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Sporadic clashes rock Syria's Manbij as deadline passes - 07/23/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Islamic State group militants clashed Saturday with US-backed fighters in Syria's Manbij, a monitor said, as a 48-hour deadline passed for the jihadists to leave the battleground...

MSF urges Jordan to evacuate wounded Syrians from desert camp - 07/21/2016

AMMAN, JORDAN- Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Thursday urged Jordan to evacuate wounded Syrians who are among tens of thousands trapped along its northeastern border since June....

US-backed forces give IS '48 hours' to leave Syria's Manbij - 07/21/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily- US-backed fighters on Thursday gave the Islamic State group 48 hours to leave the battleground Syrian town of Manbij, after US-led air strikes nearby reportedly killed...

Bahrain rebuffs British, US allies over opposition ban - 07/20/2016

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES- Bahrain has rebuffed its British and US allies over a controversial ban on the kingdom's largest opposition group, insisting it will brook no interference in its internal...

US-led strikes kill 56 civilians in Syria: monitor - 07/20/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Children were among at least 56 civilians killed in strikes by a US-led coalition on Tuesday near a Syrian village held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said....

Tunisia extends emergency rule by two months - 07/20/2016

TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisia announced on Tuesday that a state of emergency in force since a deadly attack on the presidential guard last November will be extended by two months. A statement said that...

Failed Turkey coup attempt poisons relations with US - 07/19/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Nicolas Revise- The failed coup attempt in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's firm crackdown on the alleged plotters have aggravated ties between Washington and...

Fear in Syria's rebel-held Aleppo as regime lays siege - 07/19/2016

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri- Civilians in rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo expressed fears Monday of a lengthy government siege, as food supplies dwindled after regime troops seized the only road...

In Lebanon, Syria refugees fear rising discrimination - 07/19/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rouba El Husseini- Syrian refugee Abu Adnan was rushing his newborn to the doctor one night in the Lebanese town of Rmeish when municipal police stopped him and began questioning...

Syrian regime besieges rebel parts of Aleppo - 07/17/2016

ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri- Syrian government forces Sunday besieged rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo after severing the last supply route into eastern areas, sparking concern for...
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