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Hostage video pleads with Afghan government not to execute prisoners

Caitlin Coleman and Joshua Boyle were kidnapped whilst on a hiking trip in Afghanistan in 2012. This is the first video released of them - Coleman is said to have now given birth twice in captivity. A Taliban source says the release of a video showing a US and a Canadian citizen held hostage by the Taliban is designed to pressure the Afghan government not to impose the death sentence on the son of a feared militant leader. Sep 1, 2016

Syrian ministry releases promo video to try and boost tourism to war-torn country

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism has released a video titled Syria Always Beautiful, showing the Golden Sands Beach in the coastal city of Tartous. The beach is under the Syrian Government control, but the country has been engaged in civil war since August 2011, as the Free Syrian Army, ISIS and the Assads government all fight for control. The Syrian Ministry claims people entering the country has risen by 30% as of July 2016 compared to the year before, but it did not specify if those numbers were tourism related. Aug 30, 2016

Libyan forces advance into final IS-strongholds in Sirte

Libyan government forces close in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. The three-month-old campaign to reclaim the city has been backed by U.S. air strikes since the start of August. Aug 29, 2016
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