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Bombs Rock Damascus As War Enters Seventh Year

Two suicide bombings hit Damascus Wednesday including an attack at a central courthouse that killed at least 32 people,...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 25 At Damascus Courthouse

A suicide bomber attacked a courthouse in the centre of the Syrian capital on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and...

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Trump Gives CIA Power To Conduct Drone Strikes

President Donald Trump's administration has given new powers to the CIA to conduct drone strikes against extremist...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

President Donald Trump held his first White House meeting with a Muslim and Middle East leader Tuesday when he lunched...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

US President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House...

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In Syria, Governors Hope For End To ‘exile’

"Welcome to Idlib province!" the Syrian governor proclaims, seated in a converted classroom in Hama city some 90...

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Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders

The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...

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‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali

Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive...

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More Than 320,000 Dead In Six Years of Syria War

Syria's war has killed just over 320,000 people since it erupted six years ago, a monitor said Monday, noting that a...

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Ex-Qaeda Affiliate In Syria Claims Damascus Bombings

Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front on Sunday said in a statement it was behind twin bombings...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...

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Toll In Damascus Bombings Jumps To 74 Dead

The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor said on...

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Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers

A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...

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January Raid In Yemen Killed 4 To 12 Civilians

Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did...

International

US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault

The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...

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US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS

The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into...

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Trump Travel Ban: Targeted Nations Condemn New US Order

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the...

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Sudan, Somalia Condemn US Travel Ban

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the...

International

Targeted Nations Condemn New US Order

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the...