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Hezbollah and al Qaeda clash on Syria-Lebanon frontier
World
July 17, 2014
Hezbollah and al Qaeda clash on Syria-Lebanon frontier
Hezbollah and the Syrian branch of al Qaeda have fought a deadly five-day battle in Syria near the border with…
Iraq forces find 53 corpses south of Baghdad
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July 9, 2014
Iraq forces find 53 corpses south of Baghdad
Iraqi security forces found the bodies Wednesday of 53 men who had been bound and executed in a confessionally mixed…
Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
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July 6, 2014
Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition should withdraw its support for his third term bid and pick another candidate, urged…
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
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June 26, 2014
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades had urged Lebanese Sunni Muslims to attack the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah a…
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
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June 22, 2014
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the…
Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12
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April 29, 2014
Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12
Two mortar shells struck a school complex in central Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens,…
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
World
April 20, 2014
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least nine…
Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest
World
April 1, 2014
Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest
Lebanese troops backed by helicopters deployed in strength in Tripoli on Tuesday in the first stage of a plan aimed…
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
World
February 6, 2014
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly…
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
World
January 19, 2014
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
Gunmen wearing army uniforms killed at least six government-backed Sunni Muslim militiamen at a checkpoint near the Iraqi city of…