More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by Daesh in Iraq, according to a UN report released Tuesday. The report highlights the legacy of Daesh's relentless campaign of terror and violence and victims’ calls for truth and justice.

Over 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of people have been discovered in Iraq on territories previously controlled by the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report released on Tuesday.

The Russian T-90 tanks outperform US and German combat vehicles in the Middle East conflicts, experts of the US National Interest magazine said

German Public Prosecutor General authorized the arrest of a 46-year-old German citizen suspected of being a member of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) upon her arrival at the Cologne Bonn airport, the prosecutor's press service said on Wednesday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reaffirmed on Thursday Turkey's intention to reopen its consulates in the Iraqi cities of Basra and Mosul that had earlier been closed due to security concerns.

Russia is calling on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to engage in restoration of moments that had been destroyed in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Palmyra in the course of the civil war, Russian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov said on Tuesday.

RT Arabic has become the first among foreign broadcasters in the Arab region to cross the one million viewers mark on YouTube, leaving regional branches of CNN, BBC, Sky News and other international media behind.

Seventy-four suspected fighters of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) have been captured during a series of raids in the Iraqi city of Mosul, US Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Sean Ryan said in a televised news conference on Tuesday.

The RT broadcaster commented on Tuesday on having lost its sixth International Emmy Awards nomination, saying that it would be patient until its moment arose.