Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding that the ...
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IS Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards Near Jordan
The Islamic State group carried out an attack on an Iraqi border guard position near Jordan on Friday, killing at ...
UN Syria Talks Open As Blast Reflects Fragility of Truce
The first full day of a fresh round of Syria peace talks began in Geneva Friday as a suicide bombing ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From ISIS
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From IS
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major ...
In Gaza, Syrians Try To Rebuild Lives In Ruins
When his family's restaurant in Aleppo was crushed by bombs, Anas Qaterji had no choice but to flee war-torn Syria. ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 29 Near Syria Town Taken From IS
A suicide bomber killed 29 people, most of them rebels, on Friday near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, which they ...
Why Does the Capture of Syria’s Al-Bab Matter?
The Syrian town of Al-Bab was for three years a key jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, whose capture Ankara hopes ...
UN Likely To Vote Next Week On Syria Sanctions
The UN Security Council is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Syria ...
Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump
The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic ...
130 Bodies Found In Syria Mass Graves
The bodies of some 130 fighters shot execution-style or beheaded by rival jihadists have been found in mass graves in ...
Putin Says Wants To Stabilise Syria’s ‘legitimate’ Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow's goal in Syria was to "stabilise the legitimate authority" and strike a ...
UAE Signs Over $5 Bln In Deals At Arms Fair
The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5 billion to purchase weaponry ...
Germany Deports Third Batch of Afghan Migrants To Kabul
Eighteen Afghans deported from Germany arrived in Kabul Thursday after their asylum pleas were rejected, the third batch to be ...
Syria Rebels Announce Capture of Al-Bab From IS
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of Al-Bab from the ...
UN Envoy Meets Syrian Rivals, But Hopes Dim For Peace Talks
The UN's Syria envoy launched consultations Thursday with rival sides in the six-year conflict, but hopes of breakthrough are clouded ...
Ai Weiwei Films Global Crisis
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has a message for US President Donald Trump, Europe's populist right and those who would ...
Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent violence ...
Syria Opposition Seeks ‘direct Negotiations’ With Regime
Salem al-Meslet (L), spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) umbrella group, speaks to journalists on the eve of resumption ...
UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries
UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN ...