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Aim is to seize as much territory as possible to have a stronger negotiating position

Sectarian feuds, lack of public space drive people away from refurbished downtown

Tehran trying to prevent Russia’s headline-grabbing intervention from overshadowing their own

Fighters’ salaries have been reduced and group is increasing taxes on goods and services

Whoever controls the province has a chokehold over Yemen’s energy supply

Major urban centres, including Aden, may run out of drinking water

Next military offensive against the extremist group is expected to take place in the Anbar province

Iran is escalating use of social media and cyberattacks to promote its regional policies

Al Qaida are trying to position themselves as more palatable brands of radical Islam

In coming decades, climate scientists predict that the region will face extreme water scarcity

Damascus residents who were resilient for four years are finally losing hope, leaving the ‘swamp’

Between January and July, Syrian regime killed 7,894 people while Daesh killed 1,131