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Residents of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain flee the city in trucks loaded with their belongings, as Turkey continues its assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria. The offensive has displaced more than 60,000 people in less than a day, according to a war monitor. IMAGES
Iraqi forces begin to drive Islamic State from the militants' last major stronghold in the country on Monday, in their largest operation since the U.S. withdrew its troops.
The Syrian government wants to use the recaptured city of Palmyra to launch operations against Islamic State strongholds further east, and residents fleeing Mosul tell stories of life under the militants. Mana Rabiee reports.