Politics

Iraq forces advance in Mosul as IS resistance 'weakens' - 03/11/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Tony Gamal-Gabriel- Iraqi special forces battling the Islamic State group on Friday pushed deeper into west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist resistance is showing signs of...

Bereaved Palestinians, Israelis march against occupation - 03/11/2017

BEIT JALA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES- Hundreds of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli women marched through the West Bank on Friday against the Israeli occupation, in an International Women's Day event....

Many 'lone-wolf' attacks are coached from afar, study claims - 03/11/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Paul Handley- Increasingly unable to mount centrally planned, big-impact attacks, the Islamic State group now relies on "virtual entrepreneurs" who work independently from...

Crashed Syrian plane's pilot in Turkish hospital - 03/06/2017

ANKARA, TURKEY- A Syrian military pilot whose aircraft crashed in Turkey near the two countries' border is in hospital having been found after a nine-hour search, the Anadolu news agency said Sunday....

Thousands flee anti-IS offensives in Iraq and Syria - 03/06/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Delil Souleiman in Manbij- Tens of thousands of civilians have fled offensives against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, where the jihadists are battling...

Syria opposition pin hopes on Trump after 'catastrophic' Obama - 03/02/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Syria's opposition is counting on the new US Trump administration to play a "positive" role to end the country's six-year war, after "catastrophic" policy mistakes under...

Le Pen loses EU immunity over IS atrocity tweets - 03/02/2017

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Danny Kemp- The European Parliament on Thursday lifted French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution over her tweeting of images of Islamic...

Syria army battles IS inside Palmyra - 03/02/2017

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily- Syrian troops have pushed into Palmyra as they battle to retake the iconic city from the Islamic State group, but their advance was slowed Thursday by landmines laid by...

Two women to be charged with Kim murder: Malaysia attorney general - 02/28/2017

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA- Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur's main airport, Malaysia's attorney general said...

UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions - 02/28/2017

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on a draft resolution that would impose sanctions on Syria for the use of chemical weapons, diplomats said. Russia has vowed...
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