Iraq Digs Anti-IS Trench Around City of Ramadi
Security forces in Iraq's western region of Anbar began digging a trench around the provincial capital Ramadi Sunday to protect ...
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UN Envoy Questions US Engagement On Syria
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian conflict, just days ...
The Battle For Mosul
Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a ...
In Lebanon, An Avant-Garde Mosque To Preach Coexistence
From a distance, there's little to suggest that the building at the entrance of the Druze heartland village of Mukhtara ...
US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq
The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias involved ...
Key Dates In Battle For Mosul
Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on October ...
Forces Battling IS In Iraq’s Mosul Theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State ...
Syria’s White Helmets To Travel To US For Oscars
Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets -- the subjects of an Oscar-nominated documentary -- said on Saturday they have received ...
‘War Won’t Stop Us’ Vow Syria Child Victims Bana, Abdel
Two Syrian children who have become powerful symbols of their homeland's conflict met Saturday, vowing that "the war will not ...
Syria Regime Shelling of Funeral Kills 9
At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral ...
Turkey Presents US Options For Raqa Operation
Turkey has presented two plans to the US detailing how a joint operation could retake the IS de-facto capital of ...
Dwight Yorke Felt ‘like A Criminal’ As He Was Denied Entry To the US By Travel Ban
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was “made to feel like a criminal” as he was denied entry to the ...
Jim Mattis In Middle East For First Time As Pentagon Chief
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his first trip to the Middle ...
Colombia Families Flee Illegal Gangs As Farc Leaves
Families on Colombia's border with Venezuela have been displaced by illegal groups trying to fill the vacuum left by the ...
‘Daddy, Pick Me Up!’ Screams Boy After Syria Attack
In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his ...
IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says
Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd ...
UN-OPCW Panel Seeks Names of Syrian Commanders In Gas Attacks Probe
A UN investigative panel is pressing the Syrian government to hand over the names of commanders, military units and other ...
Dozens of Jihadists ‘executed In Syria Infighting’
A jihadist group has executed 41 fighters from Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate and allied factions in infighting between the extremists ...
Turkish Shelling ‘kills 9’ In IS-Held Syria Town
Nine civilians were killed in overnight Turkish bombardment of a jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said on Friday, ...
Antique Busts Ruined In Palmyra Will Return To Syria
Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading ...