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Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters began closing in Monday on the last wing of a prison in northeastern…
US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria
Middle East
January 23, 2022
US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly Saturday under the cover of U.S.-led coalition air power in Syria’s northeast. Intense…
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
Middle East
January 22, 2022
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Russian invasion of Ukraine not realistic -NTV
Middle East
January 19, 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan says Russian invasion of Ukraine not realistic -NTV
ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited on Tuesday as saying the prospect of a Russian…
Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
Middle East
January 15, 2022
Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for…
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
Middle East
January 3, 2022
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
AMMAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and…
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
Middle East
January 3, 2022
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning…
New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
Middle East
December 21, 2021
New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
GIESSEN, Germany (AP) — She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
Middle East
December 17, 2021
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
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December 16, 2021
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…