities on South China Sea's Spratly islands
China has new missile shelters, runways and radar and communications facilities on the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea.
David Sim Jun 30, 2017
Latest Marawi photos: Beheaded civilians found as siege enters sixth week
The military has warned the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops capture more ground.
David Sim Jun 28, 2017
Latest photos: Iraqi forces are 'days away' from ousting Isis from Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battling Isis in Mosul say they are days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.
David Sim Jun 28, 2017
Philippines military steps up battle for Marawi, hoping to defeat Islamists by Eid al-Fitr
The military has regularly overstated its position, claiming fighting would be over "within days". It is now in its fifth week.
David Sim Jun 20, 2017
What now for Nigeria's volunteer vigilantes fighting Boko Haram with muskets and bows and arrows?
The CJTF helped to turn the tide against Boko Haram, but their presence now casts a shadow over longer-term efforts to bring stability to the troubled Lake Chad region.
David Sim Jun 15, 2017
The fog of war: What is really going on in Marawi?
How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.
David Sim Jun 13, 2017
Battle has begun to recapture Raqqa, de facto capital of Isis in Syria
The latest military action will pile more pressure on the jihadists whose self-declared caliphate is in retreat across Syria and Iraq.
David Sim Jun 06, 2017
Hate will not divide us: Londoners of all faiths come together to condemn terror attack
People of all ages braved the rain to pay their respects, with some breaking into tears during a minute of silence for the victims.
David Sim Jun 06, 2017
Keeping calm and carrying on: London returns to normal after terror attack
Life is carrying on as normal in London two days after the terror attack on London Bridge and Borough Market that left at least seven people dead and around 50 injured.
David Sim Jun 05, 2017
Families rescued from Marawi, city besieged by Isis-linked militants
Brigadier General Restituto said 960 civilians had been rescued and an estimated 1,000 residents remained trapped in the city.
David Sim Jun 01, 2017
Terrified residents stream out of Mosul as Iraqi forces bombard last Isis positions
People flee western Mosul's al-Zanjili district with whatever possessions they can carry during Iraqi forces' assault on last Isis-held enclave.
David Sim May 31, 2017
Venezuela's volunteer medics treat the injured in 60 days of increasingly violent anti-Maduro protests
The medical students, doctors and volunteers of the Green Cross First Aid Brigade have been hailed as heroes.
David Sim May 31, 2017
Siege of Marawi: Latest photos of battle to retake city from Isis-linked Maute group
Tens of thousands of people have fled Marawi since 23 May, when militants seized part of the city, taking Christians hostage.
David Sim May 30, 2017
The rise of Islamist beliefs and terror groups in Southeast Asia
Attacks in Indonesia and the Philippines this week point to the rise of Isis-affiliated groups networks across the region.
David Sim May 25, 2017
Philippines army battles Isis-linked militants that invaded Marawi and took Christian hostages
Militants are using Christians and a priest as human shields and have threatened to execute captives.
David Sim May 25, 2017
Manchester stands together and the world stands with Manchester
The city's Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Sikh communities said they wanted to show that Manchester, while shocked, would not be cowed.
David Sim May 24, 2017
Isis uses human shields and plants bombs at front doors to stop civilians fleeing Mosul
Trapped in a shrinking area of control in the city, Isis militants use the several hundred thousand trapped civilians as human shields.
David Sim May 18, 2017
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad nears complete control of Damascus, capturing last rebel suburbs
The most powerful photos of Assad's relentless campaign to crush the rebels in Damascus through sheer firepower, with air strikes, missiles and reported chemical attacks.
David Sim May 15, 2017
Iraqi forces change tactics after battle to reclaim Mosul grinds to a halt
The US-backed coalition is now trying to encircle the militants, trapping them in the Old City.
David Sim May 12, 2017
Racial tensions flare after white South African farmers granted bail over death of black teenager
Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte are accused of throwing Matlhomola Jonas Mosweu, 16, off moving vehicle.
David Sim May 08, 2017
Hamas threatens 'explosion' as Palestinian Authority halts payment for Israeli-supplied electricity
Move could plunge entire territory into darkness.
David Sim Apr 27, 2017
A detailed look at North Korea's long range missiles and advanced weaponry
The weapons shown during the five major parades staged in North Korea under its current leader Kim Jong-un.
David Sim Apr 26, 2017
Improvised gas masks and Molotov cocktails deployed in protests against Venezuela's President Maduro
As state security forces lean more heavily on tear gas, protesters have begun gearing up with goggles, gas masks and vinegar-soaked rags.
David Sim Apr 26, 2017
Syria: Evacuations resuming days after convoy bombing kills over 100 people
The suicide bombing hit buses of evacuees from al-Foua and Kefraya, killing more than 60 children.
Alex Wheeler Apr 19, 2017
Desperate families flee from South Sudan to Uganda in Africa's biggest exodus since 1994 Rwandan genocide
Uganda's progressive system of accommodating refugees is on the brink of "explosive" collapse
David Sim Apr 12, 2017
Moving scenes as police officers line the streets of London for PC Keith Palmer's funeral cortege
PC Palmer was stabbed to death by Khalid Masood as he guarded the forecourt of the Palace of Westminster.
David Sim Apr 10, 2017
In pictures: The daily lives of the thousands of families who have had to flee their homes in Mosul
Award-winning photojournalist Carl Court visited the Hamam al-Alil refugee camp as the fight to liberate Mosul from Isis enters its sixth month.
David Sim Apr 06, 2017
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