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Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights
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Fighting erupts between Syrian army, rebels on Golan Heights

Heavy fighting between Syrian army forces and rebels erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday, a Reuters photographer said, but…
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
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Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al…
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
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Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base

Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria
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Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria

Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
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Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report
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Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report

Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah took almost full control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist rebels…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
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Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria

Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
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Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq

Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing…
Syria’s Assad reappoints Halaqi as PM
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Syria’s Assad reappoints Halaqi as PM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reappointed Wael al-Halaqi as prime minister, state media reported on Sunday.Assad was sworn in for…
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
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Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists

Lebanon's leading Sunni politician Saad Hariri returned from self-imposed exile Friday on a trip to bolster the country's army as…
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