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All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
Middle East
October 20, 2019
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly…
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian…
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
ANKARA (Reuters) – A fragile ceasefire was holding along Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, two days after President Tayyip…
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Middle East
October 18, 2019
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center…
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Russia said it was working to prevent a conflict between advancing Turkish and Syrian government forces…
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as…
Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting: AP Explains
Middle East
September 25, 2019
Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting: AP Explains
The ongoing conflict in Yemen , which has killed tens of thousands of people and sparked a humanitarian crisis, is among the…
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival humanitarian resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria’s last rebel stronghold in Idlib were defeated…
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
Middle East
September 19, 2019
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Seven Palestinians have been wounded after a rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip exploded near a house…
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops shelled the south of Idlib on Sunday, according to rescuers and residents in the rebel…