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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,...

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The Battle For Mosul

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...

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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...

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Yemen Fight For Red Sea Base Leaves 25 Dead

At least 25 soldiers and rebels have died in clashes around a key military base near Yemen's west coast, military and...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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US-Backed Forces Reach Edge of IS-Held Syria Town

US-backed fighters have reached the outskirts of a key jihadist-held town in northern Syria as part of an offensive...

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Thousands of Syria Evacuees Stuck On Road As Deal Falters

Thousands of Syrians being evacuated from four besieged towns were still stuck on the road on Saturday a day after...

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Buses Evacuate Hundreds From Four Besieged Syria Towns

Hundreds of civilians and fighters who have been under crippling siege for more than two years left four Syrian towns...

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Misdirected Coalition Strike Kills 18 Partner Forces In Syria

A coalition air strike accidentally killed 18 members of a US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance fighting the Islamic State...

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Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death

A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for...

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No Easy Way For US To Back Military Threats To Pyongyang

President Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval "armada" he ordered to the troubled...

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Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills Five

At least five people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot struck near the Afghan defense ministry in...

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Assad’s ‘murderous Rampage’ Must Be Stopped

US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus'...

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Two Russian Servicemen Killed In Syria

Russia's defence ministry said Tuesday that two soldiers acting as military instructors to government troops in Syria...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Hijacked Indian Cargo Ship Rescued But 8 Crew Missing

Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the...