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AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast
Middle East
August 6, 2019
Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel commanders said on Monday they are ready to join Turkish troops in an offensive to…
Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change
YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq (AP) — After years of meager rains and scorching summers, the wettest winter in a generation has revived…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
Middle East
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
Middle East
March 5, 2019
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people left the last area held by ISIS in eastern Syria on Tuesday…
ISIS slips into Iraq from Syria to fight another day
Middle East
February 22, 2019
ISIS slips into Iraq from Syria to fight another day
BAGHDAD (AP) — ISIS fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing…
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
Middle East
February 18, 2019
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — From a self-proclaimed caliphate that once spread across much of Syria and Iraq, ISIS has been…
ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF
Middle East
January 29, 2019
ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – ISIS fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives…
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Middle East
January 25, 2019
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Military operations against ISIS group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the jihadists’ “caliphate” will be…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…