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Nearly a dozen men are rescued by the Iraqi army on the outskirts of Falluja, which authorities say has been recaptured from Islamic State. Jillian Kitchener reports.
About a thousand families have reportedly crossed the Euphrates River near the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja to escape Islamic State militants as well as the violent government offensive that aims to push them out of the city. Mana Rabiee reports.
Shi'ite militia evacuate hundreds of Iraqi civilians from an area near the Islamic State-held city of Falluja, as the battle to recapture the city rages. Natasha Howitt reports.
The Iraqi military says it has rescued at least 52 families who were being used as "human shields" by Islamic State militants in Ramadi city. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
A monitoring group and activists say Syrian rebels locked people in cages to use them as human shields against government air raids. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).