Syrians Flee Raqa ‘hell’ As US-Backed Assault Nears
In a muddy camp in northern Syria, civilians who fled Raqa said fear of an expected US-backed assault on the ...
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Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam
Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed fighters have been ...
IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town
The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held town in northern ...
Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs
US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow ...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said, hours after ...
Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held ...
US Backed Forces Have Taken Back Control of Tabqa Airport From IS
United States-backed local forces gained important ground Sunday in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria. Forces on the ...
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, ...
Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa in ...
US Military Helping Op To Seize Strategic Dam Near Syria’s Raqa
The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally ...
Ethiopia ‘thwarts Attack On Grand Renaissance Dam’
Once completed, the site will be Africa's largest hydropower dam Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an ...
California Requests $440 Mn For Flood Control After Dam Crisis
California's governor announced Friday a $437 million plan for flood control and emergency response following a recent crisis in which ...
180,000 Residents Can Return Home
Authorities in California have lifted an evacuation order for some 180,000 people who live below the highest dam in the ...
Ethiopian Dam ’causes Water Shortage In Kenya’
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, threatening the ...
Ethiopia Dam Causes Kenya Water Shortage
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group ...
Evacuated Not Allowed Home Immediately
Residents evacuated from underneath the US's highest dam will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately, the sheriff ...
Mass Evacuation Ordered In California As Dam Weakened By Rain
Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders Monday after damage to the auxiliary spillway of a dam in northern California ...
NDC Has Not Been Honest About Impact of Bui Dam – TOR Boss
play videoBui's initial cost was pegged at $622m, but a review conduct in 2012 increased the amount by $168m The ...
Ethiopia To Overtake Kenya As Eastern Africa’s Top Economy
The Addis Ababa light rail that officially began its services in November 2015. Photo Anadolu Agen Ethiopia’s economy is expected ...