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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...
Lippi Says China Must Keep World Cup Momentum
China's fledgling revival under Marcello Lippi will be tested by Asia's top team Iran in World Cup qualifying on...
Syria Rebels ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its...
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....
Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields
Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...
Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...
In Iraq’s Mosul, A School Becomes A Field Hospital
Fifteen-year-old Mohammed enthusiastically helps the staff of a makeshift hospital set up in the bullet-scarred school...
Bangladesh Anti-Terror Raids
At least two civilians and one policeman killed during the operation at a residential building in Sylhet city. At least...
US Admits Mosul Air Raids Where Civilians Were Killed
Coalition says it struck area in west Mosul where officials say scores of civilians were killed by aerial bombardment....
Coalition Says It Hit Mosul Site Where Civilians Reportedly Killed
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Saturday that it struck a location in west Mosul where...
Russia Spurns French Claim IS Bastion Raqa ‘surrounded’
Russia's army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, was surrounded...
Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’
Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...
Dozens of Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strikes
Smoke rises from a neighbourhood in west Mosul, during an offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic...
Over 200,000 Displaced By West Mosul Battle
More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was...
Shiite Lebanese Women Wage Painful Custody Battles
Every week, young divorcee Rita Choukeir looks forward to the three precious hours she gets with her young son in...
UN Fears 200 Died In Coalition Airstrike On Mosul
The United Nations has raised grave concerns about reports of high civilian casualties in the Iraqi city of Mosul. A...
Two Months In, Trump Suffers String of Defeats
President Donald Trump suffered a bitter defeat in his first major legislative challenge as Republican lawmakers shot...
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Protecting Heritage
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened...
Tillerson To Meet Allies As NATO Races To Save Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as...