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Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
Middle East

Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria

The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the…
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Middle East

In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid

Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his…
Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria
Middle East

Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria

 Twelve Sudanese medical students, most carrying Western passports, are believed to have travelled to Turkey with the intention of crossing…
Report: Australian IS fighter ‘still alive’ after drone strike
World

Report: Australian IS fighter ‘still alive’ after drone strike

Canberra was Sunday attempting to verify whether an Australian Islamic State group fighter, notorious for being photographed with severed heads,…
Monitor: IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’
Egypt

Monitor: IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’

The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds of civilians, in the year since…
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
Middle East

Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka

Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as…
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
Middle East

Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive

Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back on the offensive after…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt

CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS

An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Israel arrests Druze suspects in Syria ambulances attacks
Middle East

Israel arrests Druze suspects in Syria ambulances attacks

Israel arrested nine Druze Arabs on Wednesday over two attacks, one of them fatal, on ambulances bringing casualties from Syria's…
TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants
Middle East

TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants

Syrian state television said on Wednesday the army and allied militia had secured the perimeter of an oil field near…
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