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US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
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US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat

The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
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‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US

GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops…
Senate breaks from Trump with Syria troop vote
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Senate breaks from Trump with Syria troop vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led US Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by…
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
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Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE

Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on…
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
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Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a US military presence in Iraq so…
Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army
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Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media, citing a military source, said US-led jets attacked a Syrian army position near…
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win
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Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
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Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
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Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services

US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
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Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce

BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…
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