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Syrian experts visit critical dam spillway near main IS base
Middle East

Syrian experts visit critical dam spillway near main IS base

Syrian engineers and Red Crescent officials on Wednesday visited a spillway of a key dam west of the Islamic State…
Sisi calls for unity among Arab nations to confront terrorism, avoid foreign interference
Egypt

Sisi calls for unity among Arab nations to confront terrorism, avoid foreign interference

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Arab leaders to unite positions, putting an emphasis on the threat of terrorism to…
Air strike on prison in Syria’s Idlib kills 16: monitor
Middle East

Air strike on prison in Syria’s Idlib kills 16: monitor

At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in…
Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can
Middle East

Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can

As Islamic State loses ground in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni militant group which once held territory amounting to a…
Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria’s Palmyra
Middle East

Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria’s Palmyra

Russia's force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according…
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
World

Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition

Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic State,…
Russia must limit Iranian power in Syria: Israeli intelligence director
Middle East

Russia must limit Iranian power in Syria: Israeli intelligence director

Russia and other world powers must move to limit Iran's growing military strength in Syria because it poses a regional…
UN explores land route options to get aid to Syria’s Qamishli
Middle East

UN explores land route options to get aid to Syria’s Qamishli

The United Nations is testing a new road route to deliver aid to the Syrian city of Qamishli, and also…
Al-Qaeda steps up violence against Syrian government
Middle East

Al-Qaeda steps up violence against Syrian government

Under pressure from fellow insurgents and escalating airstrikes by the US-led coalition, Syria's al-Qaeda branch is stepping up violence against…
Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels
Middle East

Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels

Syrian government forces on Monday regained control of parts of Damascus that were attacked and captured by rebels and militants…
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