Politics

Syrian opposition accuses Damascus of 'stalling' talks - 02/27/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- The main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva accused Damascus on Sunday of "stalling", after its chief envoy demanded all sides condemn the deadly suicide assault in...

With Trump at helm, US takes seat at UN rights council - 02/27/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Ben Simon- The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald Trump, whose election has provoked deep concern over...

Homs attacks aim to 'spoil' peace talks, says UN envoy - 02/25/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Suicide assaults Saturday in Syria's third city of Homs, which left dozens dead, were designed to "spoil" peace talks underway in Geneva, the UN's envoy said. Asked if the...

Iraqi forces push deeper into west Mosul - 02/25/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Sara Hussein- Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled jihadists inside west Mosul on Saturday but still faced a tough and potentially protracted battle to retake the Islamic...

Syria opposition seeks 'direct negotiations' with regime - 02/23/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Syria's main opposition group said Wednesday it wanted face-to-face discussions with government representatives, a day before the start of a new round of peace talks in Geneva....

Russia asks Syria to halt bombing during UN peace talks - 02/23/2017

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Rouba El- Husseini- Russia has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop his bombing campaign while peace talks take place this week, but a political breakthrough on the...

UN convoy looted in Syria as aid still blocked - 02/23/2017

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- A convoy bringing aid to a besieged area in Syria was seized by gunmen who looted the supplies and roughed up the drivers just days before peace talks, a top UN...

'War won't stop us' vow Syria child victims Bana, Abdel - 02/19/2017

ANKARA, TURKEY- Two Syrian children who have become powerful symbols of their homeland's conflict met Saturday, vowing that "the war will not stop us" despite the horrific violence around them....

Forces battling IS in Iraq's Mosul theatre - 02/19/2017

BAGHDAD, IRAQ- A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, which overran the country's second city in 2014. The eastern...

34 civilians killed in bombing on Syria town - 02/17/2017

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Turkish bombardment of an Islamic State group-held town in Syria has killed 34 civilians in one day, a monitor said Thursday, but Turkey's army said only "terrorists" died in the...
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