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Libyan officials: Shelling at Tripoli’s only working airport
Middle East
May 10, 2020
Libyan officials: Shelling at Tripoli’s only working airport
CAIRO (AP) — Fighting between forces loyal to rival governments over Libya’s capital intensified Saturday with heavy artillery shelling hitting…
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have traded accusations of breaching a ceasefire in Hodeidah that was mediated by…
Report: Bombs disguised as rocks in Yemen show Iranian aid
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Report: Bombs disguised as rocks in Yemen show Iranian aid
Roadside bombs disguised as rocks in Yemen bear similarities to others used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and by insurgents…
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
At least seven Syrian children were killed in government shelling of a rebel-held area outside Damascus on Tuesday, most as…
Iraq forces keep up shelling of Falluja, UN concern mounts for civilians
Middle East
May 25, 2016
Iraq forces keep up shelling of Falluja, UN concern mounts for civilians
Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Over 20 killed as Syrian troops pound rebel strongholds
World
July 15, 2012
Over 20 killed as Syrian troops pound rebel strongholds
Syrian troops bombarded several rebel areas in several parts of the country on Sunday killing at least 25…
Syrian army pounds Aleppo province
Egypt
July 7, 2012
Syrian army pounds Aleppo province
Syrian forces bombarded a string of towns in Aleppo province on Saturday, a day after global powers gathered in yet…
Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising
World
June 10, 2012
Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising
Eighteen people, including 12 women and children, were killed overnight by shelling in the Syrian town of Deraa, where the…