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US-backed forces combed the ruins of Raqa for survivors and bombs Wednesday, after retaking the Syrian city from Islamic State group jihadists and dealing their dreams of statehood a fatal blow. IMAGES of SDF fighters celebrating their victory
The Pentagon says a US warplane kills multiple Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq after they fired a short-range ballistic missile at American and allied personnel in the country. "This self-defense strike resulted in some hostile fatalities," Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Azerbaijan's army parades military hardware and weapons seized from Armenia during the six-week war in Nagorno Karabakh. Baku is holding nationwide celebrations marking its military victory against Armenia in their conflict for control of the disputed territory. IMAGES
Fighters of the UAE-trained Security Belt Force, dominated by backers of the the Southern Transitional Council (STC) which seeks independence for south Yemen, monitor Yemen's second city of Aden after the head of the STC said he was ready to take part in Saudi-brokered peace talks following deadly clashes with pro-government forces. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges allies to deliver "more weapons to drive Russian forces off our land", in a meeting of Kyiv's backers at the US Ramstein air base in Germany. SOUNDBITE