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| May.1 |
 Baghdad |
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PM Haider al-Abadi orders arrest of parliament protesters  Iraq's Prime Minister has ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad on Saturday
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 Geneva |
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 Aleppo: Kerry begins new bid to stop fighting US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva in an attempt to bolster a fragile, partial ceasefire in Syria
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| May.4 |
Gaza |
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Gaza sewage spill floods farmland
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Mosul |
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Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq
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Jakarta |
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Etihad turbulence: More than 30 passengers injured
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| May.5 |
Northern Syria |
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Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp 'kills 28'
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| May.6 |
Iraq |
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'More than 50' IS mass graves found in Iraq, says UN envoy
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Aleppo |
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Aleppo ceasefire extended by three days
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| May.7 |
Northern Syria |
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Syria conflict: Kidnapped Spanish journalists freed
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| May.11 |
Sadr City |
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 Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings  Map of Sadr City Iraq At least 93 people have been killed in three car bomb attacks. The deadliest killed 84 people and wounded 87 in a market in the Shia Muslim area
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| May.12 |
 Damascus |
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 Top Hezbollah commander Badreddine killed Map of Damascus airport Syria| Mustafa Amine Badreddine has been killed in an Israeli operation in Syria, the Lebanon-based Shia militant organisation says | |
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| May.13 |
Beirut |
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Thousands mourn Badreddine at Beirut funeral
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| May.14 |
 Beirut |
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Hezbollah killing: Jihadists blamed for Badreddine death Hezbollah's top military commander in Syria, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, was killed in artillery fire by jihadists, the Lebanese group says
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Northern Syria |
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Syria conflict: IS 'overruns hospital in Deir al-Zour'
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| May.15 |
Baghdad |
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IS suicide bombers hit Taji gas plant
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| May.16 |
 Libya |
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Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight The US and other world powers have said they are ready to arm UN-backed unity government to help it fight the self-styled Islamic State (IS)...
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| May.17 |
Baghdad |
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Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens Four bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed at least 69 people, medics say, in the latest in a series of recent attacks in the Iraqi capital
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Yemen |
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Yemen conflict: Houthis 'carry out wave of detentions'
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| May.18 |
 Cairo |
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar'| 56 passengers, 7 crew members and 3 security personnel on board Flight MS804. The Airbus A320 was flying at 11,300m when it went missing | |
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| May.19 |
 Greece |
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EgyptAir crash: Plane wreckage found near Greek island Map of Karpathos Greece| Wreckage of Airbus A320 flight MS804 has been found south of the Greek island of Karpathos, Egyptian aviation officials say | |
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Greece |
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EgyptAir flight: Search intensifies for missing plane Map of Karpathos Greece A massive search is continuing for a second day for an EgyptAir plane that disappeared over the Mediterranean
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| May.20 |
Egypt |
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EgyptAir crash: Debris found from flight MS804 Map of Alexandria Egypt Debris from the missing EgyptAir flight has been found floating in the Mediterranean, 290km (180 miles) from Alexandria, Egyptian officials say
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Egypt |
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EgyptAir: 'Smoke detected' inside cabin before crash There were smoke alerts inside the cabin of the EgyptAir passenger plane before it crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, reports say
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| May.21 |
Cairo |
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EgyptAir: Images released of debris found in plane search The Egyptian military has released images of items found during the search in the Mediterranean Sea for missing flight MS804
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Northern Syria |
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Top US commander makes secret visit to northern Syria
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Egypt |
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EgyptAir audio indicated no apparent issues hours before losing contact
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| May.22 |
Egypt |
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EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders Egypt has deployed a submarine to search for the flight data recorders of the missing EgyptAir plane
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja assault: PM announces beginning of military operation Map of Falluja Iraq| Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS) | |
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| May.23 |
Northern Syria |
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Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds A series of car and suicide bombings has hit two government strongholds on Mediterranean coast. At least 78 people were killed
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Egypt |
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EgyptAir: Crashed flight MS804 'did not swerve' An EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean did not swerve and change direction before disappearing, an Egyptian official says
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| May.24 |
Northern Syria |
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Kurds launch campaign north of IS-held Raqqa Map of Raqqa Syria A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has begun a campaign to expel Islamic State (IS) militants from land north of Raqqa
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Syria |
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Russian attack helicopters destroyed in Syria
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| May.26 |
Libya |
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Migrant crisis: Many feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
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| May.27 |
Libya |
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Italy navy: 135 saved, 45 bodies retrieved from migrant boat
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| May.28 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Islamic State: Iraqi army makes gains in Falluja offensive Iraqi government forces have made gains in their offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Falluja - one the country's two major cities...
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| May.29 |
Libya |
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 European migrant crisis: Shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants' Map of Mediterranean Sea Libya| Up to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says | |
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Syria |
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Syria conflict: Chief opposition negotiator resigns The chief negotiator of HNC, main opposition umbrella group, Mohammed Alloush, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks
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| May.30 |
 Senegal |
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Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity Chad's ex-ruler Hissene Habre has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison at a landmark trial in Senegal
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Sunni Triangle |
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Iraq troops in 'final assault' on Islamic State in Falluja The Iraqi army is facing fierce resistance and counter-attacks as it attempts to storm Falluja, a bastion of so-called Islamic State (IS)
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