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Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam

Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held...

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Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs

US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow a...

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US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town

US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said,...

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Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa

A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the...

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US Backed Forces Have Taken Back Control of Tabqa Airport From IS

United States-backed local forces gained important ground Sunday in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria....

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Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service

Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, risking...

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Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days

The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian...

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US Military Helping Op To Seize Strategic Dam Near Syria’s Raqa

The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally...

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Ethiopia ‘thwarts Attack On Grand Renaissance Dam’

Once completed, the site will be Africa's largest hydropower dam Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an...

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California Requests $440 Mn For Flood Control After Dam Crisis

California's governor announced Friday a $437 million plan for flood control and emergency response following a recent...

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180,000 Residents Can Return Home

Authorities in California have lifted an evacuation order for some 180,000 people who live below the highest dam in the...

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Ethiopian Dam ’causes Water Shortage In Kenya’

A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, threatening the...

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Ethiopia Dam Causes Kenya Water Shortage

A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group...

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Evacuated Not Allowed Home Immediately

Residents evacuated from underneath the US's highest dam will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately, the...

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Mass Evacuation Ordered In California As Dam Weakened By Rain

Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders Monday after damage to the auxiliary spillway of a dam in northern...

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NDC Has Not Been Honest About Impact of Bui Dam – TOR Boss

play videoBui's initial cost was pegged at $622m, but a review conduct in 2012 increased the amount by $168m The NDC...

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Ethiopia To Overtake Kenya As Eastern Africa’s Top Economy

The Addis Ababa light rail that officially began its services in November 2015. Photo Anadolu Agen Ethiopia’s economy...