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Islamic State attacks Syrian army, allies, killing dozens: monitor
Middle East

Islamic State attacks Syrian army, allies, killing dozens: monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State attacks on the Syrian army and allied militias in central Syria have killed 35 soldiers…
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
Middle East

Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria,…
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp
Middle East

U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp

GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior United Nations relief official called on governments on Thursday to help resolve the fate of…
Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar
Middle East

Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appealed Tuesday for Europe’s support against military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is waging…
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans
Middle East

Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans

An Australian grandmother to children of a notorious Islamic State group fighter has tracked down the orphans in a Syrian…
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Middle East

Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East

Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat

HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot
Egypt

Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot

Thirty men were sentenced on Saturday to between 10 years and life in prison for planning a suicide bombing on…
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Middle East

Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn

Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
Middle East

SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…
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