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Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor associated with the opposition said Monday that over 120 Christian places of worship…
Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after IS fall
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after IS fall
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — The neighbors reported a foul smell coming from the house next door. The house, which the…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
Middle East
August 22, 2019
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran accused Israeli drones of carrying out a series of attacks on…
U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq
Middle East
August 13, 2019
U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq
PARIS (Reuters) – A U.N. investigator rebuked France on Monday for its possible role in the transfer of seven suspected…
Taliban say latest talks end on US’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Middle East
August 12, 2019
Taliban say latest talks end on US’s Afghanistan withdrawal
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The latest round of talks between the Taliban and the United States on a deal to…
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…
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
Middle East
August 6, 2019
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Despairing of the corpses and debris littering the streets, many Iraqis have left their…
Indonesia says probing report of death of pregnant woman in Syrian camp
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Indonesia says probing report of death of pregnant woman in Syrian camp
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is investigating a report that a pregnant Indonesian woman who had joined Islamic State died after…
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
Middle East
July 24, 2019
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces were sweeping villages and farmland north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of…