Israel Police shoot Palestinian attacker A 16-year-old Palestinian has tried to attack police officers in Jerusalem with a knife. She was shot by the officers. AFP Crime scene in Jerusalem Sunday, 07.05.2017 & nbsp; 23:46 To press use rights Feedback   The Israeli police shot a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem on Sunday. The 16-year-old had pulled […]

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Syrian rebels have announced a big offensive aimed at breaking the government siege of rebel-held east Aleppo. A UK-based monitoring group said rebels had fired “hundreds” of missiles into western Aleppo, killing at least 15 civilians. They are also reported to have targeted al-Nayrab military airport to the east. About 275,000 people have been besieged […]

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Media captionFootage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh attacks Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq to retake the town of Bashiqa, near Mosul. Kurdish Peshmerga commanders said they made large advances into IS territory and secured […]

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Media captionFootage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh attacks Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State north-east of Mosul to retake the the town of Bashiqa. Kurdish Peshmerga commanders said they made large advances into IS territory and secured part of […]

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US says Islamic State fighters deliberately set the sulphur plant on fire Hundreds of people in Iraq are being treated for the effects of toxic gases after a sulphur plant was set alight in fighting with so-called Islamic State. The US military says IS fighters set the plant on […]

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