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Added on the 20/10/2017 17:07:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The Iraqi army has stormed to the southern edge of Falluja under U.S. air support in a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of Islamic State militants. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iraqi army convoy gets set to begin operation to recapture the Islamic State held city of Falluja near Baghdad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Israeli forces try to disperse crowd of Palestinians gathering in front of the Ofer prison, as they await the release of prisoners, as part of a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel. IMAGES
Smoke billows and gunshots ring out during clashes and shelling in south Khartoum between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army. Residents of Khartoum awoke to artillery and rocket fire, hours after an air strike killed at least 20 civilians, according to Sudanese activists. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise in the mountainous Jabal al-Zawiya area of Syria's Idlib province following bombings by Russian aircraft. The White Helmets volunteer emergency service said that two children were killed and five other civilians wounded when their home in the village of Kansafra was hit. Russia is the main military ally of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. IMAGES