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US-backed forces advance in IS Syria stronghold: monitor
Jul 31, 2016 (AFP)
Advancing Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by US-led air strikes now control 40 percent of the Islamic State stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, a monitor s...
US-led coalition raids kill 15 civilians in Syria: monitor
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
At least 15 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in air strikes by a US-led coalition in Syria on Thursday, a monitor said. The strikes hit a northern town ...
Coalition to formally investigate recent civilian deaths in Syria
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
The international coalition fighting the Islamic State group has opened a formal investigation to determine whether its air strikes last week near the Syrian ci...
Coalition aims to open new anti-IS front in Syria: US
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group aims to open a new front in southern Syria in addition to its ongoing offensive in the northeast, US Defen...
Israeli raid kills Hamas member said to be behind attack
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
Israeli forces fired anti-tank missiles at a house in the West Bank after a shootout overnight, killing a Hamas member accused of a deadly attack on a rabbi, au...
Syria regime bombing kills 16 in rebel-held Aleppo: monitor
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
Syrian government air strikes and artillery fire killed at least 16 civilians on Wednesday in rebel-held neighbourhoods in the east of Aleppo city, a monitor sa...
Syria regime pounds Aleppo as UN backs call for truce
Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)
Syria's regime intensified air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo province Monday as the UN backed a call by its top aid official for a humanitarian truce in...
Philippines' Duterte declares communist ceasefire
Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Monday announced a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, saying it is his "...
Coalition air strikes hit Qaeda in Yemen
Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck Al-Qaeda positions in southern Yemen on Saturday killing several jihadists, as government forces appeared set on a new offe...
Libya armed groups urge fight against French troops
Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)
Armed groups including Islamists have urged Libyans to mobilise against French and other foreign troops deployed in the country, denouncing their presence as a ...
US-backed forces give IS 48 hours to leave Syria's Manbij
Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)
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 killed sco...
Philippines Duterte offers Muslim militants peace
Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte stepped up efforts to bring peace to the country's insurgency-hit south during a visit there on Thursday, calling upon the ...
Libya unity govt condemns French military presence
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Libya's UN-backed government on Wednesday criticised the presence of French troops in the chaos-wracked country, as President Francois Hollande confirmed France...
Syria opposition asks anti-IS coalition to halt strikes
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Syria's opposition appealed Wednesday to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group to halt its air strikes after dozens of civilians were killed in ...
Colombia: Court backs referendum on peace deal with FARC
Jul 19, 2016 (AFP)
Colombia's constititutional court gave its approval on Monday for a popular referendum on a historic peace deal being negotiated with FARC rebels. "There is a g...
Grenade blast kills 2 Israeli soldiers
Jul 17, 2016 (AFP)
A grenade explosion killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others on Sunday near a military outpost in the Golan Heights, the army said in a statement. T...
Libya PM-designate urges unity for fractured country
Jul 17, 2016 (AFP)
The head of Libya's unity government on Sunday urged his countrymen to close ranks to overcome political divisions in a country wracked by the threat of jihadis...
UN-backed Yemen peace talks resume in Kuwait
Jul 16, 2016 (AFP)
The UN special envoy for Yemen on Saturday urged the country's warring parties to make "decisions that will prove your true intentions", as peace talks resumed ...
Russian strikes kill 18 IS fighters in Syria: monitor
Jul 15, 2016 (AFP)
Russian air strikes have killed 18 Islamic State group fighters in central Syria, including near the historic city of Palmyra, over the past 24 hours, a monitor...
UN says Yemen talks still on despite boycott threat
Jul 15, 2016 (AFP)
The United Nations said Friday that the Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait were expected to resume within hours despite a government threat to boycott the negotiation...
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