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US Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile program, one day after Tehran...

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N. Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Friday, the Pentagon said, just weeks after Pyongyang tested an...

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Syria Army At Gates of IS-Held Town On Road To East

The Syrian army has reached the last jihadist-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring...

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Despite De-Escalation Deal, Syrians Still Waiting For Aid

Nearly three months after Russia, Iran and Turkey reached a deal on de-escalating the war in Syria, hundreds of...

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US-Trained Iraqi Unit Carried Out Mosul Executions

An Iraqi army division trained by American forces summarily executed prisoners in west Mosul, Human Rights Watch said...

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Ceasefire Reached On Lebanon-Syria Border

Fighting between Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and a former Al-Qaeda affiliate on the Syria-Lebanon border halted...

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US-Backed Syria Force Ousts IS From Half of Raqa

A US-backed alliance has ousted Islamic State group jihadists from half of their Syrian bastion Raqa, a monitor said...

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‘Difficult’ Fight For Hezbollah On Lebanon-Syria Border

Surveying the rocky no-man's land on Lebanon's eastern border with Syria, Hezbollah fighters recalled the "difficult"...

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Syrian Civilians Fleeing IS In Raqa Turn To Smugglers

Civilians fleeing the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city...

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Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone

Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes...

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Britain Makes Pitch For Massive Australia Warship Contract

Britain's defence secretary Wednesday made a strong push to build Australia's next fleet of warships, saying the...

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Vietnam’s Dissident Footballers Take Aim At Politics

A group of old pals trot onto the pitch for what looks like an ordinary football match in Vietnam. But it is actually a...

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NKorea Appears To Be Prepping For Missile Test

This picture taken and released on July 4, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North...

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Deadly Strike Hits Syria Rebel Town Despite Truce

An air strike killed eight civilians late Monday in a rebel-held town east of Damascus where a truce was supposed to...

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Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...

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Mattis Blasts Pentagon Over Pricey Afghan Uniforms

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued a sharp rebuke after the Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the...

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Jihadist Takeover In Syria’s Idlib Raises Attack Prospect

The jihadist takeover of Syria's key Idlib province raises the prospect that the region could become the next target of...

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Jihadists Control Syria’s Idlib After Rebel Pull-Out

A former Al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the northern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday two days after agreeing to end...

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US-Led Coalition Says More To Do In Syria After IS Loses Raqa

The US-led coalition will have "a great deal more" to do in Syria even after defeating the Islamic State in its...