Iraqi forces have launched a broad offensive to retake the city of Hit from the Islamic State group in the western province of Anbar, a top commander said Saturday. (AFP)
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- Iraqi government forces flush Daesh terrorists out of the center of the strategic city of Hit in Anbar province.
- Saudi Arabia launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen. At least six people are killed in the latest attacks in Ta’izz province.
- Palestinians slam as a land grab Israel’s move to construct a controversial part of its separation wall near a Palestinian Christian town in the occupied West Bank.
- Spain's Socialists accuse far-left party Podemos of blocking the formation of a coalition government with centrist group Ciudadanos.
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro threatens to seek a constitutional amendment to slash the opposition-led legislature's term.
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