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US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
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US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
Middle East

ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — From a self-proclaimed caliphate that once spread across much of Syria and Iraq, ISIS has been…
US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
Middle East

US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny…
Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting
Middle East

Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting

WARSAW (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Thursday for a new era of cooperation on the…
More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria
Middle East

More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria

ISIS militants, many of them foreigners, surrendered to US-backed fighters in eastern Syria on Wednesday, bringing the Kurdish-led force closer…
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
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Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris…
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
Middle East

Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout

The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as…
Acting Pentagon chief visits Iraq, discusses Syria withdrawal
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Acting Pentagon chief visits Iraq, discusses Syria withdrawal

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced visit to Iraq…
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
Middle East

Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia

BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one…
Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
Middle East

Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq

Their home countries don’t want them and holding trials in Syria isn’t an option: now suspected foreign jihadists could end…
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