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Iraq's largest refinery not at risk from IS group: US - 04/17/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji is not "at risk" despite an offensive by the Islamic State group that has breached parts of the facility, the US military's top general...

Syria rebels in south reject Qaeda affiliate after tensions - 04/16/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Rebels fighting in southern Syria will not cooperate militarily with Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, a spokesman said Wednesday. Essam al-Rayes' comments come after...

IS seizes parts of Iraq's largest oil refinery: officials - 04/16/2015

KIRKUK, IRAQ- Jihadists from the Islamic State group broke into Iraq's massive Baiji oil refinery, seized some of its facilities and are hiding among fuel storage tanks, officials said Wednesday. IS...

Obama hails progress in fight against Islamic State in Iraq - 04/15/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- President Barack Obama hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Tuesday and hailed the US-backed Iraqi forces' progress against the...

'Strong' evidence of Syria regime chemical attacks: HRW - 04/15/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Eyewitness accounts and evidence collected from Syria's northwestern Idlib province "strongly" suggest regime forces dropped toxic chemicals on civilians several times last month,...

'Never again,' Lebanon says on civil war 40th anniversary - 04/14/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Several Lebanese leaders on Monday warned that the lessons of the country's civil war should not be forgotten, 40 years after the 15-year conflict began. Monday marks the 40th...

Blast, fierce clashes rock Syrian regime Aleppo base - 04/14/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily- Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate led a fierce assault on an intelligence base in Aleppo city Monday night after regime attacks on civilian infrastructure in the city forced...

14 killed in IS bombings in Egypt's Sinai - 04/13/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT, Jay Deshmukh- Two bomb attacks claimed by Egyptian jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed on Sunday at least 14 people in the restive Sinai Peninsula, including 11 security...

Clinton launches White House bid to champion 'everyday Americans' - 04/13/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Michael Mathes- Casting herself as a champion of "everyday Americans," Hillary Clinton on Sunday finally launched her campaign to become the first female tenant of the...

Lebanon civil war still haunts families of disappeared - 04/12/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Forty years after Lebanon's civil war began, the families of thousands of people who disappeared are still haunted by the conflict and fighting to learn of their...
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