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US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
Middle East

US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers…
Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?
Middle East

Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling US troops out…
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria: Syrian Observatory
Middle East

Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria: Syrian Observatory

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly…
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
Middle East

Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that…
In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down
Economy

In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down

  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade’s ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya…
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
Middle East

Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon appeared to be edging toward clinching a deal to form a new national unity government after…
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir first Arab leader to visit Syria since 2011
Middle East

Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir first Arab leader to visit Syria since 2011

Sudan’s president has become the first Arab leader to visit Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011.…
US Official: ‘End days’ nearing for Islamic State in Syria
Middle East

US Official: ‘End days’ nearing for Islamic State in Syria

  BEIRUT (AP) — A US military official says fighting against the Islamic State group in its last enclave in…
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Middle East

US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor

  Kurdish-dominated forces backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition retook full control of a key jihadist hub in…
Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say
Middle East

Syrian state seizes opponents’ property, rights activists say

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government has been using a little-known anti-terrorism law to seize property from dissidents and their…
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