Syria attack blamed on jihadists kills 12 oil workers at al-Taim field
Beirut—An attack in eastern Syria killed 12 oil field workers, a war monitor said on Friday, a day after Syrian ...
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Rockets fired at US embassy in Iraq
Baghdad—Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said, at the end of ...
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15 dead in Syria clashes
Beirut"•Clashes in northeast Syria between pro-Ankara fighters backed by the Turkish air force and a Damascus-backed force led by Syrian ...
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US forces start Syria pullout
Qamishliq, Syria"•US forces in northern Syria started pulling back Monday from areas along the Turkish border ahead of a feared ...
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200 US troops to remain in Syria
Washington"•The US military will keep around 200 troops in Syria after President Donald Trump’s pullout from the war-torn country, the ...
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Hundreds flee Syria fight for last IS holdout
Near Baghouz, Syria"•The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on ...
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Irish jihadist tells of the dying days of IS ‘caliphate’
Hasakeh, Syria"•From detention in northern Syria, alleged Irish jihadist Alexandr Bekmirzaev describes hunger and fear as missiles pounded down on ...
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Braving mines, execution to flee IS
AIN ISSA, Syria"•The main section of a camp for the displaced in the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa is ...
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