Doha Meeting Pledges More Than $260 Mln In Syrian Aid
More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving ...
Tag: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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 since the offensive ...
Syrians Flee Raqa ‘hell’ As US-Backed Assault Nears
In a muddy camp in northern Syria, civilians who fled Raqa said fear of an expected US-backed assault on the ...
Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria
The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the ...
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 visited ...
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 to avoid civilian casualties ...
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 and death ...
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 associates in ...
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 ...
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 deliberately attracting strikes ...
Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to ...
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 ...
In Iraq, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Protection of Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as hundreds of ...
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 In Baghdad
A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and wounding at ...
UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians
The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul, where the UN ...
Over 300 Civilians Killed Since Start of West Mosul Operation
Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul, ...
US Probes Mosul Bombing Amid Worries of Rising Civilian Deaths
The Pentagon said Monday it was reviewing more than 700 video feeds of coalition air strikes on west Mosul, Iraq ...
Iraq Forces Launch Renewed Attack On Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was overshadowed ...
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 ...
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 ...