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Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State, its fighters are making a comeback with a scatter-gun campaign of…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
World
October 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military…
Western powers press Iraq Kurd leaders to shelve ‘very risky’ independence vote
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Western powers press Iraq Kurd leaders to shelve ‘very risky’ independence vote
The United States and Western allies pressed Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ditch a “very risky” independence vote on Thursday, presenting…
Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
Middle East
September 13, 2017
Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
Israel supports the establishment of a Kurdish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Kurds in Iraq gear…
Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 12, 2017
Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum
Iraq’s parliament voted on Tuesday to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence planned for Sept. 25, authorizing the prime minister…
U.S. air strike in Syria hit ‘military point’, caused deaths: Syrian military source on state media
Middle East
May 19, 2017
U.S. air strike in Syria hit ‘military point’, caused deaths: Syrian military source on state media
A military source on the Syrian government side said on Friday that a U.S. air strike against a Damascus-backed militia…
US drops massive bomb in Afghanistan, killing 36
Middle East
April 14, 2017
US drops massive bomb in Afghanistan, killing 36
As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped "the mother of…
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Middle East
March 10, 2017
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria…
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
Middle East
March 10, 2017
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
At a field clinic near the front line in Mosul, an Iraqi Federal Police officer lay in discomfort on a…