Middle East
Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit
October 15, 2017
Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit
US-backed militias said they had launched their final assault on Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday after a convoy of Islamic State…
Rohingya refugee influx inspires Bangladeshi aid and worry
October 15, 2017
Rohingya refugee influx inspires Bangladeshi aid and worry
They had seen the images of Rohingya Muslim refugees arriving hungry and exhausted after traveling days without food to reach…
Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10
October 15, 2017
Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense says 10 people have died in a fire at a carpentry workshop in the capital, Riyadh.…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
October 15, 2017
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
October 15, 2017
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan region for talks about the escalating crisis between the Kurdish…
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
October 15, 2017
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
Freed hostage Joshua Boyle has told public broadcaster CBC his children are exploring their new home in Canada but are…
‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end
October 15, 2017
‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, were battling Sunday the last “Islamic State”…
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires
October 15, 2017
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires
The Kurdish forces were given a deadline of 2 a.m. local time Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday) to surrender their positions and return…
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
October 15, 2017
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
A bomb Sunday killed four Pakistani soldiers as they searched for militants linked to the kidnapping of a US-Canadian family…
Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate
October 14, 2017
Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has had a successful operation at a Sanaa hospital after a Russian medical team was…