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150 rescued from Aleppo health facility: Red Cross - 12/08/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Nearly 150 civilians, many disabled or sick, were evacuated overnight from a health facility in Aleppo's Old City after the army retook the area, the Red Cross said Thursday. The...

IS kills 26 Syria regime fighters in Homs: monitor - 12/08/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Islamic State group jihadists killed at least 26 members of Syrian government forces on Thursday in an assault on regime positions in the central province of Homs, a monitor said. IS...

Obama: Terror fight needs coalitions, no 'false promises' - 12/07/2016

TAMPA, UNITED STATES, Jerome Cartillier- President Barack Obama on Tuesday used his final address on global terror to defend his approach to the fight, calling for coalition-building to continue...

80,000 have fled east Aleppo since army operation began: monitor - 12/07/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- At least 80,000 people have fled east Aleppo since the Syrian army began an operation in mid-November to recapture the rebel-held sector of the second city, a monitor said Tuesday....

Raids kill dozens in Syria's Idlib, army advances in Aleppo - 12/05/2016

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Layal Abou Rahal in Beirut- Suspected Russian air strikes killed at least 46 people in opposition-held parts of Syria Sunday, a monitor said, as government forces...

Renzi facing exit as polls point to Italy referendum defeat - 12/05/2016

ROME, ITALY, Angus Mackinnon- Matteo Renzi's time as Italy's prime minister appeared to be over Sunday as exit polls indicated voters had overwhelmingly rejected constitutional reform proposals on...

Civil society groups urge UN General Assembly action on Syria - 12/02/2016

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- More than 200 humanitarian and human rights groups called Thursday for the UN General Assembly to address Syria's deadly conflict, citing the Security Council's...

Syrians in Germany face fight fit for Kafka to see families - 12/02/2016

BERLIN, GERMANY, Yannick Pasquet- Germany, trying to staunch the flow of Syrian refugees, has placed high hurdles for them to be reunited with their families, creating a Kafkaesque nightmare in the...

US-led anti-IS coalition helping Turkey find missing soldiers - 12/01/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group is helping Turkey find two of its soldiers that went missing in Syria, a British general said Wednesday. "Turkey is an...

Aleppo 'giant graveyard' fears as thousands flee - 12/01/2016

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut- The UN's aid chief warned Wednesday that Aleppo risked becoming a "giant graveyard" after more than 50,000 people were reported to have fled...
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