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Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
Middle East
February 13, 2019
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
Middle East
February 12, 2019
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
February 11, 2019
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
February 10, 2019
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…
US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
Middle East
February 10, 2019
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
February 5, 2019
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
February 4, 2019
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
Middle East
February 4, 2019
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
World
January 31, 2019
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
Middle East
January 28, 2019
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…