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US-Led Strikes Against IS Have Killed 352 Civilians

US-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have "unintentionally" killed 352 civilians since the offensive...

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US-Backed Fighters Corner IS In Syria’s Tabqa

US-backed fighters cornered the Islamic State group in a last part of Tabqa on Monday, after tearing down a huge...

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U.S.-Led Fight On ISIS Has Killed 352 Civilians -Pentagon

At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the...

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New York Turns Iraq War Into Musical

The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and...

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Erdogan Seeks To Send Trump Stern Message On Syrian Kurds

By launching air strikes against Syrian Kurdish fighters and threatening more action, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

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Turkey Threatens Further Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his government is 'seriously saddened' by television footage showing...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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NATO Could Boost Afghanistan Mission

NATO is considering boosting its troop strength again in Afghanistan, where it is helping the military in the fight...

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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Advance On ISIS Raqqa Stronghold

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of...

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US-Backed Syria Force Advances Against IS In Tabqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the...

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US Service Member Killed In Blast Near Iraqi City of Mosul

A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city...

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Is the Middle East Trump’s New Playground?

As the United States marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office, analysts say his sporadic policies in...

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Car Bomb Blast Kills Three In Central Baghdad

A car bomb attack on a traffic police compound in central Baghdad Friday killed at least three people and wounded...

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IS Afghanistan Leader Likely Killed

US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week,...

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Army Rangers May Have Been Killed By Friendly Fire

The Pentagon on Friday said it was investigating whether two U. S. special operations commandos who were killed in...

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US Probes Friendly Fire In US Troop Deaths In Afghanistan

The Pentagon on Friday said it was investigating whether two US special operations commandos who were killed in...

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Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria

Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been...

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Suicide Car Bomb Targets Military Convoy In Nigeria

A suicide car bomber has attacked a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers and injuring another...

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Two US Troops Killed, 1 Wounded Fighting IS In Afghanistan

Two US troops were killed and another wounded while fighting an Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan, the US...