Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared… Read More
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Syria
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of… Read More
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Islamic State raises flag over citadel in Syria’s Palmyra: supporters
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria's historic… Read More
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Islamic State cements grip on Iraq-Syria border
DAMASCUS: The Islamic State group consolidated its control of the Iraq-Syria border Friday after capturing… Read More
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Islamic State says it has full control of Syria’s Palmyra
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on… Read More
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IS expands control to central Syria by capturing Palmyra
Islamic State militants further expanded their control across Syria when they took hold of the… Read More
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Assad, under pressure, may need his friends more than ever
BEIRUT: When Lebanon's Hezbollah first joined Syria's war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad,… Read More
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Army kills five Islamic State leaders in eastern Syria: State TV
BEIRUT: The Syrian army has killed five Islamic State leaders in an attack in eastern… Read More
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U.S. conducts raid in Syria, says it kills senior Islamic State leader
WASHINGTON: American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in… Read More
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Turkish jets shoot down Syrian aircraft: news reports
ISTANBUL: Turkish military jets shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violated Turkey's airspace on… Read More
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Islamic State said to advance further near ancient Palmyra
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting… Read More
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US special forces kill senior IS leader Abu Sayyaf in Syria: White House
WASHINGTON: US special forces killed a senior Islamic State group leader and captured his wife… Read More
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Islamic State battles Syrian army near world heritage site
BEIRUT/AMMAN: Islamic State militants were reported on Thursday to be advancing in a government held… Read More
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Syrian barrel bomb attacks are ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty
LONDON: Syrian government forces are targeting civilians in barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo that have… Read More
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Death toll from U.S.-led strike rises to 52 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT: The death toll from an air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian… Read More
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Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing: monitor
BEIRUT: The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in… Read More
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Islamist rebels capture army base in Syria’s Idlib province
AMMAN: A coalition of Islamist rebels seized an army base in northwestern Syria at dawn… Read More
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Air raids on Syrian market kill 40 civilians: monitor
IDLIB: Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace Sunday killed at least 40 civilians, including… Read More
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Withdrawing Syria troops ‘executed’ prisoners: monitor
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces executed at least 23 prisoners before withdrawing from the city of… Read More
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Syria’s former spy chief dies in unclear circumstances: source
BEIRUT/AMMAN: Rustom Ghazali, Syria's last chief of intelligence in Lebanon who was a suspect in… Read More
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