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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...
Syria Army Retakes Damascus Areas From Rebels
Syrian government troops on Friday recaptured all points taken by rebels in a surprise offensive launched late last...
Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian...
300,000 Civilians At Risk In Damascus Fighting
The United Nations said fighting around Syria's capital has cut off 300,000 people from humanitarian assistance and...
Jihadist-Led Offensive In Syria’s Hama Advances
Jihadists and allied rebels claimed more ground against Syrian government forces in central Hama province on Thursday,...
Russia ‘perhaps’ Supplying Taliban
Russia is "perhaps" supplying the Taliban as they fight US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a top US general said...
French National Abducted In Chad
A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The...
10 Egyptian Soldiers Killed In Sinai Roadside Bombings
Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the...
US Airlift Backs New Assault Near Raqqa Stronghold
US-led coalition aircraft have for the first time carried out an airlift of allied fighters battling the jihadist group...
US Military Helping Op To Seize Strategic Dam Near Syria’s Raqa
The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed...
US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support...
Air Strike ‘kills Dozens In Village Near Raqqa’
Thousands of civilians have been displaced by the battle to oust IS from Raqqa At least 33 people have been killed in...
IS Conflict: Air Strike ‘kills Dozens In Village Near Raqqa’
At least 33 people have been killed in an air strike on a school in a village west of the Islamic State-held Syrian...
S. Korea Returns Chinese Soldiers’ Remains Despite THAAD Row
Seoul on Wednesday repatriated the remains of 28 Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War, despite a heated row...
Rebels, Jihadists Begin New Offensive In Central Syria
Syrian jihadists and allied rebels seized a key town from government forces on Tuesday in a new offensive in the...
Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate...
Transatlantic Bond ‘getting Stronger’
The transatlantic bond is "getting stronger," Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO's Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the...
Iraq Forces Gain Ground, Deploy Snipers In Mosul
Iraqi forces gained ground from the Islamic State group in Mosul and have deployed snipers in the Old City to target...