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Man City: Manuel Pellegrini says he has strength in depth

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said on 4 December that injuries would not affect his teams playing style. Goalkeeper Joe Hart could make his return from injury against Stoke City, but the squad will still be without seven players when the Premier League leaders visit the Britannia Stadium on 5 December. Dec 4, 2015

Life of Isis: Secret network of tunnels discovered in Sinjar

Amid the wreckage of the town of Sinjar in Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga forces, which recaptured the town from Islamic State (IS) in November, have discovered a network of tunnels buried deep underground. Hidden from sight beneath the streets and shattered buildings, IS militants dug the tunnels, wired with electricity and fortified with sandbags, to protect themselves from coalition air strikes and prepare defences against the Kurdish onslaught. Dec 3, 2015
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