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Syria Army Reaches Iraq Border After US Tensions

Syrian government troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015 on Friday, a monitor...

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Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’

The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number...

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‘justice Has Been Served’

In her first interview since being released from a top-security US military prison, WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning...

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Qatar Rejects Saudi-Led Bloc’s ‘terror’ List

Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Market South of Baghdad

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, on Friday killing at least 20...

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Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat

Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...

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Iran Turns Wrath On US, Saudi Over Attacks

Iran's supreme leader hit out at the United States and Saudi Arabia during the funerals Friday for those slain in the...

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Turkey Says Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum Plan A ‘grave Mistake’

Turkey on Friday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be...

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Iran Attacks ‘reinforce Hatred’ For US, Saudi

The attacks in Tehran this week will only "reinforce hatred" for the United States and Saudi Arabia, Iran's supreme...

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Arrivals From Travel Ban Countries Plunge Despite Ban Being On Ice

Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged...

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Health Care Under Attack In Syria Civil War

Health care workers, clinics and hospitals were attacked more than 400 times last year in Syria's civil war, according...

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US Arrivals Plunge From 6 Countries Hit By Trump Travel Ban

Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged...

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Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns

The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence...

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IS Is Reorganizing, Targeting Europe

Despite defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has reorganized and is now "more focused than ever" on...

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Anti-IS Fighters Near Raqa Delight In American Weaponry

Chorche was like a kid in a candy store in front of crates packed with US weapons to help an Arab-Kurdish alliance take...

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Qatar ‘places Its Armed Forces On “highest Alert Level

Qatar has called its tanks into action and warned neighbours that it will open fire on any ships that come into its...

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International Efforts Intensify To Resolve Qatar Dispute In Gulf

Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after...

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Five Iranian Attackers Were In Mosul, Raqa With IS

The five men who carried out twin attacks in Tehran were Iranians who joined the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria...

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UN Reports Fresh IS Killings, Air Strike Deaths In Mosul

The UN rights office said Thursday it has credible reports that the Islamic State group has killed more than 230...