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146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
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146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation

ROME (AP) — A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from…
Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon
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Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon

The sparsely furnished room lights up when Bassam H. enters it. His smile comes from the heart. He feels he…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
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IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
US general says he will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran
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US general says he will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran

CAIRO (Reuters) – US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary…
Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria
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Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants launched attacks early Saturday on government forces positions in northern Syria killing and wounding dozens…
Israel to free two Syrian prisoners after recovering soldier’s remains
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Israel to free two Syrian prisoners after recovering soldier’s remains

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will release two prisoners after the remains of an Israeli soldier missing since 1982 were recovered…
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
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Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The children of Yazidi women raped by Islamic State men will be welcomed into the minority…
IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children
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IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — When Ahmed Khalil ran out of work as a van driver in the Iraqi city of…
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
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More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN

Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the…
Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321
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Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on…
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