Read CNN’s Fast Facts on genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace.
Iraqi forces are approaching a key area in western Mosul housing government buildings as they push beyond the city’s airport and a nearby military camp, Iraqi officials said.
Syrian government forces recaptured the city of Palmyra and surrounding areas from ISIS, said the country’s general command, cited by state news agency SANA.