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Conflict uprooted 659,000 people in Iraq last year

One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster

An Iraqi soldier inspects a captured Islamic State vehicle

Iraqi forces making gains in west Mosul

Picture released by North Korea's state news agency showing the launch of four ballistic missiles

N Korea urged to suspend nuclear and missile activity

Kurdish Syrian girls among destroyed buildings in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane

Report: Mental health crisis plaguing Syria's children

Iraqi forces patrol a street in Mosul during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters

US-backed Iraqi forces launch fresh push toward Mosul

Syrian troops prepare for the advance on Palmyra

Al-Qaeda confirms senior leader killed in drone strike

A displaced Iraqi boy from the Dindan neighbourhood in Mosul carries a white flag as he flees towards the Hammam al-Alil area

Iraqi forces in bid to secure key Mosul bridge

The city of Homs has suffered repeated bombings

Bombings, air strikes in Syria rattle peace talks

Smoke billows as Iraqi forces gather at Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city

Iraqi troops reportedly reclaim Mosul airport

Negotiators meet in Geneva

Negotiators come face-to-face at Syria talks

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