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Iraqi Shi’ite militias welcome Russian action against Islamic State, criticize US
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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