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US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
Middle East
December 20, 2018
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
December 20, 2018
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
December 19, 2018
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
December 18, 2018
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
December 18, 2018
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
December 18, 2018
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
December 17, 2018
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
December 15, 2018
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
December 14, 2018
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
December 12, 2018
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…