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US-Led Strikes ‘likely’ Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014

Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians...

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Egypt’s ‘fantastic Guy’ Sisi To Meet Donald Trump

After four years of tension with the United States, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi now has a fan in the White...

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Canada Extends Mission Against IS Group Three Months

The "scope and mission of Canada's military contribution will remain the same over the next three months," namely...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Demands NATO Allies Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's...

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, UN Chief Urges More Aid For People of Mosul

UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for more aid for the people of Mosul, as he visited a camp for Iraqis...

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At Iraq Camp, UN Chief Urges More Aid For People of Mosul

UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for more aid for the people of Mosul, as he visited a camp for Iraqis...

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Rex Tillerson To Push NATO Allies To Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO...

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UN Chief At Iraq Camp Urges More Aid For People of Mosul

UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Friday for more aid and international solidarity for the people of Mosul, as he...

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High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq

Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...

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Ghosts of Mosul Stalk Iraq’s Fleeing Children

The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear...

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Bashar Al-Assad’s Overthrow No Longer A Priority

The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy...

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IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...

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Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad

The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...

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ISIS Is Smuggling Women and Children Into Fighting Positions, US Says

The ISIS fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul have come up with yet another dastardly way to exploit the civilian...

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IS Fighters In Mosul Provoking Coalition Strikes On Civilians

Islamic State group fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul are holding civilians hostage in buildings and then...

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Rush Hour On Mosul’s ‘displacement Highway’

On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but...

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Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million

More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...

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Boko Haram Faction Seeks Grassroots Support In NE Nigeria

A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the...

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At Least 14 Dead In IS Truck Bomb At Baghdad Checkpoint

At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad,...