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US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
Middle East

US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from…
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Middle East

Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE

Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on…
Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect
Middle East

Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The demolition of a wrecked building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul where Islamic State…
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
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Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a US military presence in Iraq so…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
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Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services

US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect
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Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For centuries, residents of Mosul have spoken a unique form of Arabic enriched by the Iraqi…
One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq: Kurdish officials
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One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq: Kurdish officials

  DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – One protester was killed and at least 10 others wounded when they stormed a Turkish…
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
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ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander

Military operations against ISIS group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the jihadists’ “caliphate” will be…
Iraq Bikers aim to heal sectarian divide
Middle East

Iraq Bikers aim to heal sectarian divide

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Roaring along Baghdad’s highways, the “Iraq Bikers” are doing more than showing off their love of outsized…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
Middle East

Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…
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