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Islamic State steps up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN experts
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Islamic State steps up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN experts

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are mounting increasingly bold attacks in Syria and Iraq following their loss of…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
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Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
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4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic ‘Sesame Street
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Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic ‘Sesame Street

A band of Muppets, both old favorites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of “Sesame Street” with…
Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor
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Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish-backed Syrian rebels attacked government-held positions northeast of Aleppo on Saturday, rebel sources and a war monitor…
Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign
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Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Khaled Sabri and his family huddle in the makeshift shelter in northern Idlib, still shell-shocked after…
Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
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Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force

BEIRUT (AP) — A children’s advocacy group warned Friday that nearly half of nearly 400,000 displaced in the Syrian government’s…
Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria
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Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people, including…
UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings
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UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members clashed Wednesday over humanitarian needs in war-torn Syria, weeks after the group’s…
Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province
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Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured one of the largest and most strategic rebel-held towns in the country’s…
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