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Government Forces Advance Against Rebels North of Hama
The Syrian army and allied forces have advanced against rebels in western Syria near Hama city, building on recent...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...
Iraq Forces Retake More Areas In West Mosul
Iraqi forces retook two more neighbourhoods in west Mosul Thursday, tightening the noose around jihadists holed up in...
Bomb In Syria’s Aleppo Kills Six, Injures 30
A bomb killed six people and wounded more than 30 in Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday, state television...
In Mosul, Iraqi Snipers Track Jihadists Around the Clock
A few hundred metres from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope...
Australian Military Advisers ‘hit With Mustard Gas’ In Iraq By ISIS
Australian military advisers have reportedly been hit by an Islamic State gas attack in Iraq. On Sunday, the advisers...
IS Attacked Iraq Forces With Chemical Weapons
The Islamic State group used chemical weapons against Iraqi forces taking part in the operation to recapture Mosul,...
‘At Least 68 Children Among 126 Killed’ In Bus Bombing
At least 68 children were among 126 people killed in Saturday’s bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...
Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...
Huge Bomb Kills Dozens of Evacuees In Syria
A huge car bomb has blasted a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government-held towns in Syria, killing at least...
Explosion Kills Evacuees In Bus Convoy Near Aleppo
Dozens of people trying to escape villages close to the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo have been killed in an...
Syria Car Bombing Kills At Least 16 Evacuees
A suicide car bombing killed at least 16 people Saturday in an attack near buses for Syrians evacuated from two...
Rawlings Jumps To the Defence of Syrian Govt; Lambasts US, Et Al.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is convinced that report of chemical weapon attack on Syrians is a ploy to make...
The Immorality of International Politics [Article]
The world has witnessed yet another display of the military might of the United States with the missile strikes on...
Mosul’s Sudanese Eye Homecoming
They're not Iraqis but they suffered under jihadist rule just like other Mosul residents. Now they have lost everything...
Mosul Zoo Lion and Bear Flown Out of Iraq
Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive...
First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town
Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the...
Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87...