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26 October

People from the town of Qaim outside their new homes in the Kilo 18 camp for displaced people from Anbar province in Iraq.

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Over 10,000 people flee Iraq’s Anbar ahead of anti-ISIS operations

More than 10,000 people have fled home in Iraq's Anbar province in the past month ahead of operations against Islamic State, the NRC said on Thursday.

26 October

Joanne Stocker

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Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga repel attacks on 4 fronts – Security Council

The Kurdistan Region Security Council reported that Peshmerga forces repelled attacks by Iraqi Security Forces and the Popular Mobilization Units militia fighters on multiple fronts.

25 October

Women and children living in the Rukban camp along the Syria-Jordan border in 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

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Rukban residents remain trapped in Syrian no-man’s land

Life has been devastating for thousands of displaced Syrians living in Rukban camp, a barren no man’s land on the Jordan-Syria border

25 October

Fergus Kelly

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Iraqi Security Forces move on Rawa and Qaim near Syrian border

Iraqi Security Forces moved towards Qaim and Rawa in west Anbar province near the border with Syria, to capture the remaining ISIS-held territory in Iraq

24 October

Anna Varfolomeeva

Homeland insecurity? 5,600 ISIS fighters travelled to 33 countries from Syria and Iraq

At least 5,600 individuals who fought for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, have returned home to 33 countries.

23 October

British trainer at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq

Fergus Kelly

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UK deploys more medics to Iraq’s Al Asad airbase, troops to move forward from base

The UK defence ministry said additional medical personnel will be deployed to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq and forces deployed there will train further forward

23 October