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Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Middle East
November 8, 2018
Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Amnesty International has warned Houthi rebels not to use hospital patients as human shields. The call came as fighting in…
South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
Middle East
October 31, 2018
South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba for the first time in more than two…
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Middle East
October 15, 2018
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Jihadists in Syria’s Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country’s…
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
Middle East
October 8, 2018
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday that the Russian-Turkish deal to avert a military offensive in…
Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over
Middle East
September 29, 2018
Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over
Syrian rebels forced from their towns when government forces retook eastern Ghouta near Damascus are starting over in the…
Syria’s Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Syria’s Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops
ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) – Turkey will send more troops into Syria’s Idlib province after striking a deal with Russia that…
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
Middle East
September 12, 2018
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on…
Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
Middle East
September 6, 2018
Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — When the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet Friday in Tehran, all eyes will be…
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his country and Russia could find a solution over…
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of…