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Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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…
US drops massive bomb in Afghanistan, killing 36
Middle East

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

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

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…
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