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Iraqi Shi’ite militias welcome Russian action against Islamic State, criticize US
Middle East
October 5, 2015
Iraqi Shi’ite militias welcome Russian action against Islamic State, criticize US
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said on Monday they would welcome Russian air strikes on the Islamic State in…
Russian warplanes target insurgents in Syria but not Islamic State
Middle East
October 1, 2015
Russian warplanes target insurgents in Syria but not Islamic State
Russian jets launched a second day of air strikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting areas held by an insurgent alliance…
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Egypt
September 30, 2015
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil…
Powers struggle to agree on Syria; Russia urged to strike Islamic State
Middle East
September 30, 2015
Powers struggle to agree on Syria; Russia urged to strike Islamic State
France challenged Russia to back its words with deeds over fighting Islamic State militants in Syria as major powers on…
Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State
Middle East
September 28, 2015
Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled…
US support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting
Middle East
September 27, 2015
US support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded US support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying US-trained…
Up to 30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq: report
Middle East
September 27, 2015
Up to 30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq: report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join…
Islamic State suspect, Saudi soldier killed in shoot-out in desert north
Middle East
September 26, 2015
Islamic State suspect, Saudi soldier killed in shoot-out in desert north
One Saudi soldier and one suspected Islamic State militant were killed in a gun battle in northern Saudi Arabia between…
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
Egypt
September 22, 2015
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
A joint operation by army and police forces in the Bahariya Oasis managed to eradicate a terrorist cell on Monday,…
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt
September 20, 2015
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt’s army killed 74 militants in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, as an army raid targeting suspected terrorist…