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US preparing to withdraw all remaining troops from northern Syria: Defense Secretary
Middle East
October 13, 2019
US preparing to withdraw all remaining troops from northern Syria: Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is poised to evacuate about 1,000 US troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark…
IS supporters escape as Turkish troops near key Syrian town
Middle East
October 13, 2019
IS supporters escape as Turkish troops near key Syrian town
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that…
Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break
BEIRUT (AP) — In the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, Islamic State wives and widows have set up special…
Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS
BAGHDAD (AP) — The young men and women coordinated on social media. Fed up with an Iraqi political elite they…
From IS camp, Syrian family returns home to a hostile city
Middle East
September 22, 2019
From IS camp, Syrian family returns home to a hostile city
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — After two years on the run with the Islamic State group, Um Mahmoud just wanted to…
IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls on fighters to free detained jihadis and families
Middle East
September 17, 2019
IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls on fighters to free detained jihadis and families
The leader of the “Islamic State” group released an alleged audio recording on Monday calling on followers to free jihadis…
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…
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
Middle East
September 5, 2019
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Six months after he was snatched from a road in central Syria, Iyad Suleiman…
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…