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UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...
Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...
Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria
Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...
Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism
Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to...
Syrian Opposition Refuses To Add Terrorism To UN Talks Agenda
Syria's main opposition group will not allow terrorism to be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks...
Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds
Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control...
Syria Army Enters IS-Held Palmyra
Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist...
Russian Jets Accidentally Bombed US-Backed Forces In Syria
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...
Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...
Damaged Palmyra Busts Back In Syria After Italy Restoration
Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group in the ancient city of Palmyra and restored in Italy have been...
Syria Regime, Rebels Committed War Crimes In Aleppo
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
Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump's America, flexing the soft power of art...
Bloody Islamic State Video Puts China In Cross-Hairs
Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers",...
New Trump Travel Order Will Aim To Short Circuit Legal Challenges
In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, President Donald Trump has promised to make...
US Probing Whether Al-Qaeda Number Two Killed In Syria
The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria, an official told AFP...
Russian Vetoes of UN Resolutions On Syria
Russia has now blocked seven UN resolutions regarding Syria since unrest erupted there in 2011, almost always with...
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions
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
One civilian was killed and four wounded on Tuesday in fierce clashes that rocked Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee...