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Anti-IS coalition strikes drop to lowest number
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
A single strike on November 8 "marked fewest strikes/munitions dropped" in the more than three-year-old campaign against IS, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Di...
Colombia protests Venezuela military border incursion
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
A team of investigators traveled to Vetas de Oriente, in the border department of Tibu, and found that on November 15 and 16 Venezuelan military personnel "ente...
A populist politician's Nobel committee bid causes 'revolt' in Norway
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
Despite a storm of objections, the Progress Party (FrP) proposed its former president between 1978 and 2006, the 73-year-old Carl I. Hagen, to take a seat in th...
Sanaa airport 'ready to run' after bombing: rebel govt
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
Zakaria al-Shami, transport minister in the unofficial rebel government, said the navigation system at Sanaa International Airport was up and running again afte...
Hezbollah denies sending arms to regional conflicts
Nov 20, 2017 (AFP)
The Arab League denounced Hezbollah during an extraordinary meeting in Cairo on Sunday, calling the group "terrorist" and demanding it stop intervening in regio...
Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope
Nov 18, 2017 (AFP)
A United Nations mediator has called on Bashar al-Assad's regime and a beleaguered opposition coalition to send envoys to Geneva on November 28 to resolve the s...
Novel on legacy of Algerian war wins France's richest prize
Nov 16, 2017 (AFP)
"The Art of Losing" by 31-year-old Alice Zeniter had already won three major awards, and had been shortlisted for the prestigious Goncourt and Femina prizes for...
Syria blasts US for tying military presence to peace talks
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
Mattis told reporters on Monday that the US-led coalition's goal was to battle the Islamic State group while finding a diplomatic solution to Syria's six-year w...
Busy diplomat Macron gets stuck into Lebanon crisis
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
He and his ministers have held a flurry of talks with players shaping the turmoil, with Macron jetting to Saudi Arabia last week for surprise talks with the cro...
US won't walk away from Syria war until talks progress: Mattis
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
"We're not just going to walk away right now until the Geneva Process has traction," he told reporters. "You need to do something about this mess now, not just ...
Yemen rebels say raid destroys airport navigation aids
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
The strike "led to the total destruction of the VOR/DME radio navigation system, taking it offline and thus halting the only flights at Sanaa airport -- those o...
Air raids on market kill 53 in north Syria town: monitor
Nov 13, 2017 (AFP)
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear whether the strikes on rebel-held Atareb had been carried out by Syrian ...
26 dead in artillery fire, Russia raids in Syria: monitor
Nov 11, 2017 (AFP)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said nine children were among those killed. The villages and displacement camps were full of people who had fled fightin...
Saudi-led strikes hit defence ministry in Yemen capital
Nov 11, 2017 (AFP)
The Huthi rebel media outlet Al-Masirah reported two air strikes targeting the defence ministry. One of the strikes hit a residential area near the ministry, wi...
'Serious effects' for Colombians following FARC peace pact
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
The transition of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels to civilian life has "rekindled the existence of power gaps," the organization's m...
'Chump' or saviour? Trump trip divides US war vets in Vietnam
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
Trump fans among Danang's community of war vets are keenly awaiting an "America First" clarion call by a man they are proud to have as president when he address...
Last Colombia rebels ready to respect ceasefire: leader
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
Despite warning a ceasefire in Colombia is at "serious risk" of collapse, the leader of the country's last rebel group says it will respect the truce until its ...
Coalition air strikes decline sharply in Syria and Iraq: general
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
Brigadier General Andrew Croft, who coordinates the coalition air campaign, said there were 60 to 70 percent fewer air strikes in October than the average for t...
Blaming Iran, Saudi says missile strike may be 'act of war'
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
Tensions have been rising between Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia and predominantly Shiite Iran, which back opposing sides in wars and power struggles from Yemen to Sy...
Anti-IS forces converge on Syria border town
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
On Friday, Russian-backed Syrian regime forces took full control of Deir Ezzor, which was the last city where IS still had a presence after being expelled from ...
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