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Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Middle East

Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria

Iraq closed its northern airspace to commercial flights on Monday for at least two days due to military traffic from…
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
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Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS

On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
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Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report

Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and the United States have seized two villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists close to…
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
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Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set

Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying…
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
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Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America

A group of five Syrians paid smugglers US$10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
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Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack

Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
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Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of…
Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks
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Engaging Assad a ‘lesser evil’, Spain says after Paris attacks

Spain's foreign minister pleaded Wednesday in favor of engaging with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to deal with the terror threat…
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
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US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa

Russia gave the United States advanced notice before launching a "significant number" of strikes in Syria on Tuesday targeting the…
France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked
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France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked

France and Russia both staged air strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday as Paris formally requested…
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