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Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
Middle East
January 10, 2019
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
BZEIBIZ, Iraq (AP) — It was a cold and gusty day in December when the army came to the Bzeibiz…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Two militants blow themselves in Tunisia
Middle East
January 3, 2019
Two militants blow themselves in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Two militants in Tunisia blew themselves up on Thursday after they exchanged fire with security forces who…
Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the…
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar…
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday,…
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job…
Christmas revived in village devastated by ISIS
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Christmas revived in village devastated by ISIS
TEL NASRI, Syria (Reuters) – The one family still living in a Christian village devastated by the Islamic State is…
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
A withdrawal of American ground forces in Syria will give Turkey freer rein to target Washington’s Kurdish partners in the…
Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a…