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Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria…
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an…
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
World
December 22, 2017
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has repeated allegations of Russian meddling in Western politics after talks with his Russian counterpart…
Australia to end airstrikes on ‘IS’ targets in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
December 22, 2017
Australia to end airstrikes on ‘IS’ targets in Iraq and Syria
Six Australian Super Hornet aircraft have been deployed for the last three years over Iraq and Syria as part of…
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria
When Vladimir Kabunin signed up as a private military contractor, he saw a chance to make a wage much higher…
Macron rebuffs Assad accusations that France sponsors terrorism
World
December 19, 2017
Macron rebuffs Assad accusations that France sponsors terrorism
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Bashar al-Assad was the enemy of millions of his own people and…
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…