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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…
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a…
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
Middle East
February 7, 2019
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
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 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…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…
ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF
Middle East
January 29, 2019
ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – ISIS fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives…
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Middle East
January 25, 2019
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…
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
World
January 21, 2019
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipino Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region…
Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria
A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn…