What we know about the deadly violence in Syria
A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...
Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate into Syrian state institutions, presidency says
The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, has signed ...
Trump admin ends waiver allowing Iraq to buy Iranian electricity as part of 'maximum pressure' campaign
The Trump administration ended a waiver that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity as part of its "maximum ...
20 years later: What does Iraq think of the United States?
Nearly 20 years since Iraq created a new Constitution assuring that people of all religions and ethnicities would be ...
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...
Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
The deal is a major breakthrough that would bring most of Syria under the control of the government, which is led by the ...
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Recent arrests of Islamic State sympathizers highlight persistent threats to US
The Islamic State radicalized Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who killed 14 people in New Orleans on January 1. Subsequent investigations ...
Syria’s neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation
Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and ...
Four Islamic State-affiliated militants killed in Dagestan, Russia says
Russian counter-terrorism forces killed four militants affiliated with the Islamic State jihadi group who were plotting an attack in the mainly Muslim region of Dagestan, Russian security services ...
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Islamic State responsible for 1,805 deaths last year, remains deadliest terrorist organisa
The Islamic State - responsible for 1,805 deaths last year - is the world’s deadliest terrorist organisation, new analysis shows. The feared jihadist group - also known as the Islamic State of ...
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Conflict Between Turkey and Armed Kurdish Groups
If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos ... arms to Peshmerga troops fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and has provided arms to the Syrian YPG ...
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Syria's president announces deal to integrate Kurdish-led SDF into state structure
The government in Damascus led by Islamist former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) had been calling on the SDF and ...