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UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency, climate change ...

Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria

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Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State group forces ...

Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

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Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an indication ...

Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism

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Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to terrorism, following ...

Syrian Opposition Refuses To Add Terrorism To UN Talks Agenda

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Syria's main opposition group will not allow terrorism to be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in ...

Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds

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Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control in northern Syria, ...

Syria Army Enters IS-Held Palmyra

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Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist group, a ...

Russian Jets Accidentally Bombed US-Backed Forces In Syria

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Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State forces were ...

Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra

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Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after battles with the Islamic ...

To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds

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Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds ...

Damaged Palmyra Busts Back In Syria After Italy Restoration

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Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group in the ancient city of Palmyra and restored in Italy have ...

Syria Regime, Rebels Committed War Crimes In Aleppo

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All Syrian sides that fought in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes and the deal to evacuate civilians following ...

NY Museums Wage Cultural War Against Trump Prejudice

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Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump's America, flexing the soft power of ...

Bloody Islamic State Video Puts China In Cross-Hairs

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Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers", according to ...

New Trump Travel Order Will Aim To Short Circuit Legal Challenges

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In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, President Donald Trump has promised to make the ...

US Probing Whether Al-Qaeda Number Two Killed In Syria

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The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria, an official told AFP Tuesday, amid ...

Russian Vetoes of UN Resolutions On Syria

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Russia has now blocked seven UN resolutions regarding Syria since unrest erupted there in 2011, almost always with support from ...

Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions

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Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria ...

One Dead As Clashes Rock Palestinian Camp In Lebanon

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