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World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
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World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak

LONDON (AP) — World leaders pledged more than $10 billion Thursday to help fund schools, shelter and jobs for refugees…
Anti-IS coalition vows to step up military campaign in Iraq, Syria
Middle East

Anti-IS coalition vows to step up military campaign in Iraq, Syria

The US-led coalition of countries combating Islamic State in Iraq and Syria vowed Tuesday to "accelerate and intensify" their fight…
UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo
Middle East

UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo

A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to conduct Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian…
UN scrambles to sustain Syria talks; Russia vows to crush ‘terrorists’
Middle East

UN scrambles to sustain Syria talks; Russia vows to crush ‘terrorists’

The United Nations strained to keep faltering Syrian peace talks alive on Wednesday as Damascus tried to press home gains…
Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter
Middle East

Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter

A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply lines into the northern…
Islamic State pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya: Kerry
Middle East

Islamic State pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya: Kerry

An international coalition is pushing back Islamic State militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds but the group is threatening…
Putin is fanning Syrian civil war, Britain’s Hammond says
Middle East

Putin is fanning Syrian civil war, Britain’s Hammond says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is undermining international efforts to end the Syrian civil war by bombing opponents of Islamic State…
UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
Middle East

UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance

The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push…
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya
Middle East

Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya

Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and…
Syrian opposition to meet UN envoy after ‘positive response’
Middle East

Syrian opposition to meet UN envoy after ‘positive response’

Syria's main opposition group said it would meet with the UN's special envoy Staffan de Mistura later on Monday after…
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